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Nitrogen: Strategies for resolving an urgent environmental problem
(German Advisory Council on the Environment, 2015)
The excessive release of nitrogen compounds into the environment is one of the biggest problems of our time. Nitrogen compounds, such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia, pollute the environment and endanger human health in ...
The National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan (2013 – 2017) for Iraq
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Iraq, 2013)
The Strategy identifies urgent priorities such as protecting and improving the quality of water, soil and air
Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2004)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Small Islands sub-system of the Caribbean Sea region - an area particularly vulnerable to human activities owing to the fragility of the island ecosystems and their limited ...
Lithuania Report on Sustainable Governance Indicators
(Government of Lithuania, 2014)
Formal democracy is well developed in Lithuania. Participation rights, electoral competition and the rule of law are generally respected by the Lithuanian authorities. However, substantive democracy suffers from a few ...
Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
(International Maritime Organization (IMO), 2015)
The GESAMP assessment focuses on a category of plastic debris termed ‘microplastics’. These small pieces of plastic may enter the ocean as such, or may result from the fragmentation of larger items through the influence ...
Seychelles country report
Seychelles country report contents: National vision Biophysical profile Socio-economic profile Legal profile Institutional profile EIA practice Key successes and challenges
Montenegro Environmental Performance Reviews: Second Review
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2007)
The second Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Montenegro began in May 2006 with a preparatory mission, during which the final structure of the report was discussed and established. The review team of international ...
The Environment Report
(Malta Environment & Planning Authority, 2008)
The Report diagnoses the current situation of our environment today and provides us with a holistic picture of Malta’s environmental challenges, looking at all sectors and policy areas affecting the environment. In a simple ...
Assessment of Assessments on Air, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2013)
This Assessment of Assessments (AoA) is a contribution to the EfE Midterm Review within efforts toward SEIS by the EEA, UNECE and their partners. It is commissioned by UNECE to assess the state of play in the environmental ...
Report on Implementability of Agro-environmental Targets in Lithuania
The purpose of the report is to explore the agri-environmental policies in Lithuania. The current assessment is based on the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, its implementation programmes and measures ...