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Major Assessments
A selection of environmental assessments
and planned assessments,
mostly produced by partners in the UN system-wide Earthwatch.
General Assessments
 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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Global
Assessment Reports
Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment, 2005/2006 , ISBN: 1-59726-042-8
The MA synthesized information from the scientific literature and relevant
peer-reviewed datasets and models. It incorporated knowledge held by the
private sector, practitioners, local communities, and indigenous peoples.
The MA did not aim to generate new primary knowledge, but instead sought
to add value to existing information by collating, evaluating, summarizing,
interpreting, and communicating it in a useful form. |
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Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis Report 
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005.
ISBN: 1-59726-040-1
Island Press, 8.5x11, 160 Pages, Maps.
The first set of products presenting the findings of the assessment consists
of one over-arching synthesis and 5 others that interpret the MA findings
for specific audiences. The MA, World Resources Institute, and Island
Press will publish these reports. |
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Living
Beyond our Means : Natural assets and Human well-being
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005.
This statement was developed by the Board governing the MA process, whose
membership includes representatives from U.N. organizations, governments
through a number of international conventions, nongovernmental organizations,
academia, business, and indigenous peoples.. |
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UN
MDGs
Report
of the Secretary Général on the Work of the Organisation
United Nations, New-york, 2007.
ISSN 0082-8173
This, my first annual report, comes at a time when the Member States and
the peoples of the world are asking the United Nations to do more —
in more spheres of activity, in more locations, in more challenging circumstances
— than at any point in the Organization’s history. While the
surging demand for our services is daunting, we must not shrink from this
challenge. Indeed it should be welcomed. This is a sign not only of the
many pressing needs in the world today, but also of the increasing recognition
that they can best be addressed collectively, through the world’s
only truly universal instrument, the United Nations. |
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Report
of the Secretary Général on the Work of the Organisation
United Nations, New-york, 2006.
ISSN 0082-8173
In this, my tenth and last annual report, I have sought to provide an overview
of the Organization’s main achievements and challenges during the
past 12 months in the light of the critical developments in the decade since
I took office at the beginning of 1997. I have also subsumed in a single
report both the work of the Organization as such and the progress made in
implementing the Millennium Declaration, which in previous years has been
the subject of a separate report. |
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Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2005
United Nations, 2005.
A status report prepared by 25 UN agencies and international organizations
on reaching the internationally endorsed Millennium Development Goals. |
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UNEP
GEO
Yearbook 2007
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2007.
ISBN: 978-92-807-2786-9
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
The GEO Year Book 2007 is essential, informative, and authoritative reading
for anyone with a role or an interest in our changing environment. The
2007 edition covers fisheries to forestry and climate to freshwater management
underlining risks and opportunities of globalization.
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GEO
Yearbook 2006
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2668-4
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
The GEO Year Book 2006 is the third annual survey of the changing global
environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration
with many world experts in environmental research and action.
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One
Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2005.
ISBN: 92 807 2571 8
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment provides a comprehensive,
visual presentation of scientifically variable information, on changes
in the global environment—both the good and the bad—acquired
and assessed through state-of-the-art remote sensing technology.
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GEO
Yearbook 2004/05
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2005.
ISBN: 92-807-2544-0
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
GEO Year Book 2004/5, is the second in the annual GEO series. The report
highlights significant environmental events and achievements during the
year, raises awareness of emerging issues from scientific research and
presents indicators of progress towards environmental sustainability.
In particular there is a chapter in response to the Tsunami disaster
and the potential effects on the environment.
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GEO
Yearbook 2003
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2004.
ISBN: 9280724150
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
GEO Year Book 2003 highlights the most significant environmental developments
in the year in a visually appealing and reliable volume.
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GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 3 (GEO-3)
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2002.
ISBN: 1853838454
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, 2002. 416 p.
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GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 2000
UNEP'S Millenium Report
on the Environment. Second Edition.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, 1999. 398 p.
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PACHAMAMA:
OUR EARTH - OUR FUTURE
by young people of
the world
GEO for youth, based on GEO-2000 - the Global Environment Outlook Report
of UNEP.
A joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
Peace Child International.
Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1999. 96 p.
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 1997
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1997 - 264 p.
Web version: Japan: http://www-cger.nies.go.jp/geo1/
Kenya: http://www.unep.org/unep/eia/geo1/
Norway: http://www.grida.no/geo1/
Switzerland: http://www.grid.unep.ch/geo1/
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THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT 1972-1992: Two
Decades of Challenge
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
M. K. Tolba, O. A. El-Kholy et al., editors
Chapman & Hall, London, 1992 - 884 p.
(The next decadal state of the world environment report is planned for
2002.)
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GLOBIO
Report - 2001
Global Methodology
for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere.
UNEP/GRID-Arendal (Norway).
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WRI
WORLD
RESOURCES 2002-2004: Decision for the Earth: Balance, voice and
power
United Nations Development
Programme, United Nations Environment Programme,
World Bank, World Resources Institute. 2003.
ISBN: 1-56973-533-6.
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WORLD RESOURCES 2000-2001: People
and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life - 2000
A joint publication of
the World Resources Institute (WRI), the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., 2000.
390 p.
Published every two years.
Web version: http://www.wri.org/wr2000
The executive summary, A Guide to World Resources 2000-2001: People and
Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life can be downloaded at http://www.wri.org/wri/wrr2000.
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WORLD
RESOURCES 1998-1999: Environmental Change and Human Health - 1998
A Guide to the Global
Environment. A joint publication of the World Resources
Institute (WRI), the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1998 - 370 p.
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OECD
Policies
for a Better Environment: Progress in Eastern, Caucasus and Central Asia
In coordination with:UNEP; UNDP; UNECE; WHO;
The World Bank; PPC/EBRD; REC Russia; REC Central Asia; REC Caucasus; REC
Moldova; Eco-Forum Network
ISBN: 9789264027350 . No. Pages 148.
In 2003, the Ministers of Environment of the 12 countries of Eastern Europe,
Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), together with their partners in the “Environment
for Europe” process, adopted the EECCA Environment Strategy. This
book provides a review of progress in achieving the Strategy's objectives,
and provides a solid analytical base for discussions on future environmental
co-operation between EECCA countries and their partners. Part I of the book
looks at progress across the areaa on such strategic objectives as pollution
prevention and control and environmental policy integration. Part II provides
country profiles. |
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OECD
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK - 2001
OECD, 2001. Code 972001011P1.
ISBN: 9264186158. No. Pages 328.
The OECD Environmental Outlook provides projections to 2020 of environmental
pressures from key economic sectors (agriculture, forestry, fishery, transport,
energy and selected industry sectors) and changes in the state of the
environment for selected environmental issues (freshwater, biodiversity,
climate change, air quality and waste). Cross-sectoral issues are also
examined, such as human health and the environment, the social and environmental
interface and resource efficiency. |
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Regional Assessments
Africa
FAO
| Forestry
Outlook study for Africa
2003, ISBN 92-5-004913-7
The Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (FOSA), initiated
on the recommendations of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
and
the Near East Forestry Commission, is one of the series of regional outlook
studies undertaken by FAO in partnership with the countries and institutions
concerned about forests and forestry in the region.
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| Sustainable
Management of Tropical Forests in Central Africa
In Search of Excellence
FAO, 2003. FAO Forestry Paper 143. 140p.
ISBN:9251049769.
To highlight the numerous efforts undertaken in forest management in Central
Africa within the past 20 years, FAO, within the framework of the FAO/Netherlands
Partnership Programme and in close collaboration with regional and international
organizations, launched an initiative entitled “In search of excellence”
to identify and document successful examples of sustainable management
of Central African forests. |
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Forestry
Outlook for Africa (FOSA)
FAO, 2003.
The Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (FOSA) is one among the series of
regional sector outlook studies initiated by FAO in collaboration with
member countries to examine the direction of development of forests and
forestry. The study was endorsed by African countries at the eleventh
session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, held in Dakar,
Senegal in April 1998.
FAO Press release: FAO
calls for enhanced role of forests in Africa |
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UNEP
| Soudan
Post conflict Environment Assessement
UNEP, 2007 , ISBN No: 978-92-807-2702-9
The Sudan Post Conflict Environmental Assessment provides an overview
of environmental status and issues for Sudan and its territorial waters
of the Red Sea. It focuses on linkages between the environment, conflict
and the ongoing humanitarian and development programmes. Topics addressed
include environmental institutions and legislation, the marine and freshwater
environments, agricultural land use and degradation, forestry, wildlife
conservation and protected areas and the impact and environmental resource
needs of displaced populations. The report is based upon a combination
of desk study work, remote sensing and field reconnaissance missions.
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Africa's
lakes: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2694-3.
Water is vital for our survival. Africa is the second largest and the
second most populous continent after Asia. It is endowed with both natural
and artificial lakes and is home to some of the largest lakes in the
world. These lakes are used for fishing, recreation, transport, irrigation,
power generation, disposal of waste and a variety of domestic purposes.
Over the years, human factors combined with natural conditions of climate
and geology have influenced their water quality and quantity to some
extent. Negative impacts have resulted in environmental disruptions
to some of the Lakes basins. This atlas vividly illustrates some of
the changes people and nature have brought about on Africa’s lakes
-both good and bad- over the last decades and presents an overview analysis
of Africa’s lakes situation.
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Africa
Environment Outlook 2 - Our Environment, Our Wealth
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2691-9.
Profiles Africa’s environmental resources as an asset for the region’s
development. The report highlights the opportunities presented by the
natural resource base to support development and the objectives of the
African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
(NEPAD). The report underscores the need for sustainable livelihoods,
and the importance of environmental initiatives in supporting them. Emphasis
is put on what should and can be done with existing (remaining) environmental
assets, in the context of identified constraints (issues), rather than
focusing on what has been already lost. |
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Africa
Environment Outlook, Case studies:
Human Vulnerability to Environmental Change
UNEP, 2004. 188p.
ISBN: 9280723650.
A follow up to 2003’s African Environment Outlook (AEO), these case
studies are designed to stimulate interest and action in similar situations
at national, sub-regional and regional levels. Written by experts in their
fields these case studies are an essential companion to the original AEO
publication. Also available in French. |
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Desk
Study on the Environment in Liberia
UNEP,
2004. 118 p.
ISBN 92-807-2403-7.
The report was compiled by the Post Conflict Assessment Unit of UNEP.
It carries 60 recommendations for improving the environment and development
prospects for Liberia. The report was prepared as part of the United Nations
Development Group’s (UNDG) Needs Assessment for Liberia. |
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Mangroves
of East Africa -
UNEP-WCMC,
2003. Biodiversity Series 13.
ISBN: 1 899628211.
Michelle Taylor, Corinna Ravilious, Edmund P. Green.
This publication provides a concise account of the available information
and current issues facing mangroves in East African countries. It comprises
a regional summary of the factors and activities that affect mangroves
across East Africa, and a series of reports that focus on South Africa,
Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, the Seychelles, Kenya and Somalia.
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Sunstances
Sub-Saharan Africa
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 132p.
GE.03-00151. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Mediterranean
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003.
GE.03-00149. |
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African
Environment Outlook:
Integrated Environmental Assesment Reporting
UNEP, 2002. 400p.
ISBN: 9280721011.
Africa Environment Outlook is the first comprehensive integrated report
on the African environment. The AEO assessment methodology is derived
from UNEP’s cutting edge Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Process.
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Vital
Climate Graphics Africa: The Impacts of Climate Change
UNEP/GRID, 2002. 29p..
ISBN: 8277010192.
UNEP, African experts and GRID Arendal have combined to create this easily
understandable scientific information for policy makers and others interested
in the impact of climate change in Africa. The main points of the IPCC
2001 report are presented in easily understandable graphics and short
texts with a special focus on Africa. |
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Asia and Pacific
ADB
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Greater
Mekong Subregion (GMS) Atlas of the Environment
ADB & UNEP, 2004.
ISBN: 971-561-499-X.
This report champions the environment of a unique part of Asia, an area
straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands,
and forests. The subregion is made up of Cambodia, Yunnan Province of
the People's Republic of China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. They are linked together by the longest
river in Southeast Asia, the Mekong. In many ways this Atlas is the story
of the Mekong on its 4,2000-kilometer journey from the mountains in the
southwestern People's Republic of China to the sea. |
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Asian
Environment Outlook 2001
ADB, 2001.
ISBN: 971-561-290-3.
The people of Asia and the Pacific are paying a heavy toll for the region’s
environmental degradation—in human health and economic terms. But
the environmental decline can be stopped. The Asian Environment Outlook
2001 (AEO) provides the blueprint for doing that.
