Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Subject "LAND"
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Air Concentration and Deposition Rates from Uniform Area sources - A Technical Report
(The Monitoring and Assessment Research Center, 1987)The surface of the earth or the sea may release certain substances to the atmosphere. Often these substances are also classed as pollutants when produced by human activities. This report provides a theory and illustrative ... -
Assessment Report on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Palestine 2015: SCP Assessment - SwitchMed Programme
(2016)In Palestine, and according to this analytical study, we have several bright aspects which we can build on and maximize, in addition to many initiatives in terms of legislations and policies, and of practical implementation. -
Baseline study on Multi-dimensional Poverty Environment in Musanze and Bugesera Districts and proposed Interventions for poverty reduction, sustainability and climate resilience
(2020-07)This Multi-dimensional Poverty Environment Assessment was carried out to document poverty levels and to propose poverty-environment related interventions and/or investments in the Districts of Bugesera and Musanze. More ... -
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistan
(2008)The intent of this report, which was an output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is to provide ... -
Carbono cero América Latina: Una Vía para la Descarbonización Neta de la Economía Regional Para Mediados de Este Siglo - Documento de Visión
(2016)Este documento de visión evalúa las perspectivas de descarbonización neta en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Presenta un conjunto de escenarios con medidas que sería necesario adoptar en materia de energía, ... -
Case Studies on Desertification: Natural Resources Research XVIII
(1980)The present volume reproduces edited versions of the six case studies commissioned by UNESCO and supported by UNDP, summarizes the associated case studies in a chapter, and then presents some general conclusions arising ... -
Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries Volume VIII: Sectoral Environmental Laws and Regulations
(1998)The Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries was published for the first time in 1996. The 1996 Edition of the Compendium is produced in about four volumes. The first volume contains the framework environmental ... -
Developing Strategies for Climate Change: The UNEP Country Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment - Report 2000:2
(2000)This report summarizes four country studies that were undertaken as part of the UNEP Country Case Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment. These studies, carried out in Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, ... -
Dryland Management: The "Desertification" Problem - Environment Department Working Paper Number 8
(1988)This Working Paper was written by Ridley Nelson, Natural Resources Environmental Specialist in the Systems and Technology Division, Environment Department, with assistance from William B. Magrath of the same Division in ... -
Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)This paper summarizes the core environmental challenges in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. It is an adapted and extended version of the Environmental Outlook for the West Asia Region (Abumoghli I. 2019), published ... -
Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook
(2020)This report focuses on the progress Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) have made toward the six environmental SDGs – 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Activities intersecting with SDG 4 are also assessed. FBOs are uniquely positioned ... -
The Future of Our Land: Facing the Challenge
(1999)This document, “The Future of Our Land – Facing the Challenge” is the third in the series and proposes an integrated planning approach for sustainable management of land resources based on an interactive partnership between ... -
Green Economy Modelling Report of South Africa: Focus on Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Transport and Energy Sectors
(2013)This report presents the modelling process and the results represented as the South African Green Economy Modelling (SAGEM) report that was developed to test national targets and the effects of investing in a green economy ... -
The International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) - ISLSCP-Report No. 10
(1988)This brochure was written on the suggestion of UNEP to inform a broader community about the goals and the present status of the International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). -
Kenya: National State of the Environment Report Vol 2
(1987)A national state of the environment report is a report that describes the status of the nation’s environmental system. It provides a baseline against which future changes in the environment could be judged, a documentation ... -
Legislative Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Governance - FAO Legislative Study No. 114
(2020)This book seeks to explore how legislation, which is the backbone of governance and enforcement systems, accommodates and makes provision for the connections among economic (and social) activities that may have more than ... -
National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Egypt 2015: Annex - SCP National Action Plan Annex. SwitchMed Programme
(2015)This document is intended to identify key priority activities and projects needed to support the creation of sustainable communities and cities in Egypt through the promotion of sustainable consumption and production patterns. -
The National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrain
(1991)A team of consultants and National experts was commissioned by UNEP-ROWA to prepare a National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification (NPACD) for the State of Bahrain. -
Network for Industrial Environmental Management (NIEM) Phase I Final Report Volume I - Main Report
(1989)The Network for Industrial Environmental Management (NIEM) has been established comprising of research institutions, laboratories, government agencies, and pulp and paper mills located in seven countries of the Asia and ... -
A Preliminary Analysis of Climatological Data from the Marsabit District of Northern Kenya: IPAL Technical Paper Number B-1
(1979)The Integrated Project in Arid Lands (IPAL) was established jointly by UNEP and UNESCO in 1976 with the aim of finding direct solutions to the most urgent environmental problems associated with desert encroachment and ...
