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Barbados national assessment report of progress made in addressing vulnerabilities of SIDS through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation(MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action
(The Ministry of the Environment Water Resources and Drainage - Government of Barbados, 2010)The United Nations General Assembly (GA) Resolution 63/213 (February 2009) reaffirmed the GA decision 62/191 to review the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing states through the ... -
Barbados' Green Economy Scoping Study
(UNEP, 2014)The inclusion of green policy objectives in Barbados can be traced to the National Strategic Plan (2006-2025) and the Budget Speech of 2007. The process was given further impetus in 2009 when the then Prime Minister laid ... -
Barents Sea - GIWA Regional Assessment 11
(UNEP, 2004)This report presents the results of the UNEP/GIWA assessment for the Barents Sea region. -
Barium - Environmental Health Criteria 107
(1990)Barium is one of the alkaline earth metals, having a relative atomic mass of 137.34 and an atomic number of 56. It has seven naturally occurring stable isotopes, of which 138Ba is the most abundant. Barium is a ... -
Barium - Health and Safety Guide 46
(1991)Barium is an alkaline earth metal that occurs in nature in a combined form. It is present in rocks, minerals, soils, air, natural waters, and fossil fuels. Some barium salts (e.g., acetate, nitrate, and chloride) are quite ... -
Barriers to Successful Implementation - OzonAction Fact Sheet 11
(2017)This fact sheet discusses the various barriers to the successful implementation of the Kigali Amendment. -
Barriers to the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies: A Case Study of the State of Maharashtra, India
(UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment, 2001)The rapid economic growth in many Asian countries is significantly increasing the demand for energy. Added to this are the responses to environmental concerns (e.g., local air pollution, and global climate change), increasing ... -
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
(UNEP, 2011)The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and it came into force in 1992. It is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on ... -
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their disposal
(UNEP, 1998)Protocol on liability and compensation for damage resulting from transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal -
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
(1989)In recent years, the amount of hazardous wastes shipped across national borders has increased substantially. As the generation of wastes in industrialized countries has increased dramatically in the past decades and disposal ... -
Basel Convention Technical Guidelines on Hazardous Waste: Waste Oils from Petroleum Origins and Sources
(2002)These technical guidelines are principally meant to provide guidance to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures ... -
The Basel Convention: A Global Solution for Controlling Hazardous Wastes
(1997)The purpose of this booklet: The Basel Convention.- A Global Solution for Controlling Hazardous Wastes is to promote knowledge about the implementation of the Basel Convention. Furthermore one of the main functions of the ... -
Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on Artisanal and Small - Scale Gold Mining: Ghana
(2017)ASGM is legal and recognised in Ghana through the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 and the National Mining Policy, 2014. The Policy, Act and subsidiary legislations provides for the regulation, licensing, fiscal ... -
Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on Artisanal and Small - Scale Gold Mining: Tanzania
(2017)This document was produced in the framework of the project entitled: “Contributing to the preparation/implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, with a focus on developing strategies for phasing out mercury-added ... -
Baseline Study of the Vitogo River and Associated Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 93
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Baseline Study of the Vitogo River and Associated Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 93. SPREP Topic Review No. 28
(1988)The Vitogo River enters the sea near Lautoka, the second largest city in Fiji. This area has not been influenced by any major environmental changes arising from industrial development. However, the construction of the ... -
Basic Environmental Health
(2001)This comprehensive interdisciplinary text draws from the social sciences, the natural sciences and the health sciences to introduce students to the principles and methods of environmental health. It offers an overview of ... -
Bâtir un système financier durable dans l’Union Européenne: Les 5 R de l'innovation politique et de marché pour la transition verte - Résumé
(2016)Ce rapport fait état des actions en cours au niveau de l’Union et dans certains États membres pour aligner les règles gouvernant le système financier avec la durabilité environnementale. Ce débat évolue rapidement, avec ... -
Become a #SolveDifferent Champion: A Guide for Member States
(2019)This toolkit for Member States contains practical guidance and information for use in the lead-up to and during the Assembly. -
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: an environmental review
(UNEP, 2008)This report is about the environmental measures that were introduced during the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. This included waste management, cleaner transport systems and water treatment, as well as new urban green belts ...