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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2011
(Department of Law, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu Campus, 2013)
The papers in the present Review are based on lectures given during the eighth University of Eastern Finland – UNEP Course on International Environmental Agreements. It was held from 4 to 16 September 2011 at the Asian ...
Report of the Independent Group of Experts on New Mechanisms for Stakeholder Engagement at UNEP: Final Report
(2013-10-24)
The Expert Group for New Mechanisms for Stakeholder Engagement at UNEP (EG, or the Group) analyzed and advised on UNEP‟s future accreditation policy, working methods and processes for stakeholder contributions towards ...
Elephants in the Dust: the African Elephant Crisis. A Rapid Response Assessment
(2013)
This rapid response assessment report brings together critical up-to-date information from the CITES-recognized systems that monitor the status of elephants, the illegal killing of elephants, and the legal and illegal trade ...
Consultation Report Human Rights and the Environment: Procedural Rights Related to Environmental Protection: Convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Environment Programme
(2013)
This report summarises the outcomes of the consultation on procedural human rights related to environmental protection convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, with ...
The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change - Summary
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)
The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change provides a framework for considering the full range of approaches to VIA assessment. It aims to help professionals such as researchers, ...
Recent trends in material flows and resource productivity in Latin America
(2013)
The Latin America region accounts for about 10% of world consumption of primary materials. As a result, developments in this region do not have a major effect on total global extractive pressures. The reverse is not true. ...
Adaptation to Climate-change Induced Water stress in the Nile Basin - A vulnerability assessment report
(UNEP, 2013)
The Nile River Basins rich ecological resources are vital to the 238 million people living in the region. The basins natural environment is the ultimate source of its economic activities (production and consumption) and ...
Municipal Solid Waste Composition Analysis (Wet Season) - Juba, South Sudan
(2013-09)
Supporting improved waste management to help contain the environmental impacts of development is one of UNEP’s main focus areas in South Sudan. UNEP has therefore undertaken a waste characterization exercise to support ...
Atlas of Our Changing Environment: Arab Region
(UNEP, 2013)
Increasingly, and through satellite images, we see stark evidence of the impact human activities are having on the planet. Viewing the Earth from this remarkable range and scale allows us to better comprehend the environmental ...
Municipal Solid Waste Open Dump Site - Juba, South Sudan: Preliminary Environmental Assessment
(2013-04)
The purpose of this study is o assess the environmental impact of the practice of dumping municipal solid waste at the site near Jebel Kujur, so as to better inform decisions regarding remedial action.