Website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/AEO/2001/ |
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FAO
People,
forest and trees in West and Central Asia, Outlook for 2020
FAO, 2007, Rome
In West and Central Asia, governments, the private sector, communities,
farmers and civil society organizations are making substantial efforts to
improve the management of forest and tree resources. However, most countries
face enormous challenges in this regard. This publication, the main report
of the Forestry Outlook Study for West and Central Asia (FOWECA), provides
a long-term perspective of changes in the forest sector. Implemented in
partnership with the countries, the study covered 23 countries in West Asia,
Central Asia and the southern Caucasus. This report outlines the probable
developments, including broader regional and global issues which need to
be taken into account in developing national policies and programmes. |
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Outlook for Asia-Pacfic (FOSA)
FAO, 1998.
The APFSOS study attempted to draw together the myriad of forestry dimensions
to provide a coherent description and analysis of the situation and prospects
for forestry in the region. The study comprised almost 50 working papers
and profiles, on a variety of forestry themes. The formal aspects of the
study culminated in a comprehensive main report, published in November
1998. |
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UN-ECAP & ADB
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State
of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific -2000
ESCAP/ADB/UN, 2000.
ISBN: 92-1-120019-9.
The State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific 2000 is the fourth
in a series of reports published every five years on environmental trends
in the region.
Previous issues (1995). |
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UNEP
After the Tsunami: UNEP's Rapid Environmental Assessment Report
UNEP, 2005.
ISBN 92807 25653.
This report is based on surveys by UNEP teams in the field working with
other UN agencies, governments and non governmental organizations in the
effected Tsunami regions. It looks at how the regions affected are rebuilding
and how future tragedy can be avoided by adequate planning. |
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DPR Korea: State of the Environment 2003
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN 92-807-2144-5.
The State of the Environment report was produced in partnership with UNDP.
The report uses a “pressure-state-response” methodology and
identifies priority issues related to forests, water, air, land and biodiversity.
It also acknowledges a paucity of research and data on which to base reliable
environmental assessments. |
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Afghanistan Post-conflict Environmental Assessment
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN 92-1-158617-8.
This UNEP Post-Conflict Environment Assessment report, produced in close
cooperation with the Afghanistan Transitional Authority shows how conflict
has put previous environmental management and conservation strategies
on hold, brought about a collapse of local and national governance, destroyed
infrastructure, hindered agricultural activity and driven people into
cities already lacking the most basic public amenities.
Available in PDF format (3.5 Mb) from http://postconflict.unep.ch/afghanistan/report/
afghanistanpcajanuary2003.pdf |
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Asia-Pacific
Environment Outlook 2002
UNEP/ASEAN/MRC/SACEP/ICIMOD/SPREP, 2002. 127p.
ISBN: 92-807-2225-5.
Previous issues (1997).
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The
Asian Brown Cloud: Climate and other Environmental Impacts
UNEP RRC.AP,2002.
ISBN: 92-807-2240-9.
Report commissioned by UNEP and prepared by the Center for Clouds, Chemistry
and Climate (C4).
It is a seven-year study by 200 scientists indicating that the "Asian
Brown Cloud" reduces the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground,
leading to a drop in crop productivity, as well as trapping heat, altering
rainfall and causing deadly respiratory diseases. |
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South
Asia: State of the Environment 2001
UNEP, 2001.
ISBN: 92-807-2137-2.
The report was prepared through a consultative and participatory process
soliciting input from various government agencies, NGOs, and intergovernmental
organizations. With the substantive support from Development Alternatives
(DA), the designated regional Collaborating Center, and regular feedback
and support from the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP). |
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Pacific
Islands Environment Outlook 2005
UNEP, 2005.
ISBN 9280725246.
The Pacific Environment Outlook was prepared simultaneously with the Pacific
Regional Assessment on Sustainable Development to feed into the Barbados
+ 10 process and ensure consistency of much of reporting.
Previous issues (1999). |
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Western
Indian Ocean Environment Outlook 1999
UNEP, 1999.
ISBN 9280717936. |
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WRI
Empowering
People:A Governance Analysis of Electricity; India, Indonesia,Phillipines,
Thailand
WRI,
2007. 100p, Smita Nakhooda, Shantanu Dixit, and Navroz K. Dubash
ISBN 978-1-56973-645-6
Policymakers, regulators, citizens, and the international
community are grappling with the challenges of providing access to reliable
and affordable electricity, and addressing major environmental challenges.
The advent and rapid spread of a new "standard model" for electricity
reform built around private ownership and competition, in the context of
significant need for investment, have all left their mark on the electricity
sector. But fundamental questions of public interests and sustainable development
have not been adequately addressed. |
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Reefs
at Risk in Southeast Asia
WRI,
2002.
ISBN 1-56973-490-9.
This publication provides a detailed analysis of threats to coral reefs
across Southeast Asia. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about
human pressure on coral reefs and to provide resource managers with specific
information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively. The
project was implemented in collaboration with twenty partner institutions
in the region. |
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Europe
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Europe's environment — The fourth assessment 2007
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007
ISBN: 978-92-9167-932-4
Where possible the report evaluates progress, primarily against the objectives of the Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Community and the Environment Strategy for Countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. |
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EEA
: environment Statement 2007
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications
of the European Communities, 2007
ISBN 978-92-9167-936-2
This publication is the EEA's third environmental statement. It presents
our environmental policy and describes our performance. The next statement
is planned to be published in June 2008. |
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The
European environment - State and outlook 2005
EEA, 2005.
ISBN: 92-9167-776-0.
This is the third state and outlook report on the European environment
produced by EEA since 1994. Looking back, the last report, published in
1999 concluded that, despite 25 years of Community environmental policy,
environmental quality in the European Union (EU) was mixed and that the
unsustainable development of some key economic sectors was the major barrier
to further improvements. |
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EEA
Signals 2004
A European Environment Agency update on selected issues
EEA, 2004.
ISBN: 92-9167-669-1.
The 2004 edition of the EEA's annual survey of environmental trends in
its member countries covers aspects of agriculture, water pollution, nature
protection, packaging waste, energy, transport, air pollution and climate
change. It also provides an environmental perspective on the economic
and social situation in Europe, including trends in demography and resource
use, in the context of progress towards sustainability. |
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High
nature value farmland
Characteristics, trends and policy challenges
EEA, 2004.
ISBN: 92-9167-664-0.
Farmland supports many habitats and species of European conservation concern.
In 2003, Europe's environment ministers agreed to identify all farmland
areas with high nature value and take conservation measures. This report
shows that these areas cover roughly 15-25 % of the European countryside
and suffer from land abandonment and intensification. Current policy measures
appear insufficient to prevent further biodiversity decline. |
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Europe's
Environment: The Third Assessment
EEA, 2003. Environmental
assessment report No 10.
ISBN: 92-9167-574-1.
This is the third pan-European state of the environment report produced
by the EEA. It was prepared for the 'Environment for Europe' Ministerial
Conference being held under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission
for Europe in Kiev, Ukraine on 21-23 May 2003.
Previous issues (1998,
1995). |
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Environmental
Signals 2002 - Benchmarking the millennium
EEA, 2002. Environmental assessment report
No 9. 149p.
ISBN: 92-9167-469-9 |
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Environment
in the European Union at the Turn of the Century
EEA, 1999. 446p.
ISBN: 92-9157-202-0.
Report on the state of the european environment. |
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OSCE & UNECE & UNEP
Technical
workshops on Innovative techniques and techonologies for contaminated
mine waters assessment, management and remediation
March 26 – 29, 2007; Brestovacka Spa,
Bor, Serbia. Workshop summary report. ENVSEC, 2007.
The immediate outcome of the workshop and site visit package was
to provisionally identify and
design a possible remediation solution for at least one site per country
visited to enable well defined
and more concrete follow up work at three to five mining sites in the
Western Balkans countries.
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Environment
and Security: Transforming risks into cooperation "Central Asia -
Ferghana / Osh / Khujamd area"
UNEP, UNDP, OSCE, NATO, 2005.
ISBN: 82-7701-035-4
Also available in russian.
This assessment has been produced upon the request of the countries of
the Ferghana Valley – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan –
and has widely benefited from their inputs. It shows how the ‘Environment
and Security’ initiative has helped identify both environmental
threats to regional security and opportunities for cross-border dialogue. |
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Environment
and Security: Transforming Risks into Cooperation "The Case of the
Southern Caucasus”
UNDP/ UNEP/OSCE, 2004.
ISBN: 82-7701-027-3.
This report—available in both Russian and English—presents
through maps and graphics the linkages between environmental stress, potential
social tension and areas of particular vulnerability in the Southern Caucasus,
as identified by stakeholders from the countries. |
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Environment
and Security - Transforming risks into cooperation "The Case of Central
Asia and South Eastern Europe"
UNDP/ UNEP/OSCE, 2003.
ISBN: 82-7701-023-0.
This report focuses on the environmental stress affecting security in
two case regions, Central Asia and South Eastern Europe. It provides maps
with an overview on major environmental risks to human development and
security. |
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UNECE
UNECE
& FAO
European
Forest Sector Outlook Study
UNECE/FAO,
2005. ISSN 1020 2269.
he European Forest Sector Outlook Study presents long term trends for
supply and demand of forest products (roundwood, sawnwood, panels, pulp,
paper, non-wood products) and services and outlook to 2020, in western
and eastern Europe and four major CIS countries, including Russia. It
reviews trends for the forest resource, trade, markets and recycling.
It stresses the future shift in the balance of the sector to the east,
and the importance of cross-sectoral issues, notably consequences for
the forest sector of energy, environment and trade policies, which are
examined in some detail.
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UNECE & UNEP
UNEP
Carpathians Environment Outlook (KEO)
UNEP, 2007.
ISBN: 978-92-807-2870-5
The KEO report is a sub-regional examination and synthesis of the environmental situation in the greater Carpathian region, that includes parts of seven countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine). KEO is being carried out in a "bottom-up", collaborative and consultative style, similar to its parent products, UNEP's Global Environment Outlook (GEO) assessments at the global level.
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Reducing
Environment & Security Risks from Mining in South Eastern
Europe
UNEP, 2004.
Desk-assessment study for the Environment
and Security Initiative Project,
November 2004.
This study addressed mining activities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Kosovo (Territory under UN interim administration), the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro, and has identified and
catalogued a large number of mineral resources related sites that can be
of high hazard. |
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Rapid
Environmental Assessment of the Tisza River Basin
UNEP, 2004.
The report notes that the Tsiza river basin ecosystem is regenerating itself
after the cyanide accident, with wildlife largely recovering. But, it says
more concerted action is needed to address environmental threats or “insecurities”,
and recommends an “Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy” for
the entire catchment area of the river Tisza, which includes Romania, Ukraine,
Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia and Montenegro. |
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Freshwater in Europe - Facts, Figures and Maps
UNEP/DEWA, 2004.
UNEP/DEWA~Europe capitalised on its activities and data available on freshwater
for the pan-European region and produced a new report: “Freshwater
in Europe - Facts, Figures and Maps”. This publication is an overview,
through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, on the state
of Freshwater in Europe and Central Asia. The review has been compiled
in support of UNEP’s reporting work on freshwater.
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Caucasus Environment Outlook 2002
UNEP, 2002.
ISBN - 99928-803-2-5. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Europe
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 500p.
GE.03-00151. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Mediterranean
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 500p.
GE.03-00149. |
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WHO
Water
and Health in Europe
WHO, 2002. WHO Regional Publications. European
Series No 93.
Bartram, J., Thyssen, N., Gowers, A., Pond, K., Lack, T.
A Joint Report from the European Environment Agency and the WHO Regional
Office for Europe.
ISBN: 92 890 1360 5.
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Climate
Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion:
Early Effects on our Health in Europe
WHO, 2000. WHO Regional Publications, European
Series, No. 88
ISBN: 92 890 1355 9.
A balanced assessment, based on currently available scientific knowledge,
of the effects that climate change may have on the environment in Europe
and the health of its populations. |
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Freshwater
and Tourism in the Mediterranean
WWF, 2004.
The expansion of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is destroying
valuable wetlands and contributing to the depletion of the water resources
that local communities and the tourism industry depend on. |
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Latin America and Caribbean
UNEP
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Caribbean Environment Outlook 2005
UNEP ROLAC, 2005.122p.
ISBN 92-807-2526-2.
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 environmental
change.
Spanish version. English
version. Previous issues (1999). |
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El Cambio Climático en América Latina y el Caribe
(versión preliminar)
UNEP ROLAC/SEMARNAT, 2004. 98p.
ISBN: 968-817-677-X.
The present document makes a balance of the situation in Latin America
and the Caribbean in relation to the climate change, in a while in which
the Kyoto protocol is a fact.
Spanish
version. English version. |
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GEO
Report for Latin America and the Caribbean:
Environment Outlook 2003
UNEP ROLAC, 2003. 279p.
