Browsing Serials by Author "Science Division"
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Africa without Glaciers - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) August 2012
(2012-08)Glaciers are a critical component of the earth' system and the current accelerated melting and retreat of glaciers have severe impacts on the environment and human well-being, including vegetation patterns, economic ... -
Amazonian Deforestation Slowing but May Already be at a Tipping Point Mato Grosso, Brazil - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) 2011
(2011)At the beginning of the 20th century, roughly 80 percent of the 5 million km2 "Legal Amazon" region of Brazil was forested (Kirby and others 2006). Highways built in the 1950s and 1960s, along with government incentives ... -
Ancient Water is Used to Irrigate a Desert—Murzuq Basin, Libya - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) October 2010
(2010-10)Libya relies on groundwater to meet 95 per cent of its water requirements; it is primarily "fossil water" from non-recharging aquifers such as the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System ... -
Animal Genetic Resources Information No. 12
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Animal Genetic Resources Information No. 17
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1996)Animal Genetic Resources Information 17 -
Animal Genetic Resources Information No. 4
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Athabasca Oil Sands, Require Massive Investments and Energy and Produce Massive Amounts of Oil and CO2 — Alberta, Canada - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) January 2011
(2011-01)The Athabasca Oil Sands region of Alberta, Canada forms the second-largest deposit of recoverable oil in the world after Saudi Arabia (Whitfield and others 2010). The energy and environmental costs of extracting oil from ... -
Bagmati Zone, Nepal: Maps and Graphics – GRID Case Study Series No. 6
(1992)Nepal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities have been conducted to demonstrate the use of Geographic Information System technology for the planning process in Nepal and establish GIS capabilities at ICIMOD. -
Caulerpa Taxifolia, a Growing Menace for the Temperate Marine Environment - Environment Alert Bulletin 1
(2004-01)For the first time in history, a genetically altered seaweed is colonising very large areas of the marine environment in an uncontrollable way. The green alga, mutated by exposure to chemicals and ultraviolet light, has ... -
Coastal Degradation Leaves the Caribbean in Troubled Waters - Environment Alert Bulletin 11
(2008-02)Recent assessments in the Caribbean indicate that suspended solids in the coastal and marine environment are already leading to severe environmental impacts in the region(a). Key economic sectors are threatened by sedimentation ... -
The Decommissioning of Nuclear Reactors and Related Environmental Consequences - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) August 2011
(2011-08)A few decades ago, it was said that the debate on nuclear power had "reached an intensity unprecedented in the history of technology controversies" (Kitschelt 1986). However, the controversy over nuclear power has resurfaced ... -
The Drying of Iran's Lake Urmia and its Environmental Consequences - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) February 2012
(2012-02)Lake Urmia in the northwestern corner of Iran is one of the largest permanent hypersaline lakes in the world and the largest lake in the Middle East (1,2,3). It extends as much as 140 km from north to south and is as wide ... -
E-waste, the Hidden side of IT Equipment's Manufacturing and Use - Environment Alert Bulletin 5
(2005-01)The production of electrical and electronic devices is the fastest-growing sector of the manufacturing industry in industrialised countries. At the same time, technological innovation and intense marketing engender a rapid ... -
Emerging Technologies: Smarter Ways to Fight Wildlife Crime - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) June 2014
(2014-06)The illegal trade of animals—for luxury goods, traditional medicine or cultural ceremonies, pets, entertainment, and even research—is a major threat to wildlife conservation and welfare (Baker et al., 2013). Poachers and ... -
The Environmental Price to Pay for Heavy Goods Traffic - Environment Alert Bulletin 10
(2007-11)New methods of production and consumption, as well as ongoing economic growth in the European region in recent decades, have led to an increasing demand for faster and more flexible transport modes, often favouring road ... -
Gas Fracking: Can We Safely Squeeze the Rocks? - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) November 2012
(2012-11)Hydrological fracturing techniques have made accessible vast unconventional gas reserves. However, observed impacts on the environment and human health raise legitimate public concerns. The potential climate benefits of ... -
Gender and Environment: Empowering Rural Women: Access to Land and Natural Resources - SDG Policy Brief No. 002
(2018)Women constitute approximately half of the rural labour force and are economically active in each subsector of the rural economy. Their livelihoods are often based on access to and control over natural resources. The ... -
GEO Matters - April 2019
(2019-04)The second Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment convened from 9-10 March 2019 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, on the eve of the fourth session of ...
