Browsing UNEP Publications by Title
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Sahel atlas of changing landscapes: tracing trends and variations in vegetation cover and soil condition
(UNEP, 2012)This atlas aims to illustrate a rigorous scientific basis for understanding processes of landscape change in the Sahel and describes landscapes climate vegetation and trends in vegetation and soil health. The atlas provides ... -
Sand and Dust Storms: Subduing a Global Phenomenon - Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
(2017)Sand and dust storms are inter-connected with a range of environmental and development issues that extend across national, regional, and continental bounds. Anthropogenic climate change will further exacerbate decades of ... -
Sanitation, wastewater management and sustainability: From waste disposal to resource recovery
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)This book distils some of the latest thinking and experiences on how to make sanitation and wastewater management more sustainable and on how they can contribute to broader societal sustainability. In particular, it focuses ... -
Saving the ozone layer: every action counts
(UNEP, 1996)This booklet and a video have been produced by UNEP IEs OzonAction Programme in its capacity as an information clearinghouse under the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. ... -
Saving the ozone layer: guidelines for United Nations Offices
(UNEP, 1999)These guidelines were developed to help identifying equipment that contains CFC and other ozone-depleting substances, decide how best to phase out ODS -
Sea water desalination in the Mediterranean assessment and guidelines
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2003)The need for desalting seawater is becoming more and more pressing in many parts of the world. During the period from 1950 to 1990 the worldwide consumption of water was tripled, while the population grew by 2.3 billion ... -
Seamounts, deep sea corals and fisheries
(UNEP, 2006)This publication details the seamount, deep sea and fisheries. Seamounts are prominent and ubiquitous features found on sea floor of all ocean basins. The report provides census of marine life on seamounts from data analysis ... -
Seamounts, deep-sea coral and fisheries
This report, compiled by an international group of leading experts working under the Census of Marine Life programme, responds to these calls. It provides a fascinating insight into what we know about seamounts, deep-sea ... -
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological diversity, CBD (2004) expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2004)The objectives of the Convention are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. ... -
Selected Multilateral Treaties in the Field of the Environment Volume Two
(1991)In the last two decades, the evolution of international environmental law has kept pace with the accelerating momentum of international agreements to protect the environment. -
Selected satellite images of our changing environment
(UNEP, 2003)This publication uses satellite images to document environmental changes during the last thirty years in 50 selected sites around the world. -
Selected texts of legal instruments in international environmental law
(UNEP, 2005)This book details the selected texts of legal instruments in international environmental law. This will benefit those engaged in development, application and enforcement of environmental law and to contribute towards the ... -
Selection, design, and implementation of economic instruments in the solid waste management sector in Kenya: the case of plastic bags
(UNEP, 2005)This report presents Kenyan government's efforts to reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with the production and disposal of solid waste. -
Setting a course for Regional Seas
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014)In 2014, UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme celebrated its 40th anniversary. We are reminded of how successful these 18 regional MEAs spanning seven continents have been at bringing nations and institutions together in responsible ... -
Seven Lessons on Using Ecosystem Restoration for Climate Change Adaptation - Policy Brief
(2022-12)The specific context for this paper is provided by two current initiatives: the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade), which was launched in 2021, and the Global EbA Fund, which is expected to operate until 2027. ... -
Seychelles Post-Tsunami Environmental Assessment : 2005
(UNEP, 2005)The Seychelles island group was struck by a series of powerful tidal surges, resulting from the tsunami, generated by the earthquake off Indonesia on 26 December 2004. As a direct consequence of these tidal surges two ... -
Share the Road: Investment in Walking and Cycling Road Infrastructure
(2010-11)Investment in Walking and Cycling Road Infrastructure -
Sick Water: The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development - A Rapid Response Assessment
(2010)With global action and positive momentum towards improving access to safe water and sanitation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), and the UN Secretary General's ...