ISBN: 92-807-2294-8.
This report is the most complete and updated evaluation on the state of
the regional environment, problems and trends in Latin America and the
Caribbean region. The assessment covers land, forests, biodiversity, freshwater,
marine and coastal resources, upper atmosphere and ozone, urban areas
and natural and man-made disasters.
Spanish
version. English
version. Previous issues (2000) |
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GEO
Juvenil para América Latina y el Caribe
Manual de Capacitación
UNEP ROLAC, 2003. 120p.
ISBN:
This book has been designed as a complement to the precedent Youth GEO
Report. It aims to help the young leaders, the students, the professors
and all the interested ones in the environment and in the education of
the sustainability, with the purpose of translating it in concrete actions
and of generating positive changes at local level.
Previous issues (2000). |
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Andean Environmental Outlook
UNEP ROLAC/CAN/CIUP, 2003. 120p.
ISBN: 92-807-2333-2
This report is the most complete and updated evaluation on the state of
the environment, problems and trends in the Andean region. It covers land,
forests, biodiversity, freshwater, marine and coastal resources, urban
areas and natural and man-made disasters. It raises possible ways to improve
the environmental and social conditions in the region.
Spanish version.
English
version. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Eastern and Western South America
UNEP CHEMICALS, 2002. 101p.
This
report represents the effort of data compilation on Persistent Toxic Substances
(PTS) for the eastern and western South America region (Region XI). It
is the first attempt to gather a comprehensive collection of data and
analyse information covering eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The region covers a wide diversity
of ecosystems and climatic conditions with different patterns of use and
disposal of chemicals both in agriculture and in industry.
Spanish
version. English
version. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Central America and Caribbean
UNEP CHEMICALS, 2002.145p.
This
report represents the effort of data compilation on Persistent Toxic Substances
(PTS) for the the Central American and the Caribbean Region (Region X).
Within the often severe constraints of available data, the project identified
major regional sources of PTSs; summarized the evidence on their impact
on environment and on human health; assessed their transboundary transport;
explored the sources of PTS-related problems; evaluated the regional capacity
for the containment and abatement of PTSs; identified regional priorities
for PTS-related environmental and health issues; and contributed to the
identification of global priorities related to PTSs.
Spanish version. English
version. |
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CCAD
| State of the Environment
and Natural Resources in Central America
CCAD, 1998. |
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North America
UNEP
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Chlidren's
Health and the environment in North America
WHO, January
2006
The CEC, in partnership with public health organizations and the governments
of Canada, Mexico and the United States, released the first-ever report
on children's health and environment indicators in North America |
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Polar Regions
UNEP
AMAP
Artic
Pollution-2006
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2006.
ISBN 82-7971-045-0
Published by AMAP, Oslo, Norway.
The
third AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997 AMAP
assessment on Acidification and Arctic Haze. Information is presented
in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific audience; richly
illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary with recommendations
specifically addressed to Ministers of the eight Arctic countries.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Impacts
of a warming artic : Artic climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) - 2004
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2004.
ISBN 0-521-61778-2.
Published by Cambridge University Press,
An
overview of the scientific/technical ACIA Assessment Report, presenting
the information in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific
audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary presenting
the 10 key findings of the ACIA assessment that was produced for the Arctic
Council by AMAP, CAFF and IASC.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Artic
Pollution
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2002.
ISBN 82-7971-015-9.
Published by AMAP, Oslo, Norway.
The
second AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997
AMAP assessments on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Heavy Metals, Radioactivity,
and Human Health, and including a new assessment on Climate Change Effects
on Contaminant Pathways. Information is presented in a clear and readable
manner for the non-scientific audience; richly illustrated and prefaced
by an Executive Summary with recommendations specifically addressed to
Ministers of the eight Arctic countries.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Arctic
Pollution Issues: State of the Artic Environment Report
AMAP, 1997. 188p.
ISBN 82-7655-060-6.
A
condensed version of the scientific/technical AMAP Assessment Report,
presenting the information in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific
audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary with
recommendations specifically addressed to Ministers of the eight Arctic
countries. |
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West Asia
UN ESCWA
THE
ENVIRONMENT IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT IN THE ESCWA REGION: SITUATION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/5. 2001
This study focuses on the current state of shared resources and the problems
confronting them. While water ?has dominated the geopolitics of the ESCWA
region for centuries, and its management has been the focus of ?regional
efforts, most international bodies of water in the ESCWA region are not
regulated by ?comprehensive international agreements. However, several piecemeal
agreements do exist, and these have ?applied the principles of international
law to water-sharing principles of cooperation, inclusive participation
?and mutual gain. The cross-national implications of water scarcity across
the region are increasingly ?aggravated by the over-exploitation of water
resources—and their pollution. Meanwhile, there are mounting ?challenges
confronting the coastal and marine environments. These include dumping at
sea, unsustainable ?fishing practices, pollution from oil spillages and
discharges of land-based effluents, as well as habitat ?destruction caused
by land-filling, reclamation and dredging. |
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ASSESSMENT
OF LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARED WATER RESOURCES IN THE ESCWA
REGION
E/ESCWA/ENR/2001/3. 142p.
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has undertaken several
activities to enhance the capacity of its member States to manage their
shared surface and groundwater resources and strengthen their cooperation
to achieve sustainable development and utilization of these resources. |
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WORLD
SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE ESCWA REGION
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E/ESCWA/ENR/2002/19.
The report aims to review past achievements and future challenges in moving
towards sustainable development in the ESCWA region. It concludes with
a platform of priorities for action and means of implementation for achieving
progress towards sustainable development over the coming years. |
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UNEP
Energy
Efficiency for industry in Asia
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2647-1
With its unprecedented rate of industrial growth, Asia is the main contributor
to a growing global energy demand. By consequence, the region is also bearing
the brunt of resulting negative economic, social and environmental impacts
such as increased air and water pollution, waste disposal, floods, and climate
change. |
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Assessment
of Environmental “Hot Spots” in Iraq
UNEP, 2005.
ISBN 92-807-2650-1
The report points out that the country “has a significant legacy
of contaminated and derelict industrial and military sites”. . |
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DESK
STUDY ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN IRAQ
UNEP, 2003.
The report by the United Nations Environment Programme on environmental
conditions in Iraq offers a preliminary assessment of the main environmental
threats facing the country and recommends actions for immediate relief
and long-term recovery. |
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DESK
STUDY ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
UNEP, 2003.
The report, Desk Study on the Environment in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories, was requested from UNEP by Governments who attended the Seventh
Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment
Forum, which took place in Cartagena, Columbia, in February 2002. |
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Sectoral Assessments (by chapters of Agenda
21)
2. Sustainable Development
Millenium Ecosystems Assessment
Ecosystems
and Human Well-being
A Report of the Conceptual Framework Working
Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003.
The 245-page report lays out the approaches, assumptions, processes, and parameters
scientists are using in the study. It offers decision-makers a mechanism to
identify options that can better achieve core human development and sustainability
goals and better understand the trade-offs in decisions about development and
the environment.
The reports are available for purchase through Island Press. |
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GEF
IAEA
UN-ESA
UN-ESC-CSD
UNDP
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2007/2008
The 2007/2008 report focusses on climate change and human solidarity.
Human development is about putting people at the centre of development.
It is about people realizing their potential, increasing choice and enjoying
the freedom to lead the lives they value. Created in 1990, the Human Development
Report has explored themes including gender equity, democracy, human rights,
globalization, cultural liberty and water scarcity.
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HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2003.
The 2003 report focusses on the Millennium Development Goals.
ISBN 0-19-5219 88-0 |
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HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2002.
Published annually. The 2002 report focusses on deepening democracy in
a fragmented world.
ISBN 0-19-521915-5 |
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HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2001.
290 p.
Published annually. The 2001 report focusses on new technologies and human
development. |
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HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2000.
290 p.
Published annually. The 2000 report focusses on human rights and human
development. |
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UNEP
The
Materiality of Social, Environmental and Corporate Governance
Issues to Equity Pricing
UNEP, 2004.
11 Sector Studies by Brokerage House Analysts at the Request of the UNEP Finance
Initiative Asset Management Working Group.
June 2004: UNEP Finance Initiative.
A group of 12 fund manager representing
USD 1.6 Trillion of assets under management call on investors, government
and business leaders to embed environmental, social, and governance
best practice at the heart of our markets.
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Women
and the Environment
UNEP, 2004. Division of Policy
Development and Law.
ISBN: 92-807-2442-8.
This publication makes the often hidden links between women and the environment
visible, with an explicit focus on the gender-related aspects of land, water
and biodiversity conservation and management.
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IMPLEMENTING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UNEP, November 2002. ISBN:
1 84064 913 5.
Contents: Preface Introduction Part I: Methodological Issues Towards Integrative
Analysis Part II: Participatory Frameworks Part III: Perspectives in Ecological
Economic Modelling Index
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INDUSTRY
AS A PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 10 YEARS AFTER RIO:
THE UNEP ASSESSMENT
UNEP; 2002. ISBN: 9280721976.
(English and French, May 2002) |
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UNU
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Challenges for the United
Nations in the New Millennium
United Nations University, ISBN 92-808-1069-3
Edited by Hans van Ginkel, Brendan Barrett, Julius Court, and Jerry Velasquez
2001, 160 pages |
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TRADE,
ENVIRONMENT, AND THE MILLENNIUM
United Nations University, 2nd edition, ISBN
92-808-1064-2
Edited by Gary P. Sampson and W. Bradnee Chambers
2001, 280 pages. |
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WSSD
3.
Combating Poverty
IFAD
IFAD
: Annual Report 2006
IFAD, 2006
IFAD is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating
poverty in the rural areas of developing countries. Seventy-five per cent
of the world’s poorest people, 800 million women, men and children,
live in rural areas. Most depend on agriculture to survive. IFAD works with
poor rural people and their organizations, and other partners to develop
solutions that enable poor rural people to overcome poverty themselves.
We work with developing country governments, following their lead to design
programmes and projects that fit within national systems and respond to
the needs, priorities and constraints identified by poor rural people. |
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RURAL
POVERTY REPORT 2001
Rural Poverty Report 2001 - The Challenge
of Ending Rural Poverty, IFAD, 2001.
In this Rural Poverty Report 2001, the International Fund for Agricultural
Development argues that, to be successful, poverty-reduction policies
must focus on rural areas. To overcome disadvantages stemming from remoteness,
lack of education and health care, insecure and unproductive jobs, high
fertility and (often) discrimination as women or ethnic minorities, the
rural poor need: legally secure entitlements to assets (especially land
and water); technology (above all for increasing the output and yield
of food staples); access to markets; opportunities to participate in decentralized
resource management; and access to microfinance. |
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UN
Millennium
Development Goals Report 2007
United Nations, New York,
June 2007.
This report is based on a master set of data that
has been
compiled
by an
Inter-Agency
and
Expert Group on MDG Indicators led by the Department
of Economic and Social Affairs
of the United Nations Secretariat, in response to the
wishes of the General Assembly for
periodic assessment of progress towards the MDGs.
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COMBATING
POVERTY- Report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.17/2001/PC/5. Prepared
by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the
United Nations Secretariat as task manager for chapter 3
of Agenda 21, with contributions from United Nations agencies
and international organizations. March 2001. |
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UNDP
UNFPA
Framework
for Action on Adolescents and Youth
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA, 2007,
46p
UNFPA’s Framework for Action on Adolescents and Youth articulates
a corporate strategy for working with Governments and partners in promoting
the comprehensive development of young people worldwide. At a time when
the global community is increasingly focused on poverty reduction and broader
national development goals, the Framework outlines UNFPA’s policy
and programme priorities on young people and its contributions with others
to the development agenda. This Framework lays out the key elements that
every UNFPA-supported adolescent and youth programme should have, while
recognizing their diverse needs and regional and country-level variations.
The "Four Keys" guiding UNFPA's efforts include: creating a supportive
policy environment; facilitating gender-sensitive, life skills-based SRH
education; promoting a core package of SRH services; and fostering young
people's leadership and participation. |
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THE
STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2004 - Population, Reproductive Health and The
Global Effort to End Poverty
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA, 2004.
ISBN: 0-89714-720-0.
Countries are making real progress in carrying out a bold global action
plan that links poverty alleviation to women's rights and universal access
to reproductive health. Ten years into the new era opened by the 1994
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo,
the quality and reach of family planning programmes have improved, safe
motherhood and HIV prevention efforts are being scaled up, and governments
embrace the ICPD Programme of Action as an essential blueprint for realizing
development goals. |
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Population,
Environment and Poverty Linkages
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA, 2001.
