Browsing Publications and Documents by Country/Region "Tanzania"
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A Regional Overview & Assessment of Marine Litter Related Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(2007)The study aims to collate existing information about marine litter in the Region and use it to determine whether or not there is a need to be concerned, and to recommend a way forward. -
Aerial Survey of the Threats to Mt. Kilimanjaro Forests
(UNEP, 2002)This aerial survey report highlights some destruction of natural resources on Mt. Kilimanjaro. The report shows the type and extent of forest destruction that has taken place so far in the Forest Reserve, most of which are ... -
Carbon, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services: Exploring Co-benefits Tanzania
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2009)When planning efforts to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, the benefits could be increased by taking account of the distribution not only of carbon, but of other ecosystem services such as ... -
Climate for Life - Our Planet November 2014
(UNEP, 2014)The interaction between biodiversity, climate change and protected areas are the focus of this issue of Our Planet. Protected areas are important carbon storage facilities, so their maintenance and expansion is a key ... -
Coastal and Marine Environmental Problems of the United Republic of Tanzania. UNEP Regional Seas and Reports No. 106
(UNEP, 1989)This report consists of summary describing specific coastal and marine environmental problems in the United Republic of Tanzania such as coral reefs destruction, mangroves cutting, fisheries over-exploitation and unnecessary ... -
Coastal management in the Western Indian Ocean region - A capacity needs assessment
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island, 2001)Developing capacity in coastal and marine issues of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a very important activity, given the present growing and projected pressures on the coastal and marine resources.The region s ... -
Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Tanzania
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2001)This Atlas of marine and coastal resources in Tanzania is designed to raise the awareness and understanding of non-specialists, particularly decision makers, resource managers, students, and the general populace, on coastal ... -
Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Tanzania
(UNEP, 2001)This Atlas of marine and coastal resources in Tanzania is designed to raise the awareness and understanding of non-specialists, particularly decision makers, resource managers, students, and the general populace, on coastal ... -
Eastern African Atlas of coastal resources
(UNEP, 2001)The eastern African region is comprised of Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Reunion (France) whose coasts are washed by the waters of the western part of the Indian Ocean. ... -
Forest Ecosystems in the Transition to a Green Economy and the Role of REDD+ in the United Republic of Tanzania
(2015)The main objective of this study is to assess whether there is an economic rationale for the reduction of deforestation in the United Republic of Tanzania, by calculating the economic costs and benefits based on current ... -
Global outlook on sustainable consumption and production policies: taking action together
(UNEP, 2012)The Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies, developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the financial support of the European Commission, provides a non-exhaustive ... -
Guidelines for the Establishment of Environmental Quality Objectives and Targets in the Coastal Zone of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 2009)This report describes the main ecotones of the WIO region and reviews the pressures on these ecosystems, with emphasis on those arising from land-based activities. The sensitivity of these ecotones and key species which ... -
Integrated assessment of trade liberalization and trade-related policies: a country study on the forestry sector in Tanzania
(UNEP, 2002)This report is an assessment of the trade liberalization policies in the forestry sector, using cost-benefit analysis and other quantitative and qualitative approaches. -
Lake Victoria Basin Environment Outlook
(UNEP, 2006)The Lake Victoria Environment Outlook (LVBEO) report provides an in-depth integrated analysis of the environmental dynamics within the basin. The report is the first ecosystem environment outlook report in Africa. It has ... -
Poverty-Environment Initiative: annual progress report 2011
(UNEPUNDP, 2012)Continued integration of pro-poor environmental sustainability issues into development processes is at the core of the work of the joint United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme ... -
Regional Report on River-coast Interactions in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
(2009)This report presents an assessment of hydrological and land use characteristics affecting river‐coast interactions in the West Indian Ocean region. One of the key areas of concern for the WIO region relates to the int ... -
Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean
(United Nations Environment ProgrammeNairobi Convention Secretariat, 2015)The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for ... -
Regional Synthesis Report on the Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Institutional frameworks in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2009)The main purpose of the report is to provide baseline knowledge of the gaps in the legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks for dealing with Land-based Sources and Activities (LBSA) issues in the Western ... -
Regional Synthesis Report on the Status of Pollution in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2009)The focus of this report is on land-based sources of marine pollution, typically addressed under the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) and the ... -
Saving the Great Migrations: Declining Wildebeest in East Africa?: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - December 2013
(2013)This issue is about the great migrations of wildebeest in East Africa.
