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Review of Contaminants in Marine Mammals - Technical Report Number 2
(1991)In this document, the known and suspected effects of various classes of contaminants on marine mammals are reviewed. The document then considers in more detail the evidence linking organochiorine contamination with ... -
Cetaceans and Cetacean Research in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Mammal Technical Report Number 3
(1991)The contributions in this volume represent some of the work that has been (or is being) carried out on cetaceans in the Indian Ocean. The limitations of the research documented will be apparent. We believe, however, that ... -
Environmental Law in UNEP
(1991)The thrust of UNEP's environmental law activity comes from the decisions of its Governing Council and is strengthened by such major UNEP programme documents as the "In-depth Review of Environmental Law" (pertaining to ... -
Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion 1991 Update - Panel Report Pursuant to Article 6 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Under the Auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(1991)The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires, in Article 6, periodic assessments of available scientific, environmental, technical, and economic information. The assessments shall be made every ... -
Environmental aspects of Selected Non-ferrous Metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Au) Ore Mining: A Technical Guide - Technical Report Series No. 5
(1991)This is the fifth publication in a new Technical Series that regroups the Guidelines, Overviews, Technical Reviews, and Workshop Proceedings previously published by UNEP IE/PAC. As before, the Technical Series aims to meet ... -
The State of the World Environment 1991
(1991)The world's population reached 5.3 billion in 1990 and is expected to grow by another one billion to reach 6.3 billion by 2000. About 93 per cent of this population growth will be in the developing countries. Although there ... -
Hazardous Waste Policies and Strategies - A Training Manual
(1991)This manual is intended to assist with the further training of decision-makers who have already—or are likely to have soon—direct responsibility for the management of hazardous waste. The manual is the result of collaboration ... -
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. -
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1991 Assessment: Report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
(1991)The 1991 Assessment combined the Technology and Economic Panel, expanded participation of developing country experts, and added two senior advisors who serve on the Panel but not on a Technical Options Committee. The five ... -
Manuel - Audit et Réduction des émissions et déchets industriels
(1991)Ce manuel constitue un ouvrage de référence pratique, destiné au monde industriel. -
Hazard Identification and Evaluation in a Local Community - Technical Report Series No. 12
(1992)This technical report was prepared with the support of the Swedish Government and its Natural Rescue Services Board will help all those concerned with the identification and evaluation of hazards in the community -
A Commitment to the Future: Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1992)Between 1974 and 1992 I gave more than 600 statements and lectures on various aspects of the environment to governmental meetings, scientific conferences, international gatherings and non-governmental organizations. This ... -
Activities of UNEP in the Field of Environmental Law in 1991
(1992)Since its creation in 1972, UNEP has been very active in the development of environmental law. UNEP can point to the fact that under its auspices tour major global binding agreements - the 1985 Vienna Convention for the ... -
Assessing the Risk of Genetic Damage
(1992)The major objective of the study was to develop a series of principles and recommendations that may serve as the basis for assessing the genotoxic hazards of environmental agents. It was considered that such principles and ... -
Protecting the Ozone Layer Volume 5: Aerosols, Sterilants, Carbon Tetrachloride and Miscellaneous Uses
(1992)The use of ozone-depleting substances in industry increased significantly until about 1990. The result has been serious depletion of the ozone layer. New data have recently revealed that the hole in the Antarctic ozone ... -
World Atlas of Desertification
(Edward Arnold, 1992)This atlas represents the current stage of our understanding of desertification, its extent and its possible solutions. One of the clearest ways to depict a global problem is to show it in an atlas. If it is true that one ... -
Global Environment Monitoring System: The Potential Socio-Economic Effects of Climate Change in South-East Asia
(1992)This report describes the results of a project funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) over 1 988-1 991. -
Transfrontier reserves for peace and nature.
(UNEP, 1993)Transfrontier Reserves for Peace and Nature: A Contribution to Human Security -
Directory of Organizations and Institutes Active in Environmental Monitoring – Second Edition
(1993)This report enhances the compatibility and quality of information on the state of the environment world-wide in order to improve the provision to policy making bodies, international programmes and the scientific community ... -
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC) Legal File 1992-1993: Regulations and Guidelines on Chemicals: An Extract of the IRPTC Data Bank, Volume 2
(1993)The potential threat posed by the increasing production, trade and use of chemicals is a major issue partially due to the frighteningly dangerous chemical-related accidents that have occurred. This essential reference ...