Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "VEGETATION"
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Analysis of the Phenology of Global Vegetation using Meteorological Satelite Data
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1985)Coarse spatial resolution, high temporal frequency satellite data from the NOAA/AVHRR system are presented to demonstrate their utility for monitoring vegetation seasonal dynamics. The techniques for processing and analysing ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. CEP Technical Report No. 4
(Caribbean Environment Programme, 1989)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 110
(1990)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the damage ... -
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 ... -
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistan
(2008)The intent of this report, which was an output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is to provide ... -
Coastal Erosion in West and Central Africa - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 67
(1985)This report was conceived with a naturalistic approach, i.e. global and inter-regional, incorporating different parameters which shape the coastal zone. It is subdivided into 3 main parts. The first one takes into account ... -
Combating Desertification in China
(1982)In 1951, the Advisory Committee on Arid Zone Research was established within UNESCO to organize the first systematic investigations into problems affecting and lands. As time passed, some 200 desert research institutes ... -
The Coral Reef Economy: The Business Case for Investment in the Protection, Preservation and Enhancement of Coral Reef Health
(2018)Proactive policies to protect and restore the health of the world’s coral reefs could generate a substantial economic gain, provide important societal benefits, including to local communities, and help deliver the UN ... -
The Coral Reef Economy: The Business Case for Investment in the Protection, Preservation and Enhancement of Coral Reef Health - Executive Summary
(2018)This study presents new analysis of the value, costs and benefits of the coral reef economy to highlight that shifting the trajectory of coral reef health from one of continuing decline towards a healthy state could unlock ... -
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 22, 1993: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1993)In this issue: Desertification - A fresh approach; Agenda 21, Chapter 12: Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating Desertification and Drought; Forthcoming Convention on Drought and Desertitication; Desertification Control: ... -
Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region
(1981)The main theme of the Congress, Natural Resources of the Pacific Ocean for the Benefit of Mankind, demonstrates an enormous interest in the Pacific region which is in many respects vitally important for mankind. This ... -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland - Executive Summary
(2011)The report represents the best available understanding of what has happened to the environment of Ogoniland – and the corresponding implications for affected populations – and provides clear operational guidance as to how ... -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland Chapter 5: Assessment of Vegetation, Aquatic and Public Health Issues
(2011)In this chapter, contamination of non-site specific environmental media, such as air and surface water, is discussed, as is the fate of receptors such as human beings, fish and mangroves, all of which can receive pollution ... -
Global Digital Datasets for Land Degradation Studies: a GIS Approach - GRID Case Study Series No. 4
(1991)This report describes GRID's work in assembling the core data sets used in the production of the global and regional sections of the thematic atlas. Its aim is to serve as a source of background information rather than as ... -
Global Environment Monitoring System - Pilot Project on Tropical Forest Cover Monitoring Benin- Cameroon- Togo Project Implementation: Methodology, Results and Conclusions
(1980)The pilot project on tropical forest cover monitoring was formulated in the context of a joint UNEP/FAO programme for the surveillance of the world's a tropical forests, originating in a recommendation of the 1972 UN ... -
The International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) - ISLSCP-Report No. 10
(1988)This brochure was written on the suggestion of UNEP to inform a broader community about the goals and the present status of the International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 4: Sampling the Sahel - GEMS Sahel Series No. 4
(1988)The present document, the fourth in the series, is divided into two parts. The first part of this report defines terms used in vegetation sampling, and discusses both the general strategies for sampling vegetation in the ... -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 7: Woody Vegetation in the Sahel - GEMS Sahel Series No. 7
(1988)The present document, the seventh in the series, reviews the status and trend of the woody plant cover in the Sahel. The history of the climate of the Sahel is used to place the recent droughts in context. Changes in the ... -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems: Senegal - GEMS Sahel Series Main Report
(1988)The report gives a concise account of the research carried out in Senegal from 1980 to 1984 on the inventory and monitoring of Sahelian grazing ecosystems. The method used is new in as much as it combines several techniques: ... -
Land Cover Classification System: Classification Concepts and User Manual
(2000)The main objective of the initiative for definition of a reference classification is to respond to the need for standardization (or harmonized collection of data, as mentioned in UNCED's Agenda 21 Chapter 10, for which FAO ...