This report provides an overview of the complex interrelations between
population, the environment and poverty and the operational challenges
they engender. The report documents UNFPA support for a number of programme
initiatives in this area, and concludes that in order to achieve the mutually
reinforcing UNCED and ICPD goals, mainstreamed in the Millennium Declaration,
actions are required by both developed and developing countries. |
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WorldBank
World
Development Report (WDR) 2006: Equity and development
World Bank, September 2005. ISBN: 0-8213-6249-6
SKU: 16249
This year's Word Development Report (WDR), the twenty-eighth, looks at the
role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of
two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person's
chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts,
rather than by pre-determined circumstances such as race, gender, social
or family background. The second principle is the avoidance of extreme deprivation
in outcomes, particularly in health, education and consumption levels. This
principle thus includes the objective of poverty reduction. |
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World
Development Report (WDR) 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty
World Bank, August 2000. ISBN: 0-19-521129-4
SKU: 61129.
At the start of a new century, poverty remains a global problem of huge
proportions. World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty argues
that major reductions in all dimensions of poverty are possible--that
the interaction of markets, state institutions, and civil societies can
harness the forces of economic integration and technological change to
serve the interests of poor people and increase their share of society's
prosperity. |
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PANOS
REDUCING
POVERTY: Is the World Bank's strategy working?
The Panos Institute; August 2002. Panos
Report No 45. London, UK. ISBN 1-870670-60-4
Three years after the World
Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) introduced their Poverty
Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach as the latest template for the
world’s poorest countries to get out of poverty, a Panos report
examines the progress so far and the arguments about whether PRS
can succeed.
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4. Consumption
Patterns
UN
UNEP
IIED
Finding
Commom Groud : Indigenous Peoples and their Association with the Mining
Sector
IIED, 2003, London, 112p.
ISBN: 1 84369 469 7
This report originated in the work of the
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable
Development Project (MMSD). MMSD was a two-year participatory research
initiative designed to evaluate the role of the minerals, mining, and
metals sector in
the transition to sustainable development.
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Breaking
New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development
IIED, 2002. 450p.
ISBN: 1853839078.
This report presents an analysis of a large and heterogeneous sector through
the many stages of minerals and metals exploration, production, use, re-use,
recycling, and final disposal. |
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World
Watch Institute
5. Demography
UNFPA
The
State of the World Population - Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth
UNFPA, 2007.
ISBN: 978-0-89714-807-8
In 2008, for the first time, more than half of the world’s population
will be living in urban areas. By 2030, towns and cities will be home to
almost 5 billion people. The urban population of Africa and Asia will double
in less than a generation. This unprecedented shift could enhance development
and promote sustainability—or it could deepen poverty and accelerate
environmental degradation. The 2007 State of World Population report outlines
the challenges and opportunities presented by the coming, inevitable urban
growth. It also dispels many misconceptions about urbanization and calls
on policymakers to take concerted, proactive steps to harness the potential
of cities to improve the lives of all. |
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Change,
Choice and Power : Young, Women , Livelihoods and HIV Prevention
UNFPA, 2007. 38p
The urgency of addressing the vulnerability of young women and adolescent
girls of all backgrounds, but particularly the poor, cannot be over stated.
Innovative, far-reaching and rapid responses are needed to impact whole
generations so that the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty can
be within reach. This paper sets out to explore the relationship between
economic independence, vulnerability to HIV infection, the level of sexual
and reproductive health among women and adolescent girls, and gender-based
violence. |
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The
State of the World Population - Population, Reproductive Health and The
Global Effort to End Poverty
UNFPA, 2004.
ISBN: 0-89714-720-0.
Countries are making real progress in carrying out a bold global action
plan that links poverty alleviation to women's rights and universal access
to reproductive health. Ten years into the new era opened by the 1994
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo,
the quality and reach of family planning programmes have improved, safe
motherhood and HIV prevention efforts are being scaled up, and governments
embrace the ICPD Programme of Action as an essential blueprint for realizing
development goals.
Previous issues (2002,2001,
2003). |
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Global
Population and Water
UNFPA, 2003.
The Population and Development Branch, TSD, prepared this report as a
contribution to the dialogue that took place at the Third World Water
Forum held in Kyoto, Japan, and covers the population, gender and health
dimensions related to the ongoing debate on water resources. |
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Population,
Environment and Poverty Linkages
UNFPA, 2001.
This report provides an overview of the complex interrelations between
population, the environment and poverty and the operational challenges
they engender. The report documents UNFPA support for a number of programme
initiatives in this area, and concludes that in order to achieve the mutually
reinforcing UNCED and ICPD goals, mainstreamed in the Millennium Declaration,
actions are required by both developed and developing countries. |
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UN
National
trends in population, resources, environment and development : countries
profiles
UN-ESA, 2006, New-York.
A global commitment to eradicate poverty and promote sustained economic
growth and sustainable development was forged in the United Nations conferences
and summits of the 1990s, was advanced in 2000 with the adoption of the
Millennium Declaration, and recently was reinforced by Heads of State and
Government in the outcome document of the 2005 World Summit. In the years
leading up to the global conferences held during the 1990s, there was growing
recognition by scholars, policy makers and the general public that population
trends are inextricably linked with the availability of resources, the state
of the environment, and economic and social development. At the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro
in 1992, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD),
held in Cairo in 1994, and the series of conferences reviewing progress
achieved since those meetings, a global agreement emerged on the need for
a sustainable relationship between human numbers, resources and development. |
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Population
Environment and Development
UN-ESA, 2001.
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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World
Population Monitoring 2001: population, environment and development
UN-ESA, 2001.
ISBN 92-1-151359-6. |
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6. Health
UNEP/UNICEF/WHO
CHILDREN
IN THE NEW MILLENIUM: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON HEALTH
UNICEF/UNEP/WHO; 2002. 140p.
ISBN: 92 4 159016 5.
In the context of examining progress made since the 1990 World Summit
for Children and the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development, this book provides an overview of key environmental risks
to children's health and the underlying causes. Specific environmental
threats of major importance to children are described, including lack
of safe water and sanitation, chemical pollution and radiation, indoor
and outdoor air pollution and natural resource degradation. |
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UNEP
DOMESTIC
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Edited by H.H.B. Gopalan and S. Saksena.
253 p.
United Nations Environment Programme and Tata Energy Research Institute, New
Delhi, 1999.
This book is an assessment of the state of knowledge, contemporary situation,
and status of scientific data that links domestic environmental parameters
to the health of women and component of this study. The book provides examples
of how social and political backgrounds determine women’s activity and
patterns at home and work, and how this consequently affects their health. |
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UN
UNICEF
The
State of World's Children : Women and Children - the Double Dividend of
Gender Equality
UNICEF,
December 2006
ISBN-13:978-92-806-3998-8;
The State of the World's Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment
women face throughout their lives - and outlines what must be done to eliminate
gender discrimination and empower women and girls. It looks at the status
of women today, discusses how gender equality will move all the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) forward, and shows how investment in women's rights
will ultimately produce a double dividend: advancing the rights of both
women and children. |
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WHO
Essential
Environment Health Standards for Health Care
WHO , 2007
ISBN : 9789241547239
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Promoting
Physical and Active living in Urban Environment
WHO , 2006.
ISBN-13 9789289021814
People's participation in physical activity is influenced by the built,
natural and social environments in which people live as well as by personal
factors such as sex, age, ability, time and motivation. The way people organize
cities, design the urban environment and provide access to the natural environment
can be an encouragement or a barrier to physical activity and active living.
Other barriers exit in the social environments within which people work,
learn, play and live. |
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Environmental
Health in Emergencies and Disasters
WHO, Geneva, 2003.
Wisner, B., Adams, J. 272 p.
This volume distills what is known about environmental health during an
emergency or disaster. It draws on results from the International Decade
for Natural Disaster Reduction, and on experience with sustainable development
between the two Earth Summits, in Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg.
ISBN: 92 4 154541 0. |
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WSH CD-ROM - Water, Sanitation
and Health Electronic Library
WHO, Geneva, 2003.
This second edition of WHO's water sanitation and health electronic library
compiles information available from the World Health Organization on the
theme.
ISBN: 92 4 154577 1.
Available for download from: http://bookorders.who.int/ |
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The
health effects of indoor air pollution exposure in developing countries
WHO, Geneva, 2002.
WHO/SDE/OEH/02.05. 40 p.
by Nigel Bruce, Department of Public Health, University of Liverpool,
Rogelio Perez-Padilla, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases -Mexico,
Rachel Albalak, Department of International Health, Rollins School of
Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta. |
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THE
WORLD HEALTH REPORT 2002: Preventing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life
WHO, Oct. 2002.
This report examines more than risks to health and identifies interventions
that would reduce these risks, thereby increasing healthy life years.
The risks to health include underweight, unsafe sex, high blood pressure,
tobacco, alcohol, unsafe water and sanitation, cholesterol, indoor smoke
from solid fuels, iron deficiency and overweight. |
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CHILDREN'S
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT: A REVIEW OF EVIDENCE
An overview of the available evidence on the
relationship between the physical environment and children’s health,
identifying both research needs and policy priorities to protect children’s
health from environmental hazards.
A joint report from the European Environment Agency and the WHO Regional
Office for Europe.
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,
2002.
ISBN 92-9167-412-5. |
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DEPLETED
URANIUM IN KOSOVO: SOURCES, EXPOSURE AND HEALTH EFFECTS - 2001
Department of Protection of the Human Environment,
World Health Organization, Geneva, April 2001. |
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Monitoring
Ambient Air Quality for Health Impact Assessment
WHO Regional Publications, European Series,
No 85.
World Health Organization, Geneva, 1999.
A guide to the principles and methods of air quality assessment aimed
at measuring population exposure to ambient air pollutants and estimating
the effects on health. Addressed to policy-makers as well as scientists
engaged in air quality monitoring, the book responds to the failure of
most monitoring systems to provide data that are useful in estimating
and managing threats to health.
ISBN: 92 890 1351 6. |
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HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - 1997
Five Years After the Earth Summit
World Health Organization, Geneva, 1997.
WHO/EHG/97.8 - 242 p.
An expert assessment of what is known about the current state of environmental
degradation, its root causes, and the specific consequences for human
health. |
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH
- 1996
WHO/EHG/96.7. 297 p.
McMichael, A.J., Haines, A., Slooff, R., Kovats, S.
Prepared by a Task Group on Behalf of WHO, WMOand UNEP.
An expert scientific assessment of the impact that climate change might
have on the health of the world's population. The report adopts a cautious
approach, using the best scientific studies to provide reasonable predictions
and realistic recommendations for action. Throughout the report, the complexities
of climate change, the limitations of current research methodologies,
and the consequent uncertainty of future predictions are repeatedly emphasized.
Available for download from: http://bookorders.who.int/ |
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Environmental Health in Urban Development
Technical Report Series No 807.
WHO, 1991.
Assesses what can be done to alleviate the many severe health problems
associated with urban environments, where the living conditions of hundred
of millions of people adversely affect their health, cause misery, and
have potentially catastrophic social consequences.
ISBN: 92 4 120807 4.
Available for download from: http://bookorders.who.int/ |
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Water
for life: Making it happen
WHO and UNICEF; 2005.
ISBN: 92 4 156293 5.
Basic sanitation must reach 138 million more people every year through
2015 – close to 2 billion in total - to bring the world on track
to halve the proportion of people living without safe water and basic
sanitation. |
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WEHAB
7. Human Settlements
UN-HABITAT
| The
State of the World’s Cities 2006/2007
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, 2006. ISBN: 92/1/131811-4
It is generally assumed that urban populations are healthier, more literate
and more prosperous than rural populations. However, UN-HABITAT’s
State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 has broken new ground
by showing that the urban poor suffer from an urban penalty: Slum dwellers
in developing countries are as badly off if not worse off than their rural
relatives.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan
website: www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=5001
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The
State of the World’s Cities 2004/2005
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, September 2004. ISBN:
92-1-131705-3.
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London and Sterling.
The State of the World's Cities 2004/2005 charts the progress and the
challenges we face in this rapidly urbanising world. With contributions
from some of the world's leading urban scholars, writers and experts,
this report carries extensive examples, illustrations and facts that are
of use to experts and non-experts alike. First published in 2001, this
flagship report of UN-HABITAT now published every two years, represents
a further milestone in the efforts of the United Nations to gather, promote,
and disseminate information for policy makers and the public at large.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan
website: www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=5001
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Financing
urban shelter - Global Report on Human Settlements 2005
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, 2005. ISBN No.: 92-1-131739-8
Financing Urban Shelter presents the first global assessment of housing
finance systems, placing shelter and urban development challenges within
the overall context of macroeconomic policies. The report describes and
analyses housing finance conditions and trends in all regions of the world,
including formal housing finance mechanisms, microfinance and community
funding highlighting their relevance to the upgrading of slums.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan
website: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=4024 |
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The
Challenge of Slums - Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, 2003. ISBN No.: 1-844407-037-9.
