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Assessing the vulnerability of local communities to disasters: an interactive guide and methodology
(UNEP, 2008)
Most communities face risks which they have to assess and manage. Risks may arise from human activities such as industrial accidents, or they may be of natural origin such as floods, earthquakes, etc. Risks need to be taken ...
Our precious coasts: marine pollution, climate change and the resilience of coastal ecosystems
(UNEP, 2006)
Scientists studying reefs that were bleached in the late 1990s by high surface sea temperatures have found a link between recovery rates and the levels of contamination entering coastal waters from developments on the land. ...
Life cycle management: how business uses it to decrease footprint, create opportunities and make value chains more sustainable
(UNEP, 2009)
This publication can be used by company in house experts and non-specialist managers as well as company suppliers in order to learn how to apply life cycle management practices throughout the value chain. This is a very ...
Tourism and local agenda 21: the role of local authorities in sustainable tourism
(UNEP, 2003)
This Study looks at how tourism has been taken into account in local Agendas 21, as drawn up and implemented by local authorities. As local authorities face the impacts of tourism development, the Agenda 21 planning framework ...
Common carbon metric for measuring energy use and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from building operations
(UNEP, 2009)
Leading experts from around the world have, through extensive international cooperation, developed a universal method of measuring a building's carbon footprint. Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme, this ...
After the Tsunami sustainable building: guidelines for South-East Asia
(UNEP, 2007)
The Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 affected a dozen Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Maldives, Malaysia and Myanmar, with a death toll reportedly exceeding 250,000 and ...
Sustainable Transport on the Right Track - Our Planet September 2009
(UNEP, 2009)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Green Economy: The New Big Deal - Our Planet February 2009
(2009)
Globalisation does not just spread economic ups — and the current deep downs — rapidly across the globe. It can do the same for compelling and transformational ideas. As ministers gather in Nairobi for the Governing Council, ...
Integrated policymaking for sustainable development: a reference manual
(UNEP, 2009)
This manual draws on recent advances in public policy science as well as the decades-long experience of UNEP and other organizations in the field of sustainability-motivated policy assessment.
Marine litter: a global challenge
(2009)
This report provides an overview of the status of marine litter in UNEP's assisted Regional Seas, and highlights the amounts, main sources, impacts, and economics of marine litter, and discusses legislation, policies, ...