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Co-ordinates Mediterranean Pollution Monitoring and Research Programme (MED POL) - Phase I: Programme Description
(1983)
The present document is a review of the projects carried out, or planned to be carried out, during the pilot phase of MED POL, as well as of the institutional arrangements and other supporting measures used in the ...
IUCN Directory of Protected Areas in Oceania
(International Union for Conservation ot Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1990)
The islands of the Pacific conjure up visions of warmth, beauty and colour set in a vast ocean ... a paradise captured in words by James Michener and Oscar Hammerstein. This image perhaps accounts for the fact that, for ...
Ecologically sensitive sites in Africa. Volume 4: West Africa
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1993)
This publication is made in response to requests from task managers in the Africa region who wanted to know the location and properties of the ecologically sensitive sites in Africa to which they could refer while implementing ...
Wildland fires and the environment: a global synthesis
(UNEP, 1999)
Fire has been an agent of disturbance for thousands of years. Forest and wildland fires have occurred long before the advent of humans, shaping landscape structure, pattern and ultimately the species composition of ecosystems. ...
European plants in peril: a review of threatened plants in the European Community (1989)
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1989)
This booklet draws attention to the problems of habitat loss or degradation within the territory of the European Community and presents a selection of those plant species which are, as a consequence, under threat. It ...
Environmental Policy in Estonia
(European Parliament, 1998)
In terms of environmental policy, Estonia faces the problem of the legacy of the Soviet era and obsolete industries, while at the same time - in common with most of the CECs it has valuable and untouched natural areas. ...
A global overview of wetland and marine protected areas on the World Heritage List
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of existing World Heritage sites with wetland and marine values and suggests potential wetland areas which may merit future nomination to the World ...
APELL awareness and preparedness for emergencies at local level: a process for responding to technological accidents
(UNEP, 1988)
The APELL Handbook provides the basic concepts for the development of emergency response plans at the local level, with an emphasis on community awareness of potential dangers and preparedness for all contingencies
Latvia Environmental Performance Reviews
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 1999)
The consideration of the EPR report confirmed the strategy that has been applied to Latvian environmental policy and management during the transition period. The inherited acute environmental problems have been tackled ...
The West and Central African Action Plan: Evaluation of its Development and Achievements - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 101
(1990)
This report is an in-depth evaluation of the Action Plan for the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the West and Central African Regon, covering the preparatory activities leading to its ...