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Occupational Exposure to Elemental Mercury in Odontology/Dentistry
(2012)Mercury is recognized as harmful to human health and the environment. It is highly toxic to humans and may harm vital organ systems, including the nervous, digestive, respiratory, renal, and immune systems. As a result, ... -
Ocean Policies and Institutional Arrangements for Cross-sectoral Cooperation: Case studies for achieving Sustainable Development Goals - UNEP Regional Seas Report and Studies No. 204
(2017)The case studies include: i) Delivering the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016-2025 through a highly inclusive process to transpose Agenda 2030 and its sustainable development goals at the regional ... -
Ocean wonderland: teachers resource guide
(UNEP, 2003)Ocean Wonderland a 3D underwater movie shot in large format on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and in the Bahamas. The film's goal is to underline the crucial ecological role of coral reefs, and the fact that they are endangered. -
Oceania: Actions Taken by Governments to Improve Air Quality
(2017)This report summarises ten actions being undertaken in the sub-region to improve air quality. In selecting these ten actions, consideration was given to their replicability, global appropriateness to address particular air ... -
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Belgium
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2007)The principal aim of the OECD’s Environmental Performance Reviews programme is to help member countries improve their individual and collective performances in environmental management. Environmental performance is assessed ... -
OECD-FAO Agricultural outlook 2016-2025
(OECD/FAO, 2016)The twelfth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections to 2025 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. The 2016 report contains a special feature on the prospects for, and ... -
OECD-FAO Agricultural outlook 2016-2025
(OECD/FAO, 2016)The twelfth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections to 2025 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. The 2016 report contains a special feature on the prospects for, and ... -
OECD-FAO Agricultural outlook 2016-2025
(OECD/FAO, 2016)The twelfth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections to 2025 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. The 2016 report contains a special feature on the prospects for, and ... -
OECD-FAO Agricultural outlook 2016-2025
(OECD/FAO, 2016)The twelfth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections to 2025 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. The 2016 report contains a special feature on the prospects for, and ... -
OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group Synthesis Paper on Per- and Polyfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs)
(2013)The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the current understanding of PFASs, particularly long-chain PFASs, regarding their major historical and current uses, scientific information about their relevance ... -
Oil Palm Plantations: Threats and Opportunities for Tropical Ecosystems - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - December 2011
(2011)An international commodity used for food, household and industrial purposes, oil palm is cultivated on approximately 15 million ha worldwide. As global demand for palm oil is expected to double by 2020, researchers have ... -
Oil Pollution and its Control in the East Asian Seas Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 96
(1988)The control of pollution by oil in the marine environment is based on the knowledge of the pathways and fate of this substance upon entering the sea. The fate and pathways of oil are largely governed by the physical processes ... -
Oil Pollution Control in the East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 10
(1982)Dicusess oil production practices, how that may pollute, as well as other oil polluting sources -
Oil spill Contingency Plan for Mauritius: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 125
(1990)This document describes the national contingency plan for responding to oil spills that may occur in Mauritius and five of the important Islets. -
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 ...
