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Environmental Offences in Finland
(Finnish National Monitoring Group, 2010)
The most serious environmental dangers involve global warming (causing increased rainfall and flood risks) ozone depletion, pollution of seas and oceans, extinction of species, diminishing potable water resources and land erosion.
Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
(International Maritime Organization (IMO), 2015)
The GESAMP assessment focuses on a category of plastic debris termed ‘microplastics’. These small pieces of plastic may enter the ocean as such, or may result from the fragmentation of larger items through the influence ...
Comprehensive options assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure
(UNEP, 2012)
Comprehensive Options Assessment (COA) can play a critical role towards sustainable development by ensuring that societal needs are met by the most appropriate solutions with minimum impact to the environment. Thus ...
Water in a Green Economy
(UNEP, 2011)
This chapter identifies the contributions that water can play in assisting a transition to a green economy. It makes the case for early investment in water management and infrastructure to make greater use of biodiversity ...
Assessment of Assessments on Air, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2013)
This Assessment of Assessments (AoA) is a contribution to the EfE Midterm Review within efforts toward SEIS by the EEA, UNECE and their partners. It is commissioned by UNECE to assess the state of play in the environmental ...
Selected Environmental Indicators 2013
(2014)
Selected Indicators of the state of environment are calculated on the base methodology of the European Environment Agency EEA and UNECE methodology. Indicators Driving forces include negative human activities on the ...
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Environmental Performance Reviews: Second Review
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2011)
The first Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was carried out in 2002. This second review intends to measure the progress made by the country in managing its environment and ...
Suriname Environment Statistics Report
(2014)
This publication is presented again as one of the outputs from the UNSD/CARICOM Project (Now: CARICOM Program). This edition exclusively pays attention to the Environment with various stimuli and responses.
Leadership now: UK companies and the global environmental challenge
(CDP Worldwide, 2014)
This report explores some of the key areas in which companies are addressing environmental issues, including those outlined in the AR5
Technology, Finance and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
(2015)
As this report points out, mostly the news is good. In 2001, it may have seemed a daunting task to halve the 1990 poverty rate − the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 per day. In fact Asia and the Pacific has ...