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London and Sterling, VA. 300 pages.
Using a newly formulated operational definition of slums, this book presents
estimates of the numbers of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors
at all levels, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums
as well as their social, spatial and economic characteristics and dynamics.
It goes on to evaluate the principal policy responses to the slum challenge
of the last few decades.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan
website: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=4024
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WATER
AND SANITATION IN THE WORLD'S CITIES: Local Action for Global Goals
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, 2003. 304 pages.
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London and Sterling, VA. ISBN 1844070042.
This influential publication sets out in detail the scale of inadequate
provision of water and sanitation. It describes the impacts on health
and economic performance, showing the potential gains of remedial action;
it analyses the proximate and underlying causes of poor provision and
identifies information gaps affecting resource allocation; it outlines
the consequences of further deterioration; and it explains how resources
and institutional capacities – public, private and community –
can be used to deliver proper services through integrated water resource
management.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan
website: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3902
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THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES REPORT
UNCHS (Habitat), Nairobi, 2001.
ISBN 92-1-131476-3.
Starting with this 2001 edition, the State of the World's Cities Report
takes the reader through Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific,
the highly industrialized countries, Latin America and the Caribbean and
countries with economies in transition to understand better how shelter,
society, environment, economy, and, above all, systems of governance can
contribute to urban vibrancy and viability in a globalizing world. |
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CITIES
IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD: GLOBAL REPORT ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
UNCHS (Habitat), Nairobi, 2001.
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London and Sterling, VA. ISBN 1-85383-806-3.
Cities in a Globalizing World presents a comprehensive review of the world’s
cities and analyses the positive and negative impacts on human settlements
of the global trends towards social and economic integration and the rapid
changes in information and communication technologies.
The report can be ordered on the Earthscan website: hhttp://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3342
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UN
UNISDR
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LIVING
WITH RISK: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives
Prepared as an inter-agency effort coordinated
by the ISDR Secretariat with special support from the Government of Japan,
the WMO and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (Kobe, Japan); 2002. Geneva,
Switzerland.
Living With Risk is a 400 page study of the lessons learned by experts
and communities in response to hazards presented by natural forces - volcanoes,
fires, hurricanes, tsunamis, landslides and tornadoes - technological
accidents and environmental degradation. This document is a preliminary
version of a final publication, which will be published early 2003. |
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UNEP
UNU
IFRC
WORLD
DISASTERS REPORT - 2002
Focus on reducing risk- Published annually
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva -
240 p.
ISBN 92-9139-082-8. |
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WORLD
DISASTERS REPORT - 2001
Focus on recovery - Published annually
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva -
248 p. |
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8.
Development
UNDP
Human
Development Report 2006
Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest
challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains
our environments and supports livelihoods – but it is also a source
of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st Century, prospects for human
development are threatened by a deepening global water crisis. Debunking
the myth that the crisis is the result of scarcity, this report argues
poverty, power and inequality are at the heart of the problem. |
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Reducing
Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development
UNDP, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery,
2004.
ISBN 92-1-126160-0
The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) has drawn up this
global report with the aim to shed lights on the linkages between development
and disaster. The increasing impact of natural disasters on development
and the acknowledgement of development paths as determinant configuration
factors of disaster risk are the two main issues addressed in this Report.
It promotes disaster risk reduction through identifying appropriate development
policies integrating both disaster risk management and actions targeting
the 8 Millennium Development Goals achievement. |
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IMF
UN
ISDR
| Living
with Risk - A global review of disaster reduction initiatives
UN ISDR, 2004.
ISBN 92-1-101050-0 (two-volume set)
Vol I: ISBN 92-1-101064-0
Vol II: ISBN 92-1-101065-9
Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives brings
to light the urgent need for action to be taken – and the people
who are doing so – towards building sustainable societies in an
increasingly disaster-prone world. |
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WorldBank
World
Development Report 2007: Developement and the Next Generation
The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development / The World Bank, 2006
ISBN : 0-8213-6549-5 ; 978-0-8213-6549-6
The theme of the World Development Report (WDR) 2007 is youth,
aged 12 to 24. It focuses on decisions concerning the five phases with
the biggest long-term impact on how human capital is kept safe, developed,
and deployed. For each phase (continuing to learn, starting to work, developing
a healthful lifestyle, beginning a family, and exercising citizenship)
governments must increase investments directly and cultivate an environment
for young people and their families to invest in themselves. The WDR suggests
that a youth lens on policies affecting the five phases would help focus
on three broad directions: expanding opportunities, enhancing capabilities,
and providing second chances. Each pathway (opportunities, capabilities,
and second chances) is applied to each of the transitions, generating
reform suggestions.To mobilize the economic and political resources to
stimulate such reforms, countries must resolve three issues: better coordination
and integration with national policy, stronger voice, and more evaluation.
In addition, the WDR examines both youth migration, and their increasing
use of new technologies. |
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World
Development Report 2003: Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World
The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development / The World Bank, 2002.
ISBN : 0-8213-5187-7.
Available from: http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2003/
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9.
Atmosphere
IPCC
Climate
Change 2007 : The Physical Science Basis
IPCC, 2007.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that major
advances in climate modelling and the collection and analysis of data now
give scientists “very high confidence” (at least a 9 out of
10 chance of being correct) in their understanding of how human activities
are causing the world to warm . This level of confidence is much greater
than what could be achieved in 2001 when the IPCC issued its last major
report. |
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Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage
IPCC, 2005.
ISBN 92-9169-119-4
This report was produced by IPCC on the invitation of UNFCCC. |
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Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System
IPCC, 2005.
ISBN 92-9169-118-6
This report was produced by IPCC and the Technology and Economic Assessment
Panel (TEAP) on the invitation of UNFCCC and the Montreal Protocol. |
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Climate
Change and Biodiversity
IPCC, 2002. IPCC Technical Paper V, 77p.
ISBN 92-9169-104-7
This is a Technical Paper of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
prepared in response to a request from the United Nations Convention on
Biological Diversity. |
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| IPCC
Third Assessment Report: Climate Change 2001
Vol.
I - Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis - January 2001
Vol.
II - Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability - February
2001
Vol.
III - Climate Change 2001: Mitigation - March 2001
Vol.
IV - Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report - September 2001 |
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| Methodological
and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer
IPCC
Special Report, 2000.
Bert Metz, Ogunlade Davidson, Jan-Willem Martens, Sascha Van Rooijen and
Laura Van Wie Mcgrory (Eds.) - Cambridge University Press, UK. 432p.
Available from Cambridge
University Press
Summary for Policymakers
IPCC,
2000. 8p.
Available from IPCC
Secretariat in English,
French,
Spanish
and Russian.
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| Emissions
Scenarios
IPCC
Special Report , 2000.
Nebojsa Nakicenovic and Rob Swart (Eds.) - Cambridge University Press,
UK. 570p.
Available from Cambridge
University Press
Summary for Policymakers
IPCC,
2000. 20p.
Available from IPCC
Secretariat in English,
French, Spanish
and Russian.
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| Land
Use, Land-use Change and Forestry
IPCCSpecial Report, 2000.
Robert T. Watson, Ian R. Noble, Bert Bolin, N. H. Ravindranath, David
J. Verardo and David J. Dokken (Eds.) - Cambridge University Press, UK.
375p.
Available from Cambridge University Press
Summary for Policymakers
IPCC,
2000. 20p.
Available from IPCC
Secretariat in English,
French,
Spanish
and Russian. |
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| Climate
Change
WMO/UNEP, 1995.
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Second Assessment Report. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge. |
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UNEP
Vital
Climate Graphics
UNEP, 2005.
Vital Climate Change Graphics was first published in 2000 by UNE) and
GRID-Arendal. This updated edition, launched in February 2005, is based
on the Third Assessment Report (TAR)
of the IPCC that was published in 2001.
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Emmission
Tradings: Climate Change Working Group Statement by UNEP Finance Initiative
UNEP, 2003. Released at UNFCCC COP 9.
CCWG Emissions Trading CEO Briefing.
The report is available for download in pdf format. |
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| Climate
change and Winter Sports: Environmental and Economic Threats
IOC/UNEP, 2003.
Rolf Bürki, Hans Elsasser, Bruno Abegg. 5th World Conference on Sport
and Environment, Turin 2-3 December 2003. |
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Climate
Change and the Financial Services Industry: Module 1 & 2
UNEP, 2002.
Prepared by the UNEP FI Climate Change Working Group, July 2002.
The study shows why climate change is relevant to the financial services
industry and explains the need for long-term, market-based, frameworks
to foster finance sector participation.
Module
1 - 432 Kb
Module
2 - 276 Kb |
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| The
Asian Brown Cloud: Climate and other Environmental Impacts
UNEP RRC.AP, 2002.
ISBN: 92-807-2240-9.
Report commissioned by UNEP and prepared by the Center for Clouds, Chemistry
and Climate (C4).
It is a seven-year study by 200 scientists indicating that the "Asian
Brown Cloud" reduces the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground,
leading to a drop in crop productivity, as well as trapping heat, altering
rainfall and causing deadly respiratory diseases. |
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Protecting
the Ozone Layer. The United Nations History
Stephen O Andersen and K Madhava Sarma (UNEP),
2002. 513p.
ISBN 1853839051
This book tells the story of the ozone layer and how the Montreal Protocol
averted a grave threat to the whole of humanity through the destruction
of this layer. |
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UNFCCC
Key
GHG data
UNFCCC, 2005.
In this publication UNFCCC confirms that developed countries, taken as
a group, have achieved sizable emission reductions. Compared to the 1990
levels,
overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of these countries were down 5.9%
in 2003. But the secretariat warns that further efforts are required to
sustain these reductions and to cut the emissions further.
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National
Communications from Parties Included in Annex I to the Convention
Compilation
and Synthesis of Third National Communications
FCCC/SBI, 2003.
This is the executive summary of the compilation and synthesis report
on third national communications from Annex I Parties. It summarizes information
presented in the other parts of the report (FCCC/SBI/2003/7/Add.1–4).
This document provides an overview of trends in greenhouse gas emissions
in the period 1990–2000, highlights major policies and measures
of Annex I Parties, presents an overview of projections of emissions and
covers other information provided by Parties in their national communications. |
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UN
Protection
of the Atmosphere - Report of the Secretary General
E/CN.17/2001/PC/12, 2001.
Prepared by the World Meteorological
Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme as task managers
for chapter 9 of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United Nations
agencies and international organizations. |
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WHO
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Climate
change and human health - risks and responses
WHO, 2003. 250p..
ISBN 92 4 156248 X
This book, published by WHO in collaboration with UNEP and WMO, describes
the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely
impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should
respond, with particular focus on the health sector.
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WHO/UNEP
Scientific
Assessment of Ozone Depletion
(executive summary)
WMO/UNEP, 2002.
It contains the most up-to-date understanding of ozone depletion and reflects
the thinking of 250 international scientific experts who contributed to
its preparation and review. The full report is being prepared for publication.
Printed copies will be available in April 2003. |
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Scientific
Assessment of Ozone Depletion
WMO, 1998. WMO Ozone Report No. 44.
The Executive Summary is summarized under Ozone
depletion on the Emerging Issues page for Agenda 21 Chapter 9. |
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Environmental
Effects of Ozone Depletion
UNEP, 1997.
Interim Summary issued by the Ozone Secretariat, UNEP, Nairobi. |
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IUCN/UNEP
FAO
WorldBank
WRI
Pew
Center on Global Climate Change
| Climate
Change Mitigation in developing countries: Brazil, China, India, Mexico,
South Africa, and Turkey
William Chandler, Roberto Schaeffer, Zhou
Dadi, P.R. Shukla, Fernando Tudela, Ogunlade Davidson, Sema Alpan-Atamer,
2002.
For each of the six countries, the report profiles energy and emissions
sources, identifies measures contributing to climate mitigation, and evaluates
the potential for future mitigation. |
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Earlier
Assessments
- 1994 Report of the Halon Fire Extinguishing
Agents Technical Options Committee
- 1994 Report of the Technology and Economic
Assessment Panel - 1995 Assessment
- 1994 Report of the Aerosols Sterilants
and Miscellaneous Uses and Carbon Tetrachloride Technical Options
Committee
- 1994 Report of the Methyl Bromide Technical
Options Committee, 1995 Assessment
- 1994 Report of the Refrigeration, Air
Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee, 1995 Assessment
- 1994 Report of the Flexible and Rigid
Foams Technical Options Committee, 1995 Assessment
- 1994 Report of the Solvents, Coatings
and Adhesives Technical Options Committee, 1995 Assessment
- Technology and Economic Assessment Panel,
Part I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, March 1996 Report
- UNEP Technology and Economic Assessment
Panel, Vol. I & II, April 1997 Report
Issued by the Ozone Secretariat, UNEP, Nairobi. |
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10.
