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Mauritius Environment Outlook Report
(Government of Mauritius, 2011)
Since 1990, environment and sustainable development have been positioned high on the world’s agenda. The global community has become increasingly conscious of its fundamental dependency on ecosystems and its simultaneous ...
Working towards a balanced and inclusive green economy: a united nations system-wide perspective
(UNEP, 2011)
The EMG's Issue Management Group on Green Economy was tasked to prepare a report to assess how the United Nations system could coherently support countries in transitioning to a green economy. The report is expected to ...
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable and Poverty Eradication
(2011)
This report demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth
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 ...
Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report
(2011)
This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, ...
ILAC Nicaragua
(Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Nicaragua, 2011)
Nicaragua ha iniciado el camino hacia Río+20 preparándose ante los nuevos desafíos que planteará en la Cumbre de la Tierra en el año 2012. En este contexto, la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo ...
Rapport Technique
(CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE, 2011)
L’année écoulée a été marquée par une mobilisation de tous les jours autour des objectifs de développement du Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), de poursuite des missions d’utilité publique et d’appui scientifique et technique ...
GEO-Cities Tbilisi: An Integrated Environmental Assessment of State and Trends for Georgia’s Capital City
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2011)
Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends ...
UNEP science strategy 2011-2013
(UNEP, 2011)
The science strategy addresses the need to strengthen the scientific base of UNEP and to reinforce its work on the science-policy interface. The Strategy has four overarching goals covering the areas of emerging issues, ...
Why a green economy matters for least developed countries
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication examines the idea that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) possess the economic conditions, the natural and cultural assets, and the policy setting to embrace, if not lead, a green economy transition, which ...