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Integrated assessment of trade liberalization and trade-related policies: a country study on the cotton sector in China
(UNEP, 2002)
In China, the specific policy studied is that of import liberalization rather than export expansion. The study examines the impact of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on the production and import of selected agricultural products. ...
UNEP Year Book 2014: Emerging issues in our global environment
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Ten years after the first Year Book in this series appeared, a special e-book anniversary edition – UNEP Year Book 2014 – presents a fresh look at ten issues highlighted over the past decade. This UNEP Year Book 2014 takes ...
Ecosystems for water and food security
(UNEP, 2011)
Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ...
Caribbean Environment Outlook: special edition for the International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action
(UNEP, 2005)
The Caribbean Environment Outlook assesses the state of the environment in the Caribbean SIDS and Low-Lying Coastal States in terms of the environmental concerns identified in the BPOA and the driving forces of the ...
Sustainable coastal tourism: an integrated planning and management approach
(UNEP, 2009)
This handbook was conceived as a practical tool to be used by decision- makers and practitioners in both tourism sector and ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management).
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.
Handbook on integrated assessment of trade-related measures: the agriculture sector
(UNEP, 2005)
This Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures: The Agriculture Sector (hereafter the Handbook) contributes to UNEP's work in this area, moving towards goals that were set out at the WSSD. It also builds ...
UNEP programmes and resources for environmental education and training: an introductory guide
(UNEP, 2004)
This guide showcases some of UNEP's many programmes and resources that support the important work of environmental education and training. It contains details of courses in the UNEP Environmental Leadership Programme, UNEP ...
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 ...
Methodology for the Assessment of the Open Ocean
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2011)
The open ocean is by international convention the largest transboundary space, with ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction covering about half of the surface of planet Earth (ocean areas under national jurisdiction cover ...