Integrated Management of Land Resources
UN
AGRICULTURE,
LAND AND DESERTIFICATION - Report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.17/2001/PC/13. Prepared by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as task manager for
chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment Programme as task
manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United
Nations agencies and international organizations and major groups. 29
March 2001. |
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UNEP
11.
Forests
FAO
| Global
Forest Resources Assessment 2005
FAO,
2006.
ISBN: 9251054819
FAO has been coordinating global forest resources assessments every five
to ten years since 1946. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA
2005) was carried out between 2003 and 2005.
Global
Forest Resources Assessment 2005 Key findings
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| State
of the World's Forests 2005
FAO,
2005. 168p.
ISBN: 9251051879.
The State of the World's Forests reports every two years on the status
of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key
issues concerning the forest sector. This edition presents a global picture
of the forest sector and the latest information on activities and developments.
Its theme, "realizing the economic benefits from forests", recognizes
that the economic viability of the forest sector is a prerequisite to
safeguarding the environmental, social and cultural functions of the resource.
Previous issues (2003,
2001,
1999,
1997,
1995)
are also available on: www.fao.org/forestry/fo/sofo/sofo-e.st |
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| People
and Forests
FAO, 2004. Participatory forestry publications, CD-ROM.
ISBN:9250052081
This CD-ROM contains 15 years of publications produced by FAO and its
partners under the Forest, Trees and People Programme. It includes a selection
of more than 70 publications on participatory forestry and related subjects,
and the final output of one of the best-known community forestry development
programmes. |
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Forest
Resources Assessment 2000
FAO, 2001. 102p.
ISSN: 02586150
The Forest Resources Assessment 2000 compiled and analysed a wide range
of information about the extent, composition, protection and utilization
of forests for each country. |
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Forest
products outlook study
FAO.
Working papers have been commissioned on a few topics that have been considered
as most important for the future wood product market outlook, including:
likely future changes in the nature and type of wood and fibre supplies;
trends in processing; and the future outlook for fuelwood supply and demand. |
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UNECE
UNEP
Cloud
Forest Agenda
UNEP-WCMC, 2004.
This report provides global maps of cloud forests, alongside information
on their biodiversity and watershed importance, and a regional analysis
of the threats to cloud forests. It concludes with an agenda for action,
identifying global to national priorities and opportunities.
The Cloud Forest Agenda has been funded by the members of the Mountain
Cloud Forest Initiative, comprising UNEP, the UNEP WCMC,, UNESCO Man
and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme and International Hydrological Programme
(IHP),
and the Commission on Ecosystem Management of IUCN. |
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Towards
a Global Tree Conservation Atlas
UNEP-WCMC/FFI, 2003. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity
Series No 15.
ISBN 92 807 2344 8
The report provides the case for a need to map the status and distribution
of the world’s threatened tree species. The report is a joint collaboration
between UNEP-WCMC and FFI.
A Global Tree Conservation Atlas will be one of the main outputs of the
Global Trees Campaign. |
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An
Assessment of the Status of the World's Remaining Closed Forests
UNEP GRID-Sioux Falls in collaboration
with the USGS/EROS Data Center. UNEP/DEWA/TR, 2001.
ISBN: 9280720287
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Wildland
Fires and the Environment:
a Global Synthesis
Joel S. Levine,
Atmospheric Sciences Division,
NASA Langley Research Center,
Hampton, USA;
Tom Bobbe,
USDA Forest Service,
Remote Sensing Application Center,
Salt Lake City, USA;
Nicolas Ray
and
Ronald G. Witt,
UNEP/Division of Environmental Information,
Assessment & Early Warning/GRID-Geneva,
Geneva, SWITZERLAND;
Ashbindu Singh,
UNEP/Division of Environmental Information,
Assessment & Early Warning/North America,
EROS Data Center,
Sioux Falls, USA,
1999.
ISBN: 92-807-1742-1
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WorldBank
& WWF
Running Pure: the Importance of Forest Protected Areas to Drinking Water
World Bank/WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation
and Sustainable Use, 2003.
ISBN 2-88085-262-5
A research report for the World Bank / WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation
and Sustainable Use. Written and edited by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton.
With major research and contributions by Rachel Asante Owusu, Ahmet Birsel,
David Cassells, José Courrau, Lawrence Hamilton, Sedat Kalem, Wang
Luan Keng, Leonardo Lacerda, Yildiray Lise, Stefano Pagiola, Sara Scherr
and Claudio Sericchio
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CIFOR/
Forest Trends/ Future Harvest
CIFOR
Annual Report 2006 : Building on success
CIFOR, 2007, Bogor, Indonesia, 60p
ISBN: 978-979-14-1216-2.
All organisations benefit from independent scrutiny, and for this reason
2006 was a particularly important year for CIFOR. An External Program and
Management Review (EPMR), commissioned by the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research, looked at every aspect of CIFOR’s work, from
the quality of its research to its institutional health, from its research
partnerships to its influence on forest policy. The review concluded that
CIFOR is rightly regarded as the world’s leading international forestry
research organisation. |
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Forest
Carbon and Local Livelihoods: Assessment of Opportunities and Policy Recommendations
Joyotee Smith and Sara J.Scherr, 2002. CIFOR
Occasional Paper No.37.
ISSN 0854-9818.
A new report from CIFOR and Washington D.C.-based Forest Trends challenges
conventional wisdom that carbon-trading between industry and tree growers
in developing countries will damage the environment and have negative
social consequences. |
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12.
Desertification
FAO-GEF-UNEP-UNCCD
Land
Degradation Assessment in Drylands
Preparatory Process
The GEF in partnership with FAO, UNEP, Global
Mechanism of the UNCCD and other partners, has provided resources to catalyse
an international undertaking in supporting a Land Degradation Assessment
in Drylands (LADA) project to develop and test an effective assessment
methodology for land degradation in drylands.
The LADA Secretariat is hosted by FAO:
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/lada/ |
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UN
Agriculture,
Land and Desertification - Report of the Secretary-General
UN, 2001. E/CN.17/2001/PC/13
Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
as task manager for chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment
Programme as task manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions
from other United Nations agencies and international organizations and
major groups. |
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UNCCD
UNEP
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Global
Deserts Outlook
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 9280727222.
The
Global Deserts Outlook presents a panorama of the environmental status of
the world's deserts : their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability,
biodiversity and natural resources. The report provides a balanced picture
of deserts as ecosystems which form a special part of the world's natural
and cultural heritage, and not simply as land that is the end result of the
process of desertification. Few places on earth contain a richer collection
of natural adaptations to the environment.
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United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought
and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa
UNEP, 1997.
ISBN: 9280714864
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a major achievement
of the international community. Stemming from the United Nations Earth
Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Convention is an innovative document,
which breaks new ground in international environmental law.
http://www.unccd.int/convention/menu.php
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World Atlas Desertification
UNEP, 1997. 182p.
ISBN: 0340691662
Available on Earthprint
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Mountains
UNEP
MOUNTAIN
WATCH: environmental change and sustainable development in mountains
UNEP-WCMC; Oct. 2002. ISBN 1 899628 20 7
The report, the first map-based assessment of environmental change in mountain
areas and the implications for sustainable development, has been compiled by
the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) as a contribution
to the International Year of the Mountains. |
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UN
| SUSTAINABLE
MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT - Report of the Secretary-General
A/62/292 . August
2007
The present report was prepared in response
to General Assembly resolution 60/198, in which the Assembly requested
the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-second session on the
status of sustainable development in mountain regions. The report describes
the status of sustainable mountain development at the national, regional
and international levels, including an overall analysis of the challenges
ahead, and provides suggestions for consideration by the Assembly as to
how to continue to promote effectively sustainable development in mountain
regions around the world within the existing policy context, including
chapter 13 of Agenda 21, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the
Millennium Development Goals.
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SUSTAINABLE
MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT - Report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.17/2001/PC/14. Prepared by the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
as task manager for chapter 13 of Agenda 21, with contributions from other
United Nations agencies and international organizations. March
2001.
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International
Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions
THE
BISHKEK MOUNTAIN PLATFORM - 2002
The Bishkek Mountain Platform will be the
concluding declaration from the Summit, and will provide a framework
for action for sustainable development of mountain regions. |
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Other
Sources
14.
Agriculture and Rural Development
FAO
Improving
Nutrition Programmes : An Assessment Tool for Action
FAO, 2006.
ISBN 978-92-5-105588-5
FAO has developed a methodology that allows countries to carry out in-depth
assessments of their community-based food and nutrition programmes. This
was done by carrying out an analysis of a number of successful programmes
in developing countries, for the purpose of identifying and understanding
best practices which contribute to improving the impact and sustainability
of such programmes. Based
on the lessons learned from them, a technical guide entitled Improving Nutrition
Programmes: an Assessment Tool for Action (AT) was developed and published
by FAO. |
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The
State of Food and Agriculture 2006
FAO, 2006.
ISBN 978-92-5-105600-4.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies
surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve
its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the possibility of harmful
secondary impacts.
Previous issues (1996,
1997,
1998,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003-4,
2005). |
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World
Agriculture: towards 2015/2030
FAO, 2003. 444p.
ISBN 9251048355.
This report is FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the
world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture. It presents the projections
and the main messages. The projections cover supply and demand for the
major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry.
A hardcopy of this report, as well as of the Summary report, can be ordered
at http://www.fao.org/icatalog/inter-e.htm.
Previous issues (2002).
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Food
Insecurity: when people live with hunger and fear starvation
Fao, 2001.108p.
ISBN 925104628X.
The state of food insecurity in the world reports on global and national
efforts to reach the goal set by the 1996 World Food Summit: to reduce
by half the number of undernourished people in the world by the year 2015.
Previous issues (1999,
2000). |
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UN
WEHAB
15.
Biological Diversity
UN
UNEP
Global
Marine Assessments : A survey of global and regional assessments and related
scientific activities of the marine environment
UNEP-WCMC, Fev 2007. Biodiversity Series No
27.
ISBN: 978-92-807-2800-2
Today, the urgency to understand the state and functioning of our oceans
is greater than ever. The fact that water covers more than two-thirds of
the Earth’s surface (over 335 million square kilometres) is often
quoted; the big question is why is the ocean so important? |
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the front line - Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from
mangroves and coral reefs
UNEP-WCMC, 2006. Biodiversity Series No 24.
ISBN: 92-807-2681-1
Sue Wells, Corinna Ravilious and Emily Corcoran.
The tragic and devastating consequences of the Asian tsunami, December
2004 , and the hurricanes and cyclones of 2005 were a wake up call for
the global community, dramatically drawing attention to the dangers of
undermining the services that coastal ecosystems provide to humankind.
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| Protected
Areas and Biodiversity: An Overview of Key Issues
CBD Secretariat and UNEP-WCMC, February 2004.
Biodiversity Series No 21.
ISBN: 92 807 2404 5
Protected Areas and Biodiversity: An Overview of Key Issues synthesizes
key aspects in the development of protected areas: the level of international
commitment, the relationship of protected areas to sustainable development,
and critical issues related to their effectiveness. This publication has
been compiled by the Secretariat of the CBD and UNEP-WCMC as an input
to the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. |
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| Bamboo
Biodiversity - Africa, Madagascar and the Americas
UNEP-WCMC/INBAR, 2004. Biodiversity Series
No 19. 340p.
ISBN: 92 807 2383 9
Nadia Bystriakova, Valerie Kapos, Igor Lysenko.
Publisher University of California Press.
Order directly from the University of California Press on: http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9941. |
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World
Atlas of Biodiversity
UNEP-WCMC, 2002. 340p.
ISBN: 0-520-23668-8
Order directly from the University of California Press on: http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9941.
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Global Biodiversity Assessment
UNEP, 1995. 1140p.
ISBN: 0521564808
Available through Earthprint from http://www.earthprint.com/ |
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Global
Biodiversity 1992: Status of the Earth's Living Resources
Compiled by World Conservation Monitoring
Centre in collaboration with The Natural History Museum, London, and in
association with IUCN, UNEP, WWF & WRI.
Chapman & Hall, London, 1992. 585p. |
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UNEP-CITES
CITES
Handbook
CITES, 2001. 360p.
ISBN 2-88323-009-9,
The CITES Handbook has been compiled to provide for the Parties to CITES
and others who are interested the most essential texts for the implementation
of the Convention in one single reference book. |
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UNEP
& CI
Tourism
and Biodiversity: Mapping Tourism’s Global Footprint
UNEP/CI, 2003.
