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    • The UNEP Year Book 2008 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2008)
      The UNEP Year Book 2008 highlights the increasing complexity and interconnections of climate change, ecosystem integrity, human well-being, and economic development. It examines the emergence and influence of economic ...
    • The use of economic instruments in environmental policy: opportunities and challenges 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2004)
      This report seeks to help policy makers, especially in the developing world, to identify, evaluate and apply economic instruments to address a country's environmental problems within its national and local circumstances. ...
    • Theo and the Giant Plastic Ball 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2004)
      Theo was sad. He wanted to join the school soccer team. But he hadn’t been picked because when he kicked, the ball usually went someplace it shouldn’t. The other players had laughed at him when he tried out... Theo and the ...
    • Tina and the Green City 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2005)
      Tina’s favourite thing to do was listen to her grandmother’s stories about the time before now. In Grandmother’s world, people lived in green meadows and forests; children played with the birds and animals, and splashed ...
    • Ting and the possible futures 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2008)
      This science fiction story brings to life the frightening but real possibilities of an out-of-control climate crisis. It also introduces the positive, creative and very doable steps we can all take to save our climate, and ...
    • Togu and the trees of life 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2008)
      Children's environmental awareness booklet on forests with its fauna and flora. This publication is aimed at sensitizing children to the importance of forests and the need to conserve them and also promote tree planting. ...
    • Tore and the town on thin ice 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2006)
      A children's environmental storybook based on the theme of climate change and on what children can do to mitigate effects of climate change. Tore and the Town on Thin Ice is part of the Tunza Environmental Series for Children.
    • Tourism and local agenda 21: the role of local authorities in sustainable tourism 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) (UNEP, 2003)
      This Study looks at how tourism has been taken into account in local Agendas 21, as drawn up and implemented by local authorities. As local authorities face the impacts of tourism development, the Agenda 21 planning framework ...
    • Tourism and mountains: a practical guide to managing the environmental and social impacts of mountain tours 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2007)
      This publication is part of a series of Practical Guides to Good Practice developed by Conservation International and the United Nations Environment Programme for various sectors of the tourism industry. One set of these ...
    • Tourism in the Polar Regions: The Sustainability Challenge 

      United Nations Environment Programme; The International Ecotourism Society (2007)
      Tourism is a growing activity in the Polar Regions. In the Arctic, tourism is already an important component of the economies of the north. In the Antarctic, the number of tourists landing on continental Antarctica continues ...
    • Tourism: Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication 

      United Nations Environment Programme
      This chapter shows how green investment in this sector can contribute to economically viable and robust growth, decent work creation and poverty alleviation, while improving resource efficiency and minimising environmental ...
    • Towards a global tree conservation atlas: mapping the status and distribution of the world's threatened tree species 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2016)
      This summary document outlines the need for spatial data on tree species as a tool for conservation action. It introduces plans for a tree species mapping programme that will build on the forest mapping information management ...
    • Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable and Poverty Eradication 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2011)
      This report demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth
    • Towards a life cycle sustainability assessment: making informed choices on products 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2011)
      Every day, unsustainable patterns of consumption, unsustainable production methods and population growth challenge the resilience of the planet to support human activities. At the same time, inequalities between and ...
    • Towards a more sustainable tannery sector in the Mediterranean 

      United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
      This technical guide provides information on alternatives to leather that can prevent the environmental and human health impact while promoting local employment and sustainable economic opportunities, and summarises ...
    • Towards a Prosperous Planet: UNEP's Clearing house 

      United Nations Environment Programme (1987)
      UNEP's Clearing-house, one of our youngest programmes, expands our roles of 'catalysis and co-ordination" in the field of technical co-operation. The Clearing-house acts as a benevolent broker, an impartial friend and ...
    • Towards methyl bromide phase-out: a handbook for national ozone units 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 1999)
      This Handbook provides a step by step process in the development and implementation of national action plans to phase out methyl bromide and replace it with alternatives techniques. It will help in assessing methyl bromide ...
    • Towards Sustainable Production and use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Resource Panel (2009)
      This report provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives and use of biofuels. It is based on an extensive literature study, taking into account recent major reviews. The focus is on so-called first generation ...
    • Towards Sustainable Production and use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels - Summary 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Resource Panel (2009)
      This report was produced by the Working Group on biofuels of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management. It provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives toward sustainable production and use ...
    • Tracking progress: implementing sustainable consumption policies 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2002)
      This publication describes the implementation of the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, Sustainable Consumption section. The report contains an overview of activities in over 50 countries and 8 national ...