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Oil Pollution and its Control in the East Asian Seas Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 96
(1988)The control of pollution by oil in the marine environment is based on the knowledge of the pathways and fate of this substance upon entering the sea. The fate and pathways of oil are largely governed by the physical processes ... -
Oil Pollution Control in the East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 10
(1982)Dicusess oil production practices, how that may pollute, as well as other oil polluting sources -
Oil spill Contingency Plan for Mauritius: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 125
(1990)This document describes the national contingency plan for responding to oil spills that may occur in Mauritius and five of the important Islets. -
Oil spill in the Kerch strait: Ukraine post-disaster needs assessment
(UNEP, 2008)The report lists recommendations to help Ukraine complete its recovery from the oil spill that occurred in the Kerch Strait in November 2007, when a severe storm caused the Volgoneft-139 to release over 1,300 tonnes of ... -
Oil spill sensitivity of the western Indian Ocean islands: coastal data from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2000)The following pages are lists of endemic species for the five Indian Ocean countries. These lists contain some species which are not associated with coastal areas because the habitat use for species in the WCMC databases ... -
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Oiled Wildlife Response in the NOWPAP Region
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2018)This report attempts to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of oiled wildlife response in the NOWPAP region, and identify future activities to be taken at the national and/or regional levels, by ... -
Ombudspersons for Future Generations: A proposal for Rio+20 -UNEP Perspectives No. 6
(2012)The proposal for an international Ombudsperson or High Commissioner for Future Generations is included in the first draft of the Zero Draft, “The Future We Want”. The proposal has broad support and interest is growing. ... -
On the Hoof Livestock Trade in Darfur: Livestock Trade in Darfur
(2012)This study set out to understand what has happened to the livestock trade in the greater Darfur region during the conflict years: how it has responded to the constantly shifting conflict dynamics since 2003, how it has ... -
On the Hoof: Livestock Trade in Darfur - Policy Briefing Paper
(2013-02-01)This paper highlights the impact of conflict on the livestock trade in Darfur and outlines ways in which that trade can be supported in the future, to benefit livelihoods and the economy in Darfur and nationally. It is ... -
On the Role of Central Banks in Enhancing Green Finance - Inquiry Working Paper 17/01
(2017)This paper examines the role of central banks in ‘greening’ financial systems. Given the enormous investments needed to bring about a green transformation, the financial sector will have to play a central role in allocating ... -
On World Ozone Day, India's Cooling Action Plan get UN applaud
(2019)2019 World Ozone Day activities in India -
Once Burned, Twice Shy? Lessons Learned from the 1997-98 El Niño
(2001)This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El ... -
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
(UNEP, 2005)This publication underscores the importance of developing, harnessing and sharing technologies that help provide deeper understanding of the dynamics of environmental change. The words and pictures within these pages also ... -
One Planet: Handle with Care - [Factsheet]
(2019)The One Planet network formed to implement the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production. -
Onshore Impact of Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Development in the West and Central African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 33
(1984)Introduces recent regional developments, the planning and design for offshore development, and the impact assessment of onshore development -
ONU Meio Ambiente no Brasil 2017 e 2018
(2019)A ONU Meio Ambiente no Brasil é vinculada ao escritório regional para América Latina e Caribe e opera em estreita coordenação com organismos regionais e sub-regionais. Atualmente, desenvolve ações em todas as áreas de ... -
Open for Business: Entrepreneurs, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
(2003)Rural entrepreneurs are key drivers of new clean-energy technologies, particularly for household lighting and productive uses in small industry, agriculture and water supply. But few clean-energy industries exist, and the ...