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Integrated Watershed and Coastal Areas Management (IWCAM) Atlas
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)The Global Environment Facility (GEF), 2012)
In the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), high population densities, combined with population growth, urbanization and increased development, particularly residential and tourist resort development, has led ...
There is no Green without Blue. An analysis of the importance of coastal and marine resources to the development of Green Economies by Caribbean SIDS
(Christopher Corbin - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)
A worldwide transition to a low- carbon, resource- efficient Green Economy will not be possible unless the seas and oceans are a key part of these transformations. The marine environment provides a range of services including ...
Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
This report provides a summary of current information regarding pressure, state and responses to these threats for the Pacific Islands region, as well as the responses by PICTs in addressing, alleviating and/or mitigating ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean - Summary
(United Nations (UN) - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2009)
This document presents an aggregate economic analysis of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the national and subregional studies carried out on the topic in the region. It summarizes the results ...
SIDS-FOCUSED Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2012)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have placed sustainable development prominently on their agenda for twenty years, since the 1992 Earth Summit recognised the special case of SIDS. The concept of the Green Economy is ...
Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Urbano - GEO Colonia del Sacramento
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Intendencia Municipal de Colonia, Uruguay, 2011)
El informe VIA Colonia es de gran relevancia para esta urbe, pues facilita la comprensión de los impactos que fenómenos globales como el cambio climático, podrían tener en su territorio, y así responder a las prioridades ...
Urban Environment Outlook - GEO Georgetown
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the City Council of Georgetown,Guyana, 2009)
The GEO Georgetown report evaluates the interaction between the urban development and its impact on the environment. This report calls for action with regard to recognizing the nature, causes and impacts of the city’s ...
State of the Environment Report - GEO Belize
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment - Belize, 2010)
This report uses UNEP’s methodology for Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA), known as GEO methodology that promotes a participatory and multidisciplinary approach to include the views and inputs of experts and ...
Informe del Estado y Perspectivas del Ambiente: Geo Honduras
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (SERNA), Honduras, 2005)
El Informe GEO Honduras 2005 es una de las varias iniciativas recientes del país que contribuyen al monitoreo continuo del estado del medio ambiente, de las principales fuerzas detrás del cambio ambiental, de las consecuencias ...