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A practical guide to landfill management in Pacific Island countries and territories: Volume 1 - Inland-based waste disposal (2nd edition)
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2010)
Solid waste management is an environmental priority for most islands in the Pacific. Unfortunately, lack of recycling and reduction initiatives, poor waste collection systems, open dumpsites, and environmental pollution ...
Mauritius in figures
(2011)
The Republic of Mauritius is a group of islands in the South West of the Indian Ocean, consisting of the main island of Mauritius, Rodrigues and several outer islands located at distances greater than 350 km from the main ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Korean Government Policy to Support the Domestic Environmental Industry and Technology Export
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2013)
Small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in the environmental industry and technology development in Korea, occupying a 90% share of the entire industry. Of Korea’s environmental industries and technologies, ...
Digest of Environment Statistics 2012 - Mauritius
(Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Mauritius, 2012)
This is the eleventh issue of the Digest of Environment Statistics prepared by Statistics Mauritius. It presents in a single report detailed available data concerning the environment. Many of the statistics presented have ...
Pacific Environment and Climate Change Outlook
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2012)
The Pacific Environment and Climate Change Outlook Report 2012 clearly shows that the Pacific islands are increasingly being threatened in terms of food, water and livelihood security and calls on us all to step up and do ...
Environmental statistics 2011 - Mauritius
(Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Mauritius, 2011)
This issue of Economic and Social Indicators presents Statistics on Environment for year 2011 based on data gathered from various institutions. The main environment indicators over the ten-year period, 2002 – 2011 are given ...
Energy and Water Statistics 2011 - Mauritius
(Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Mauritius, 2011)
This issue of Economic and Social Indicators on Energy and Water Statistics contains data for the years 2010 and 2011. These statistics have been compiled in close collaboration with the Central Electricity Board, the ...
Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report
(2011)
In theory, metals can be used over and over again, minimizing the need to mine and process virgin materials and thus saving substantial amounts of energy and water while minimizing environmental degradation. Raising levels ...
Health effects of black carbon
(WHO, 2012)
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution, and was only recently recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's atmosphere.This report presents the results ...
Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2010 Assessment
(UNEP, 2010)
This quadrennial Assessment was prepared by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Assessment reports on key findings on environment and health since the last full ...