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WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants
(WHO, 2010)This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen ... -
Who pays whatfor urban transport?
This guide was compiled by the “Agence Française de Développement” (AFD) and the FrenchMinistry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea (MEEDDM).A steering committee composed of Xavier HOANG from the AFD, ... -
The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 1996-1997
(1997)The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard was approved by the 28th World Health Assembly in 1975 and has since gained wide acceptance. When it was published in the WHO Chronicle, 22, 397-401 (1975), an ... -
Why a green economy matters for least developed countries
(UNEP, 2011)This publication examines the idea that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) possess the economic conditions, the natural and cultural assets, and the policy setting to embrace, if not lead, a green economy transition, which ... -
Why clean energy public investment makes economic sense the evidence base
(UNEP, 2009)This report assesses the evidence base for countercyclical investment in sustainable energy as a sound response to global economic recession, providing a comprehensive analysis of why and how clean energy public investment ... -
Why Value the Oceans? A Discussion Paper
(2012)This discussion paper highlights areas of ocean and coastal management for which a better understanding of the economic value of marine ecosystem services could: • substantially improve the management of critical marine ... -
WIDECAST Plan de Acción para la Recuperación de las Tortugas Marinas de Panamá - Informe Técnico del PAC No. 47
(2007)Este Plan de Acción fue diseñado para dar a conocer la biología, el estado actual y la distribución de las tortugas marinas en Panamá y establecer medidas locales y nacionales y recomendar medidas regionales para la ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Antigua and Barbuda - CEP Technical Report 16
(WIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team and Conservation Network, 1992)This document presents the Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Antigua and Barbuda, which proposes a five-year national Sea Turtle Conservation Programme. This plan seeks to (1) to obtain comprehensive and accurate data ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - CEP Technical Report 12
(WIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team and Conservation Network, 1992)This document presents the Sea Turtle Recovery Plan for Barbados which supports the improvement of conservation legislation, law enforcement, coastal zone management, field research and public awareness campaigns. The Plan ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Belize - CEP Technical Report 18
(1991)The status of sea turtle stocks in Belize has been thoroughly reviewed in this document, and many implementing measures designed to promote their recovery have been introduced. Beyond serving as a national blueprint for ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for St. Kitts and Nevis - CEP Technical Report 17
(1992)Three species of sea turtle, all internationally classified as endangered species, nest on the beaches of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis. These are the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green (Chelonia mydas), and ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the British Virgin Islands - CEP Technical Report 15
(WIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team and Conservation Network, 1992)This document presents the Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the British Virgin Islands. The plan reviews a wide variety of solutions to stresses on sea turtles and includes a variety of recommendations ranging from ... -
WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the Netherlands Antilles - CEP Technical Report 11
(WIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team and Conservation Network, 1992)This document presents the Sea Turtle Recovery Plan for the Netherland Antilles. It summarizes the status of sea turtles and recommends solutions contemporary stresses they face. These recommendations include the drafting ... -
Wider Caribbean Region Multilateral Technical Operating Procedures for Offshore Oil Pollution Response MTOP - CEP Technical Report 81
(2014-03)As encouraged by the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC 1990) and the Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region, (Oil Spills ... -
Wind Energy in the 21st Century: Economics, Policy, Technology, and the Changing Electricity Industry
(2002)This book resLilted from the recognition that, for wind energy to continue its success and worldwide growth, policy makers and industry practitioners must understand the complex interplay of factors affecting wind energy ... -
WIPO-UNEP Study on the Intellectual Property Rights in the Share of Benefits Arising from the Use of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge - Study No 4
(2005)The objective of the Study is to identify and explore the role of intellectual property rights in the sharing of benefits arising from the use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. The Study was ... -
WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2015
(World Meteorological Organization, 2016)As part of its mandate to provide authoritative information about weather, climate and water, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) conducts annual assessments of the state of the global climate. For over two decades, ... -
WMO/UNEP Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change: Report of the First Session
(1988)The first session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) from 9 to 11 November 1988. It was formally opened at 10.15 am on 9 November by Mr. J.P. ...
