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Environmental indicators for North America
(UNEP, 2006)
This report sets out a methodology for selecting and developing potential indicators to portray changes in the environments shared by Canada and the United States.
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
(UNEP, 2005)
Integrated water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the water, sanitation and human settlement targets of the Millennium Development Goals. It is evident ...
Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2006 Assessment
(UNEP, 2006)
The assessment reports on some of the new findings since the last full assessment in 2002, again paying attention to the interactions between ozone depletion and climate change.
Marine and coastal ecosystems and human well-being: a synthesis report based on the findings of the millennium ecosystems assessment
(UNEP, 2006)
This report is a synthesis of the findings of the MA on marine and coastal ecosystems, taken from the global and sub-global assessments. This synthesis report sets out to provide answers to a series of questions that all ...
Environmental education, ethics and action: a workbook to get started
(UNEP, 2006)
This book objectively challenges the link between ethics and our everyday activities. It takes ethics out of philosophy departments and puts it squarely onto the streets, into the villages, towns and cities, and connects ...
Transboundary diagnostic analysis (T.D.A.) for the Mediterranean sea
(UNEP, 2005)
The purpose of conducting a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) is to scale the relative importance of sources and causes, both immediate and root, of transboundary waters problems, and to identify potential preventive ...
Sudan post-conflict environment assessment
(UNEP, 2007)
In January 2005, after more than two decades of devastating civil war, the Sudanese central government in Khartoum and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in the south signed a historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement. This ...
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 ...
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 ...
Advancing sustainable consumption in Asia: a guidance manual
(UNEP, 2005)
This manual provides practical guidance to governments in Asian countries on implementation of the sustainable consumption section of the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection. Using a question and answer format, the guide ...