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Green growth, resources and resilience: environmental sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2012)
This report describes an evolving policy landscape characterized by a changing economic reality, rising demand for resources, increasingly apparent impacts of environmental and climate change, and increased risk and ...
GEO-5 summary for policy makers
(UNEP, 2012)
This report is a summary for policy makers. It highlights the findings of the fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) report.
Orangutans and the economics of sustainable forest management in Sumatra
(UNEP, 2011)
Deforestation is responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is therefore a major contributor to climate change, but also to the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services and a direct threat ...
Global Environment Outlook 5 (GEO 5): Environment for the Future We Want
(2012)
In 1995, in support of UNEPs unique mandate within the UN system to keep under review the world environmental situation, (GA resolution 2997 of December 1972), the UNEP Governing Council requested a new, comprehensive ...
UNEP Year Book 2012: emerging issues in our global environment
(UNEP, 2012)
The UNEP Year Book 2012 shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes. However, scientists and policy makers have been making headway on addressing some of the most pressing environmental ...
Ecosystems and human well-being: El Maghara, Northern Sinai, Egypt
(UNEP, 2010)
This assessment report is part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This initiative is a landmark in endeavour to understand and to formulate a decisive response among decision makers
Africa Environment Outlook for youth: our region, our life
(UNEP, 2006)
The Africa Environment Outlook for Youth (AEO) is the youth version of the AEO report and has resulted from the combined efforts of young people from all over Africa. It is a report of Africa's environment through the eyes ...
Environmental indicators for North America
(UNEP, 2006)
This report sets out a methodology for selecting and developing potential indicators to portray changes in the environments shared by Canada and the United States.
Challenges to international water: regional assessments in a global perspective
(UNEP, 2006)
The Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) is a holistic, globally comparable assessment of the world's transboundary waters that recognises the inextricable links between the freshwater and the coastal marine ...
Biodiversity: Our Life - Our Planet May 2010
(UNEP, 2010)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.