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Oil spill sensitivity of the western Indian Ocean islands: coastal data from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2000)The following pages are lists of endemic species for the five Indian Ocean countries. These lists contain some species which are not associated with coastal areas because the habitat use for species in the WCMC databases ... -
Oiled Wildlife Response in the NOWPAP Region
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2018)This report attempts to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of oiled wildlife response in the NOWPAP region, and identify future activities to be taken at the national and/or regional levels, by ... -
On the Hoof Livestock Trade in Darfur: Livestock Trade in Darfur
(2012)This study set out to understand what has happened to the livestock trade in the greater Darfur region during the conflict years: how it has responded to the constantly shifting conflict dynamics since 2003, how it has ... -
On the Role of Central Banks in Enhancing Green Finance - Inquiry Working Paper 17/01
(2017)This paper examines the role of central banks in ‘greening’ financial systems. Given the enormous investments needed to bring about a green transformation, the financial sector will have to play a central role in allocating ... -
Once Burned, Twice Shy? Lessons Learned from the 1997-98 El Niño
(2001)This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El ... -
One Planet Network 2019 Annual Magazine
(2019)As a global health crisis grips the planet, it is becoming ever more clear that humanity is placing too many pressures on the natural world, with accelerating consequences. The Secretary-General has launched a coronavirus ... -
One UN Geospatial Situation Room - Concept 3.0 and Implementation Plan: One Map of Humanity for People, Places and Planet
(2024-07)The integration of maps and geospatial technologies is crucial for addressing the complex challenges facing humanity today. The concept of a “One Map of Humanity” offers a vision of global unity and cooperation, where all ... -
[Online Appendices to the Global Mercury Supply, Trade, and Demand Report]
(2017)The online appendices include: Exports to and imports from Mexico, as reported by Mexico; Exports from and imports to Indonesia; Discrepancies between Hg IMPORTS of a target country and mirror exports reported by partner ... -
Onshore Impact of Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Development in the West and Central African Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 33
(1984)As far as the region is concerned, crude oil production has been fairly recent. Exploration for oil and gas has been sporadic especially in the recent past when data on petroleum bearing provinces were unavailable. Currently ... -
ONU Meio Ambiente no Brasil 2017 e 2018
(2019)A ONU Meio Ambiente no Brasil é vinculada ao escritório regional para América Latina e Caribe e opera em estreita coordenação com organismos regionais e sub-regionais. Atualmente, desenvolve ações em todas as áreas de ... -
Opening the Door to Cleaner Vehicles in Developing and Transition Countries:The Role of Lower Sulphur Fuels - Report of the Sulphur Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV)
(2012)This publication provides information to help policymakers in developing and transi- tion countries understand the effects of the presence of sulphur in transportation fuels and the options available to lower sulphur levels ... -
Operational Assessment Workshop Best Practices for Running Wastewater Utilities: An Effective Utility Management Workshop - CEP Technical Report 70
(2012)This Regional Baseline Assessment Study is intended to assist the United Nation Environment Programme-Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU in) the design and implementation of future capacity building activities ... -
Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation
(2020)Seagrass meadows are important marine ecosystems, providing a range of services including carbon sequestration, nursery habitats for fish and coastal protection. They are suffering rapid global decline in the face of ... -
Options Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Long Term Storage of Mercury in Latin America and the Caribbean: Final Draft Report
(2010)Mercury is a highly toxic metal. Being an element, mercury cannot be broken down or degraded into harmless substances. Mercury may change between different states and species in its cycle. Once mercury has been released ... -
Options and Modalities for Improved Coordination of Policies Across the Global Nitrogen Cycle
(2023)Despite multiple nitrogen-relevant UN agencies and conventions having become operational since 1972, global nitrogen waste has steadily increased over that period. Different aspects of the nitrogen cycle fall within the ... -
Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and Water Pollution: A Report of the Water Working Group of the International Resource Panel
(2015)Global trends point to a relative decoupling of water – that is, the rate of water resource use is increasing at a rate slower than that of economic growth. The Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and ... -
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 ... -
Organic Agriculture: A Step towards the Green Economy in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region - Case Studies from Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine
(2011)This report is about the contribution that organic agriculture can make in the EECCA region in the context of the green economy. It is mainly based on three national case studies, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine. Information ... -
Organization of Food Quality Control in the USSR and other Countries
(1985)In the Soviet Union state control in the sphere of environmental protection is exercised by a number of state bodies over the activities of Ministries, departments, state, cooperative and public organizations and enterprises, ...