The publication illustrates the overlap between tourism development
(present and forecasted) and biodiversity hotspots highlighting tourism
related threats and opportunities for biodiversity conservation and improved
human welfare. |
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UNEP
& IUCN
UNEP-SBCD
Biodiversity
and Sustainable Development
UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (SCBD), 2002.
SBCD published texts to promote general understanding of the importance
of, and the measures required for, the conservation of biological diversity.
Newsletter and brochures are available on SBCD website: http://www.biodiv.org/outreach/
awareness/publications.asp. |
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Global
Biodiversity Outlook
UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (SCBD), 2001.
This release is the result of an ambitious collective effort that point
at some of the critical issues that must be adressed if the Convention
is to succeed in meeting its three objectives, namely, the conservation
of the biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and
the equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources. |
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Handbook
of the Convention on Biological Diversity
UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), 2001.
ISBN 1-85383-737-7
This Handbook is intended to provide a reference guide to decisions adopted
by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological
Diversity as well as a guide to ongoing activities in relation to particular
Articles and/or thematic areas of the Convention. |
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UNESCO
WEHAB
MA-Secretariat
WWF
 Living
Planet Report 2004
WWF, 2004.
ISBN: 2-88085-265-X.
The Living Planet Report is WWF's periodic
update on the state of the world's ecosystems - as measured by the Living
Planet Index - and the human pressures on them through the consumption
of renewable natural resources - as measured by the Ecological Footprint.
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Money
talks: Economic Aspects of Marine Turtle Use and Conservation
WWF, 2004.
Troëng, S. and Drews C.
The study – the first to assess the economic value of sea turtles
on a global scale – compared the revenue generated from killing
turtles or collecting their eggs with that generated from tourism at a
total of 18 sites in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. It
shows that the worldwide decline in sea turtle populations jeopardizes
jobs, tourism and coastal economies, especially in developing countries,
two thirds of which have sea turtles. |
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Switching
Channels: Wildlife trade routes into Europe and the UK
WWF/TRAFFIC, 2002. 15p.
Illegal wildlife trade routes are difficult to uncover.By their very nature
they are covert, sometimes run by organised criminals,and often used to
smuggle other commodities such as drugs and guns.This report attempts
to uncover some of these complex trade routes into Europe and the UK,as
well as the techniques used to smuggle wildlife. |
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IPCC
Climate
Change and the Biodiversity
IPCC, 2002. IPCC Technical Paper V, 77p.
ISBN 92-9169-104-7.
This is a Technical Paper of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
prepared in response to a request from the United Nations Convention on
Biological Diversity. |
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Biotechnology
FAO
UN
UNEP
-SCBD
Convention
on Biological Diversity :Voluntary Guidelines on Biodiversity-Inclusive
Impact Assessment
UNEP/CBD, March 2006, Brazil
At its sixth meeting the Conference of the Parties, in decision VI/7 A endorsed
the draft guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into
environmental impact assessment legislation and/or processes and in strategic
environmental assessment. In the same decision, the Executive Secretary
was requested to compile and disseminate, through the clearing-house mechanism
and other means of communication, current experiences in environmental impact
assessment and strategic environmental assessment procedures that incorporate
biodiversity-related issues, as well as experiences of Parties in applying
the guidelines. |
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Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity: text
and annexes
UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity, 2000.
ISBN: 92-807-1924-6.
The objective of this Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate
level of protection in the field of safe transfer, handling and use of
living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may
have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, and specifically
focusing on transboundary movements.
(Arabic,
Chinese,
English,
French,
Russian,
Spanish) |
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17.
Oceans
AIMS
STATUS
OF CORAL REEFS :in Tsunami Affected Countries - 2005
edited by Clive Wilkinson, David Souter and
Jeremy Goldberg
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, ISSN 1447-6185
The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December 2004 caught many people unprepared and
unaware in Indian Ocean countries. This unexpected event struck without
apparent warning on a clear day; many local people and tourists were on
the beach and some walked over coral reef flats as the water receded to
investigate a hidden realm. Within minutes, a series of massive waves returned
to carry them away and invade the land. The tsunamis resulted in more than
250,000 people killed or missing and caused massive destruction to coastal
resources and infrastructure. Our focus in this book is on the impacts on
the natural coastal resources, especially the coral reefs and associated
ecosystems, and the responses by the international community. But we cannot
ignore that far more damage was done to the lives of people of the region
and the world. |
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STATUS
OF CORAL REEFS OF THE WORLD: 2002 - 2002
edited by Clive Wilkinson,
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Dec. 2002. Australia.
ISSN 1447-6185. |
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STATUS OF CORAL REEFS OF THE WORLD:
2000
edited by Clive Wilkinson, Global Coral Reef
Monitoring Network
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, 2000
Issued every two years
1998 edition web version: http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998
2000 edition web version: http://www.aims.gov.au/scr2000 |
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FAO
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Rewiew
of the Curent State of World Aquaculture Insurance- 2006
FAO, Rome 2006. van Anrooy, R.; Secretan,
P.A.D.; Lou, Y.; Roberts, R.; Upare, M. ISBN
92-5-105532-7
Due to the rapidly changing production processes
in aquaculture worldwide (e.g. submergible cages, sea ranching, intensification,
aquaponics and recirculation systems), which sometimes increase vulnerability
to disease outbreaks and which generally require large investments from
aquaculturists, over the last decades the demand for insurance to share
and cover the risks involved has increased significantly within the aquaculture
sector. Risk management is increasingly gaining attention within the aquaculture
sector, which is reflected in the development and increasing implementation
of Better Management Practices (BMPs), Codes of Conduct and Codes of Good
Practice, Standard Operational Procedures, certification and traceability.
Aquaculture insurance is one of the tools used in aquaculture risk management,
but there is considerable ignorance within the aquaculture industry about
its availability, the process of obtaining insurance cover, especially
on aquaculture stock mortality, and the constraints to insurers providing
its services.
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AQUACULTURE
IN THE THIRD MILLENIUM - 2001
NACA/FAO, 2001. Subasinghe, R.P., Bueno, P.,
Phillips, M.J., Hough, C., McGladdery, S.E., & Arthur, J.E. (Eds.)
Technical Proceedings of the Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium,
Bangkok, Thailand. 20-25 February 2000. NACA, Bangkok and FAO, Rome. 471pp.
ISBN: 974-7313-55-3. |
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WORLD
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ATLAS CD-ROM - 2001
FAO Fisheries Department, FAO, Rome, 2001 |
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THE
STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (SOFIA) - 1996,
1998,
2000,
2002
, 2004
FAO Fisheries Department, FAO, Rome
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the Fisheries
Department's premier advocacy document. It is published every two years
with the purpose of providing policy-makers, civil society and those who
derive their livelihood from the sector a comprehensive, objective and
global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated
policy issues.
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GESAMP
THE
REVISED GESAMP HAZARD EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CARRIED
BY SHIP
GESAMP
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/ WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
IMO; 2002. London. Rep. Stud. GESAMP: No.64, 126 pp. Pub. no. 491/01,
ISSN 1020-4873, ISBN 92-801-5131-2
This report provides an updated set of criteria for evaluating the hazards
of chemical substances that may enter the marine environment through operational
discharge, accidental spillage, or loss overboard from ships. |
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SEA OF TROUBLES - 2001
PROTECTING
THE OCEANS FROM LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES - 2001
GESAMP
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/ WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
UNEP/GRID-arendal; 2001. Rep. Stud. GESAMP: No.70, 15 jan, 35 pp. ISBN
82-7701-010-9
UNEP/GRID-arendal; 2001. Rep. Stud. GESAMP: No.71, 15 jan, 162 pp. ISBN
82-7701-011-7
 These
reports are a major contribution to our understanding of the state of
the marine environment and the impact of human activity. GESAMP is an
advisory body consisting of specialized experts nominated by the Sponsoring
Agencies. Its principal task is to provide scientific advice concerning
the prevention, reduction and control of the degradation of the marine
environment to the Sponsoring Agencies. |
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Estimate
of Oil Entering the Marine Environment from Sea-Based Activities
GESAMP
, IMO, 2007
Reports and Studies. N° 75, 96p
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THE STATE OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
- 1990
GESAMP
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
UNEP; 1990. Nairobi. Reports and Studies: No. 115, 111 p., and Technical
Annexes RSRS: No. 114/1 and 114/2, 676 p
More Reports and Studies are available at GESAMP website: http://gesamp.imo.
org/publicat.htm |
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ICRAN
Status
of Coral Reefs of the World
ICRAN, 2004
The Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004 report documents how human
activities continue to be the primary cause of the global coral reef crisis.
The report details many new initiatives aimed at reversing this degradation
such as by conserving the biodiversity, the economic value and beauty of
coral reefs. The report recognises that the major stresses to coral reefs
are: natural forces that they have coped with for millions of years; direct
human pressures, including sediment and nutrient pollution from the land,
over-exploitation and damaging fishing practices, engineering modification
of shorelines; and the global threats of climate change causing coral bleaching,
rising sea levels and potentially threatening the ability of corals to form
skeletons in more acid waters. If reefs are to survive as our natural heritage,
we need to act locally to reduce direct human impacts and, globally, to
combat greenhouse emissions. |
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REPORT
OF THE MEETING OF THE REGIONAL GROUP OF EXPERTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CORAL
REEF ACTION NETWORK (ICRAN) - 2002
UNEP/(DEC)/EAS/ICRAN-GEO, 21 March 2002.
Report of the meeting which was held at Phuket, Thailand, from the 28th
to 30th January 2002. ICRAN
partners have created a globally integrated action plan to manage and
protect coral reefs, based on recommendations from the International Coral
Reef Initiative (ICRI). |
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UN
OCEANS
AND SEAS- REPORT TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL
E/CN.17/2001/PC/16. prepared by the
Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas of the Administrative
Committee on Coordination as task manager for chapter 17 of Agenda
21, with contributions from international agencies and organizations.
March 2001. |
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UNEP/GIWA
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Challenges
to International Waters ; Regional Assessments in a Global Perspective
UNEP/GIWA, February 2006, 120p
ISBN : 91-89584-47-3
The GIWA Final Report provides a comprehensive review of the most important
findings from the GIWA regional reports. It summarises the major transboundary
concerns and their environmental and socio-economic impacts. To better
understand these concerns and develop solutions to address them, the Report
identifies the root causes and draws policy relevant conclusions. It also
outlines knowledge gaps which impede the sustainable management of international
waters.
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Arctic
Greenland, East Greenland Shelf, West Greenland Shelf
UNEP, 2004.
GIWA Regional assessment 1b, 15, 16
Pedersen, S.A., Madsen, J. and M. Dyhr-Nielsen
ISSN 1651-940X
Major concerns are due to overexploitation of fish, seabirds and marine
mammals and toxic contamination of the marine resources due to long-range
transport from chemical emissions to water and air in industrial areas
in northern Asia, Europe and America. In the Northern part, severe impacts
on the arctic habitats can be expected, if global warming continues unabated. |
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Baltic
Sea
UNEP, 2005.
GIWA Regional assessment 17
Lääne, A., Kraav, E., and G. Titova
ISSN 1651-940X
The Baltic Sea region is one of the largest brackish water areas in the
world. It is a semi-enclosed sea, which together with other physical as
well as socio-economic characteristics makes it very sensitive to anthropogenic
pressures. Eutrophication remains the most pressing problem in the region,
as nitrogen and phosphorus inputs are still too high, despite considerable
efforts to reduce discharges. The issue of overexploitation of fish is
also considered as a severe problem, mainly due to the overutilisation
of fishing quotas, high exploitation rate and oversized fleet capacity. |
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Barents
Sea
UNEP, 2004.
GIWA Regional assessment 11
Matishov, G., Golubeva, N., Titova, G., Sydnes, A. and B. Voegele
ISSN 1651-940X
Overfishing of cod and haddock, nuclear waste storage, the invasion of
the Red King crab and a projected six-fold increase in oil and gas transportation
are some of the issues threatening the unique Barents Sea Arctic ecosystem.
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Caspian
Sea
UNEP, 2003.
GIWA Regional assessment 23
Stolberg, F., Borysova, O., Mitrofanov, I., Barannik, V. and P. Eghtesadi
The Caspian Sea is the largest land-locked water body on earth, bordered
by five countries and influenced by three more in the catchment area.
The assessment of the current situation and historical trends identified
that Habitat and community modification exerts the greatest impact on
the ecosystem of the Caspian Sea. |
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UNEP
Cold-water
coral reefs, Out of sight – no longer out of mind
June 2004 by the UNEP World Conservation
Monitoring Centre as part of the Centre's Biodiversity Series.
