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From Hotspots to Hopespots: Connecting Local Changes to Global Audiences: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service - July 2013
(2013)
As changes to ecosystems and the environment continue to occur in response to growing population pressure and natural processes, ways to measure and observe these changes on a regular basis will become increasingly important. ...
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 ...
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure - Summary
(2013)
A Product-Centric approach is necessary to promote metals recycling in the 21st century. This means the application of economically viable technology and methods throughout the recovery chain to extract metals from the ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Korean Government Policy to Support the Domestic Environmental Industry and Technology Export
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2013)
Small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in the environmental industry and technology development in Korea, occupying a 90% share of the entire industry. Of Korea’s environmental industries and technologies, ...
State of the Environment Report - Finland
(Finnish Environment Institute, 2013)
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.
ILAC Colombia
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo TerritorialDepartamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, 2013)
El informe de seguimiento de los indicadores de la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) Colombia, constituye una información útil como herramienta de monitoreo y evaluación de los ...
UNEP 2012 annual report
(2013)
The 2012 Annual Report details UNEP's wide-ranging activities in what proved to be the most momentous year in the organizations history. At Rio+20, Heads of State and governments decided to strengthen and upgrade UNEP. ...
Annuaire sur l’Environnement et les Ressources Naturelles du Sénégal
(Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable - Senegal, 2013)
Toujours engagé résolument dans une dynamique réelle d’élaboration et de mise en oeuvre de politiques et programmes dont l’objectif ultime est d’améliorer durablement les conditions et le cadre de vie des populations, le ...
A Brief on key Indicators released by the Bureau during the Month of September 2013 - Uganda
(Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2013)
In the month of September, the Bureau disseminated key findings including: A) Revised Annual GDP estimates for FY 2012/13 B) Inflation for September 2013 C) The Uganda National Panel Survey 2009/10 - 2011/12 D) Child Labour ...
RIO+20: From Outcome to Implementation - Our Planet February 2013
(2013)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine for environmentally sustainable development. This issue details the Rio+20 outcome to Implementation