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State of the Environment Report (Illustrated Summary) - Denmark
(Ministry of the Environment in Denmark, 2005)
The report summarises current knowledge of the main trends with regard to the state of the environment and nature in Denmark. The report describes how these developments are connected with developments in society as a whole ...
Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
(International Maritime Organization (IMO), 2015)
The GESAMP assessment focuses on a category of plastic debris termed ‘microplastics’. These small pieces of plastic may enter the ocean as such, or may result from the fragmentation of larger items through the influence ...
UNEP 2011 annual report
(UNEP, 2012)
2011 proved a landmark year in which many of the transformational reforms, launched in 2008, really began to bear fruit in terms of a transition to a results-based, more effective and more responsive UNEP. This is a ...
Technical Background Report to the Global Atmospheric Mercury Assessment, 2008
(2008)
This report provides the technical basis for the statements made in the summary report: "The Global Atmospheric Mercury Assessment: Sources, Emissions and Transport, 2008" and is as such the single reference for that report.
e-Waste Management in South Asia - Scoping exercise
(Development Alternatives (DA)South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), 2007)
Development Alternatives (DA) and South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) on 22 September 2007 jointly organised the scoping exercise on e-waste management in South Asia in New Delhi, India. The workshop was ...
Vital GEO graphics
(UNEP, 2009)
Vital GEO Graphics is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many publications produced within the popular Vital Graphics series. The aim is to ...
Khaidarkan mercury: addressing primary mercury mining in Kyrgyzstan
(UNEP, 2009)
This overview document outlines the situation regarding the world’s last known exporting mercury mine at Khaidarkan in southern Kyrgyzstan. For the past two years, significant efforts have been taking place at the international ...
Analysis of formalization approaches in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector - Mongolia Case Study
Analysis of formalization approaches in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector - Mongolia Case Study
Assessment report: Excess Mercury Supply in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010-2050
(2009)
The UNEP Governing Council decision GC 24/3 IV identified seven priority areas for action to reduce the risks from releases of mercury, two of which are: • To reduce the global mercury supply, including considering curbing ...
UNEP Regional Office for North America Newsletter
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
UNEP Regional Office for North America December 2015 Newsletter