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UNEP Digital Metrics - October 2015
(2015-10)
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 ...
Transnational Environmental Crime - A Common Crime in need of Better Enforcement: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service - January 2013
(2013)
Environmental crime typically refers to any breach of a national or international environmental law or convention that exists to ensure the conservation and sustainability of the world's environment. Five areas are considered ...
Universality in the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda : UNEP Post 2015 Note 9
(2015)
The UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were amongst the first international agreements to frame the notion of \"universality\". Since then the term has been used in various fora and processes, for ...
UNEP Digital Metrics - December 2016
(2016-12)
Cyclone Phailin in India: Early Warning and Timely Actions Saved Lives: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - November 2013
(2013)
This issue focuses on the lessons learned from Cyclone Phailin and how they can be applied to other disasters such as the recent Typhoon Haiyan.
Sustainable world : Tunza Vol 11 No 3
(UNEP, 2014)
The UNEP magazine for youth.
Black carbon e-Bulletin: volume 2, issue 3
(UNEP, 2011)
Environment Programme's flagship magazine
GEO-6 Matters - November 2018
(2018-11)
This October issue covers the outcome of the Joint Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) and Review Editors Meeting of the of the Sixth Global Environment
Outlook (GEO-6) and the outcome of the First face-face meeting of the ...
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 ...