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Energy subsidies: lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
(UNEP, 2003)
This report builds largely on presentations and discussions held during a series of regional workshops on reforming energy subsides, organised jointly by UNEP and the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2000 and 2001. The ...
Planning, designing and implementing policies to control ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol: a handbook of policy setting at the national level
(UNEP, 2003)
This Handbook provides developing countries with guiding principles and practical advice on planning, designing, implementing and sustaining appropriate and effective policies for complying with the Protocol. This Handbook ...
Checklist of CITES Species 2003
(UNEP, 2003)
This edition of the Checklist of CITES Species takes into account the amendments of the CITES Appendices and the changes in nomenclature adopted at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES ( Santiago 2002 ...
Assessing human vulnerability to environmental change: concepts, issues, methods and case studies
(UNEP, 2003)
This report presents concepts, issues, methods and case studies relating to human vulnerability to environmental change. Assessments of vulnerability can provide an important guide to the planning process and to decisions ...
Mangroves of East Africa
(UNEP, 2003)
This publication provides a concise account of the available information and current issues facing mangroves in East African countries. It comprises a regional summary of the factors and activities that affect mangroves ...
Phytotechnologies: A Technical Approach in Environmental Management - Freshwater Management Series No. 7
(2003)
The purpose of this publication is to provide a conceptual overview of phytotechnologies and their importance in relation to various environmental problems and potential solutions. Although it does not address all aspects ...
Africa Environment Information Network: stakeholders meeting report
(UNEP, 2003)
The Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN) initiative has evolved as a direct response to political and technical needs expressed by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). A central objective ...
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: State of the Environment Report
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2003)
The objectives of the DPR Korea State of the Environment ( SoE) report are: identify the key environmental issues that act as barriers to attain sustainable development, and provide policy settings and options that can be ...
Tourism and biodiversity: mapping tourism's global footprint
(UNEP, 2003)
Tourism is often described as the world's largest industry on the basis of its contribution to global gross domestic product (GDP), the number of jobs it generates, and the number of clients it serves. The scale of the ...
World resources 2002-2004 : decisions for the earth : balance, voice, and power
(UNEP, 2003)
World Resources 2002-2004 examines how we make environmental decisions and who makes them, which is the process of environmental governance. The report argues that better environmental governance is one of the most direct ...