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Africa Environment Outlook: Policy and Action Recommendations for a Sustainable Future
(2002)The main purpose of the AEO report is to provide comprehensive and credible environmental information in a way that is relevant to policy making. The structure of the report combines comprehensive environmental information ... -
Basel Convention 'Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Waste Consisting of Elemental Mercury and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Mercury'
(2012)The present guidelines provide guidance for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of wastes consisting of elemental mercury and wastes containing or contaminated with mercury, pursuant to decisions VIII/33, IX/15 and ... -
Community-based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) Toolkit: The Afghanistan Resilience Consortium’s Guide to Building Community-based Resilience to Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Afghanistan
(Afghanistan Resilience Consortium, 2017)The overall objective of the community-based disaster preparedness (CBDP) toolkit is to identify the short-, medium- and long-term actions that can be taken with a community in order to address the underlying vulnerabilities ... -
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region and Related Protocols
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A Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management Volume 2: Technical Guide for Classification and Target-setting
(2017)The main aim of the Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management series is to support countries to sustainably manage freshwater ecosystems. The overall aim of this volume is to provide countries with guidance on selected ... -
Global and Flyway-scale Monitoring and Conservation Programs for Migratory Water-birds of the Arctic: CAFF CBMP Report No. 7
(CAFF International Secretariat, 2004)The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council (CAFF) and Wetlands International (WI) share a common purpose to promote the conservation and sustainable use of (wetland) biodiversity in the ... -
Green Industrial Policy and Trade: A Tool-Box
(2017)The Environment and Trade Hub of UN Environment and UNIDO, under the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), cooperate to undertake Green Economy Industry and Trade Assessments (GITA) in various PAGE partner ... -
Greening Financial Markets: Report of the UNEP Round-Table Meeting on Commercial Banks and the Environment
(26/09/1994)As the search for new solutions to environmental degradation intensifies, it is clear that the process by which regulatory solutions are designed and enforced by public agencies upon the private sector is becoming increasingly ... -
Guidelines for Health Related Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality
(1977)The present guidelines were drawn up to meet only those needs of participants in MED VII which are relevant to coastal water quality monitoring as expressed in the joint WHO/UNEP Expert Consultation on the subject (1). ... -
Hazard and Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HCVCA) Toolkit: The Afghanistan Resilience Consortium’s Guide to Assessing community Resilience and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Afghanistan
(2017-12)The following Hazard and Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HCVCA) toolkit has been developed based on in country experience applying community-based and participatory tools with more than 450 communities ... -
Health Criteria and Epidemiological Studies Related to Coastal Water Pollution
(1977)Among the immediate objectives of the above pilot project is the initiation of a scientific study on the epidemiological evidence of health effects resulting from inadequate sanitary conditions in coastal areas, and the ... -
Health Impacts of Different Sources of Energy: Proceedings of an International Symposium on Health Impacts of Different Sources of Energy
(1982)This report is an analysis of the health and safety risks of seven electrical generation systems, all of which have the potential for commercial availability after the year 2000. This report summarizes the results of an ... -
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Environment Law
(2007)Environmental Law in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan provides for the management of issues relating to rehabilitation of the environment and the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, living organisms ... -
No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Applying the Mitigation Hierarchy and Biodiversity Offsets as tools to achieve sustainable development in the WIO - Session 9: From Science to Policy Paper 1
(2018)The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is one of the richest regions of the world for biodiversity. It comprises diverse ecosystems both in terms of biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided, as is the case of coral reefs ... -
NOWPAP Programme of Work 2018-2019
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NOWPAP Programme of Work, 2014-2015
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Prevention and Reduction of Food and Drink Waste in Businesses and Households: Guidance for Governments, Local Authorities, Businesses and Other Organisations. Version 1.0
(2014)This Guidance is a key product of the Think.Eat.Save campaign and the FAO/UNEP Sustainable Food Systems Programme, as well as the SAVE FOOD Initiative. It provides clear and comprehensive steps for governments, businesses ... -
Programme for Change: Decisions from the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(1998)The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4) saw the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) move from its start-up phase to a long-term planning cycle. Attended by over 1,300 participants from 152 countries, ... -
Recommended Strategy for Conflict Resolution of Competing High Pasture Claims of Settled and Nomadic Communities in Afghanistan
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)The objective of this document is to lay out a possible road map through which conflicts between settled populations and nomads over access to summer pastures may begin to be resolved. It does not attempt to resolve the ... -
Report of the Data-definition Workshop: Part of the Zambezi Basin Water Resources Sustainability Assessment Case Study
(1995)The report contributes to the production of a sustainability assessment of freshwater use throughout the Zambezi-basin. This assessment is part of the UNEP/GEMS-Water Programme