Browsing UNEP Publications by Title
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Tore and the town on thin ice
(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
(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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
(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, 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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Trade and Climate Change - A Report by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Trade Organization
(2009)This report reviews how trade and climate change policies interact and how they can be mutually supportive. The report uniquely examines the intersection between trade and climate change from four different but correlated ... -
Trainers workbook on cleaner production in leather tanning
(UNEP, 1996)Trainers Workbook on Cleaner Production in Leather Tanning. -
Training manual for custom offices: saving the ozone layer, phasing out ozone depleting substances in developing countries
(UNEP, 2001)This manual provides practical guidance to National Ozone Units, implementing agencies and customs trainers on how to organize and conduct Train the Trainer and subsequent training to customs officers. It includes generic ... -
Training module: introduction to capacity building for environment, trade and sustainable development
(UNEP, 2004)This introductory training module is designed to support capacity building for trade, environment and sustainable development and is part of UNEP's larger initiative for capacity building on integrated policy design and ... -
Training resource kit: preparing small businesses for the transition away from CFCs in refrigeration and air conditioning
(2005)This report focuses on refrigeration and air conditioning as it represents the largest share of ODS consumption in developing countries and has the greatest opportunity for supporting the objectives of the Montreal Protocol. ... -
Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and trends - Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme Volume 1
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)This document presents the first comprehensive indicator-based global assessment of status and trends in 199 transboundary aquifers and 42 groundwater systems of Small Island Developing States.
