Browsing UNEP Publications by Topic "Environment under review"
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Adapt to Survive: Business Transformation in a Time of Uncertainty - GEO for Business Brief
(2021)For nearly 50 years, UNEP has been working to improve the environment for current and future generations. As part of this work, UNEP periodically asks the expert community to assess the current state of the environment, ... -
Cleaner Production Worldwide - Volume II
(1995)Cleaner production is a broad term that encompasses the concepts of waste minimization, waste avoidance, pollution prevention and other similar terms. It includes initiatives such as better management and housekeeping, ... -
Cleaner Production: A Training Resource Package
(1996)This is a trainers support package, not a reference book. It does not give a systematic, comprehensive overview (there is not enough room to do this); rather, it focuses on some selected aspects that are central to the ... -
Company Environmental Reporting : A Measure of the Progress of Business & Industry Towards Sustainable Development - Technical Report No. 24
(1994)Corporate environment reports are quickly becoming a key channel for companies to communicate their environmental performance. Just as important, corporate environment reports are also becoming an effective tool to demonstrate ... -
Delivery of Biocontrol Technologies to IPM Farmers: Vietnam
(2000)UNEP and CABI have initiated a series of case studies to consider critical issues in the delivery of biocontrol technology to the 1PM Farmers. The following case study undertaken in Vietnam highlights the constraints to ... -
Early Warning Systems: A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions
(2012)At a time of global changes, the world is striving to face and adapt to inevitable, possibly profound, alteration. Widening of droughts in southern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, an increasing number of disasters, severe ... -
El Estado del Medio Ambiente: Los Ninos y el Medio Ambiente - Informe del Director Ejecutivo
(1990)En el presente informe se examina an qué forma la degradación y una mala gestión del medio axnbiente perjudican la vida de los niflos; se examinan también los peligros para el niflo que son inherentes al medio natural. Of ... -
Enforcement of and Compliance with MEAs: The Experiences of CITES, Montreal Protocol and Basel Convention Volume I
(1999)This report is a contribution to the global evaluation of the impacts of a piecemeal implementation and of violations of international agreements on the environment, in particular, the implementation of the Montreal Protocol ... -
Enforcement of and Compliance with MEAs: The Experiences of CITES, Montreal Protocol and Basel Convention Volume II
(1999)This report is a contribution to the global evaluation of the impacts of a piecemeal implementation and of violations of international agreements on the environment, in particular, the implementation of the Montreal Protocol ... -
Environmental and Technological Issues Related to Lead-Acid Battery Recycling: A Workbook for Trainers - First Edition
(1996)One of the purposes ofthi5 package is to provide some case studies and situation scenarios that can be used as a basis for interactive training and simulated decision-making. However, the exercises only explore a small ... -
Environmental Aspects of the Metal Finishing Industry : A Technical Guide - Technical Report Series No. 1
(1989)This is the first issue in a new Technical Report Series that regroups the Guidelines, Overviews, Technical Reviews and Workshop Proceedings previously published by UNEP/IEO. As before, the Technical Report Series aims to ... -
Environmental Guidelines for the Diesel Vehicle - UNEP Industry & Environment Guidelines Series
(1985)Greater use of diesel vehicles in the transportation sector creates opportunities to solve certain environmental problems associated with motor vehicles, such as those arising from emissions of carbon monoxide and to a ... -
Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual - Second Edition
(2002)This manual is intended to support capacity development in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It is a tool for trainers who have some background experience and understanding of EIA. It is designed t assists them in ... -
Environmental Information Systems in the Russian Federation
(1995)The report is based on research carried out from September to November 1994, when the first draft was compiled. The text was then further revised and updated in 1995. The scope of the research included interviews with local ... -
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 Management and Planning in the People's Republic of China
(1988)This monograph, the result of a scholarly research project, provides a very succinct review of the status of environmental management and planning in china; the institutional, administrative and organizational structures ... -
Faith for Earth: A Call for Action
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)Faith for Earth: A Call for Action - describes the essential, unshakeable reverence that all religions have for creation and nature, and introduces the world’s major life support systems. We hope the book will give you ... -
Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a UNEP/GRID-Compatible Environmental Information Network in Hungary
(1995)This feasibility report assesses the environmental information systems capacities and needs in Hungary, and proposes actions necessary for strengthening the existing capacities to improve access to environmental information ... -
GEO-6 for Youth
(2021)GEO-6 states that unless we radically and urgently change our economies and our societies, we will not be able to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.One of the greatest challenges facing young ... -
GEO-6 for Youth Africa: A Wealth of Green Opportunities - Global Environment Outlook
(2019)Africa’s sustainability future is bright. In that future, green jobs abound so much that youth unemployment is dealt a decisive blow. But for this future to materialise, young people, policymakers, private sector players, ...