The document describes the various cold-water coral reef ecosystems and associations
together with their known and potential worldwide geographical distribution.
Case studies and observations from several locations illustrate the state of
these reefs and highlight their vulnerability to threats caused by human activities,
which have already destroyed or affected a large number of cold water coral
reefs. |
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World
Atlas of Seagrasses - 2003
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre,
2003
Edited by Edmund P. Green and Frederick T. Short
310 pages .ISBN 0-520-24047-2.
The Atlas is a collaboration of more than 50 authors from 25 nations. Fully
illustrated, the Atlas contains the first global and regional maps of seagrass
distribution and a wealth of information on key issues concerning this 'forgotten'
ecosystem.
Available from University of California Press, Tel +1 510 642-4243, website: http://www.ucpress.edu
URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/seagrassatlas/. |
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From
Ocean to Aquarium: The Global Trade in Marine Ornamentals -
2003
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre,
2003
Citation: Wabnitz, C., Taylor, M., Green, E., Razak, T. 2003.
From Ocean to Aquarium. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK.
URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/UNEP_WCMC_bio_series/17.htm. |
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WORLD
ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS - 2001
United Nations Environment Programme World
Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, and Edmund P. Green.
424 pages, ISBN 0-520-23255-0.
The most detailed assessment ever of the status and distribution of the world's
coral reefs prepared by the
Available from University of California Press, Tel +1 510 642-4243, website: http://www.ucpress.edu |
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WorldFish
Center
REEF
BASE - 2002
Project by the WorldFish Center, with
support from the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
and UNEP
ReefBase is an online information system on coral reefs, and was designed to
provide relevant data and information to reef managers and scientists, as well
as the general public. |
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Other
Sources
REEFS
AT RISK: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World's
Coral Reefs - 1998
by Dirk Bryant, Lauretta Burke, John
McManus and Mark Spaulding. 56 p.
WRI/ICLARM/WCMC/UNEP. World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., 1998.
This publication is a map-based indicator of threats to the world's coral reefs.
This global analysis evaluated human pressure on coral reefs for 55,000 coral
reef locations worldwide. |
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The
Ocean...Our future - 1998
Report of the Independent World Commission
on the Oceans, M. Soares (ed.).
Report to the UN General Assembly assessing the state of ocean management.
Cambridge University Press, 1998. |
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A Global International Waters
Assessment (GIWA) is
now in preparation, with a secretariat under UNEP hosted by
the University of Kalmar, Sweden, and with financial support
from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNEP and other
donors. It is to develop a comprehensive strategic framework
for the identification of priorities for remedial and mitigatory
actions in international waters (both fresh and marine) |
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Freshwater
WWAP
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Water Development Report 2
WWAP, 2006.
The triennial UN World Water Development Report is a joint undertaking
of 24 UN agencies comprising UN-Water in partnership with governments
and other stakeholders, and coordinated by WWAP.
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World
Water Development Report
WWAP, 2003.
The World
Water Development Report is a periodic, comprehensive review giving
an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources,
and aiming to provide decision-makers with the tools for sustainable
use of our water. The first edition of this report, Water for People,
Water for Life, will be launched on World Water Day (March 22nd) at the
Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan.
Executive Summary Available online in 7 languages: Arabic ; German ; Japanese ; English ; Russian ; French ; Spanish.
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World
Water Development Report: Fitting the pieces together
WWAP, 2002.
This pamphlet was published by the World
Water Assessment Programme. It offers an evaluation of our stewardship
abilities, an authoritative picture of the state of the world's water
resources, and a description of critical problems. The UN ACC Subcommittee
on Water Resources has decided to begin the preparation of a periodic
World Water Development Report (WWDR), with the first edition to be published
in 2003.
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Water
Security: a Preliminary Assessment of Policy Progress since Rio
WWAP/WWDR, 2001.
This publication was released by the World Water Assessment Programme
(WWAP) for the International Conference on Freshwater (Bonn, December
2001). It reviews national policy developments since 1992, and prepares
the way for the water agenda at Johannesburg and the 3d World Water Forum.
Now also available online in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian,
and Spanish on
WWAP website.
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GIWA
Challenges
to International Waters; Regional Assessments in a Global Perspective
The GIWA Final Report provides a comprehensive
review of the most important findings from the GIWA regional reports.
It summarises the major transboundary concerns and their environmental
and socio-economic impacts. To better understand these concerns and
develop solutions to address them, the Report identifies the root causes
and
draws policy relevant conclusions. It also outlines knowledge gaps
which impede the sustainable management of international waters.
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FAO
UNEP
Trishna
and the dream of water
UNEP, May 2006.
ISBN No: 92-807-2723-0
A children's environmental storybook based on deserts and desertification.
Trishna and the Dream of Water is part of the Tunza Environmental Series
for Children."Tunza" means " to treat with care of affection"
in Kiswahili. UNEP hopes to inspire caring for the Earth through creative
literature that sparks the interest and awareness of children, their parents
and teachers. See also 'Tore and the Town on Thin Ice', 'Tessa and the Fishy
Mystery', 'Theo and the Giant Plastic Ball' and 'Tina and the Green City'. |
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Groundwater and its susceptibility to degradation: A global assessment
of the problem and options for management
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN: 92-807-2297-2.
The publication provides an overview of groundwater occurrence and of
the main issues affecting its quantity and quality. Produced with the
support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and
the Belgian Development Corporation (DGDC), this review is intended for
planners and other decision-makers at national/provincial government level
and for the general reader. |
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Water for the Future: An annotated bibliography for World Water Day and
the International Year of Freshwater
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN: 92 807-2306-3.
To mark World Water Day and the International Year of Freshwater, the
United Nations Environment Programme has compiled a bibliography of more
than 600 water publications, from a wide range of UN bodies and specialized
agencies, featuring material in three languages (English, French and Spanish). |
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Atlas of the International Freshwater Agreements
UNEP, 2002.
ISBN: 9280722328.
The Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements was compiled under the
direction of Aaron T. Wolf, Oregon State University, in collaboration
with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations. "The World'S International Freshwater
Agreements" was authored by Meredith A. Giordano and Aaron T. Wolf.
"Thematic Maps: Visualizing Spatial Variability and Shared Benefits"
was authored by Aaron T. Wolf. |
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Virtual Water Graphics:
An Overview of the State of the World's Fresh and Marine Waters
UNEP/GRID-arendal, 2002.
ISBN: 9280722360
This publication produces a clear overview, through a set of graphics,
maps and other illustrations, of the state of the world's fresh and marine
waters.
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UNESCO/WHO/UNEP
UN
UN
ESCWA
WEHAB
WEHAB
Framework For Action on Water and Sanitation
WEHAB, 2002.
This comprehensive paper on water and sanitation released during the panel
discussion on water sanitation outlines the major areas of concern and
need for action in the area of freshwater. Prepared by WEHAB for the World
Summit on Sustainable Development. August 2002. |
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WHO/UNICEF
Water
for life: Making it happen
WHO and UNICEF; 2005.
ISBN: 92 4 156293 5.
Basic sanitation must reach 138 million more people every year through
2015 – close to 2 billion in total - to bring the world on track
to halve the proportion of people living without safe water and basic sanitation.
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Global
Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment
WHO/UNICEF, 2000.
The WHO and UNICEF Joint
Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) provides a snapshot
of water supply and sanitation worldwide at the turn of the millennium using
information available from different sources. |
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IFPRI/IWMI
Global
Water Outlook to 2025: Averting an Impending Crisis
IFPRI/IWMI, 2002. 36p.
ISBN 0-89629-646-6.
This outlook reports that if current trends in water policy and investment
hold or worsen, we will soon face threats to the global food supply, further
environmental damage, and ongoing health risks for the hundreds of millions
of people lacking access to clean water. |
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IWMI
World
Water and Climate Atlas
IWMI, 1999.
Geographic Information System available on
CD-ROM
Prepared by International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
http://www.iwmi.org/
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WWF
19.
Toxic Chemicals
FAO & UNEP & WHO
Child
Pesticide Poisoning: Information for Advocacy and Action
Published in May 2004 by the Chemicals
Programme of UNEP (UNEP Chemicals) with the assistance of UNEP’s
Information Unit for Conventions.
The main text was prepared for FAO, UNEP, and WHO by Dr. Lynn Goldmann, Professor,
Environmental Health Sciences, John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health,
Baltimore, USA. These organizations wish to acknowledge the contributions to
the report from Mr. Bill Murray, FAO, Dr. Bo Wahlström, UNEP and Dr. Jenny
Pronczuk, WHO.
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UN
UNEP
GLOBAL
MERCURY ASSESSMENT REPORT
UNEP chemicals, Geneva, Switzerland, December
2002.
This publication is produced within the framework of the
Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). |
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CHEMICAL POLLUTION: A Global
Overview - 1992
Earthwatch/UNEP, prepared by IRPTC
and GEMS/MARC
UNEP, Geneva, 1992 - 106 p. |
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PIC
(UNEP/FAO)
THE
ROTTERDAM CONVENTION - 1998
The Convention establishes a first line of
defense by giving importing countries the tools and information they
need to identify potential hazards and exclude chemicals they cannot
manage safely. |
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WWF
20.
Hazardous Wastes
GESAMP
Estimates
of Oil Entering the Marine Environment from Sea-based Activities
GESAMP
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/ WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection), 2007
As part of the global effort to reduce oil inputs into the marine environment
from ships and other sea-based activities, an independent detailed
assessment of inputs from the various sources is periodically required.
This has been conducted previously (GESAMP 1976, 1993; MEPC 1990; the National
Research Council in the United States (NRC) 1975, 1985, 2003; amongst others).
In the late 1990s, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of
IMO requested GESAMP to evaluate carefully all available data sources on
oil inputs into the marine environment from sea-based activities (i.e. maritime
transportation, offshore exploration and production), and particularly to
develop approaches
that might be used for the provision of such input data. |
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THE
REVISED GESAMP HAZARD EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CARRIED
BY SHIP
GESAMP
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/ WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
IMO; 2002. London. Rep. Stud. GESAMP: No.64, 126 pp. Pub. no. 491/01,
ISSN 1020-4873, ISBN 92-801-5131-2
This report provides an updated set of criteria for evaluating the hazards
of chemical substances that may enter the marine environment through operational
discharge, accidental spillage, or loss overboard from ships. |
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UN
UNEP
Vital
Waste Graphics
UNEP, 2004. The Basel Convention,
GRID-Arendal and GRID-Europe. ISBN: 82-7701-028-1.
The aim of the
publication is to provide an overview of relevant waste-related
issues
in a user-friendly manner. Different aspects are discussed,
including definitions of waste, generation of waste,
waste streams, transport and trade issues, cross-cutting
themes linked to sustainable development such as climate
change and poverty, as well as hopes and solutions. |
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Case
Study on the recovery of Hazardous Wastes in Estonia
at an Oil Shale Distillation Unit in Narva
UNEP/Secretariat for the Basel Convention,
1997 |
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Environmental
Hazards of War: Releasing Dangerous Forces in an
Industrial World
PRIO/UNEP, 1990 |
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21.
Solid Wastes/Sewage
UN
IMO
22.
Radioactive Wastes
IAEA
Identification
of Radioactive Sources and Devices
IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 5, 2007
.ISBN 92-0-111406-0
This manual has been produced as part of the IAEA’s Action Plan for
the Safety of Radiation Sources and Security of Radioactive Material. It
is intended to: assist in the recognition and identification of objects
thought to be radioactive devices, sources and transport packages; provide
instruction on what to do and how to obtain further help; enhance awareness
of the existence of radioactive devices, sources and transport packages;
and provide information on the International Catalogue of Sealed Radioactive
Sources and Devices through regulatory authorities in IAEA Member States.
It will also help in identifying sources for events that are reported for
inclusion in the IAEA’s Illicit Trafficking Database.. |
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Radiation,
People and the Environment
Produced by the IAEA Division of Public Information,
February 2004.
Produced in close co-operation with the UK National Radiological Protection
Board, the book provides a broad overview on the subject of ionizing radiation,
its effects and uses, as well as the measures in place to ensure it can
be used safely. It also discusses the benefits and risks of practices
that use such radiation in medicine, industry and energy production and
considers some topical concerns about environmental pollution, waste management,
emergencies and transportation safety. |
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Security
of Radioactive Sources
STI/PUB/1165, 617 pp.; 33 figures; 2003, ISBN
92-0-107403-4, English, 12 September 2003.
The International Conference on Security of Radioactive Sources was organized
with the aims of promoting information exchange on, and raising awareness
of, key issues relating to the security of high risk radioactive sources,
and of fostering a better understanding of the measures necessary to improve
the security of such sources and to enhance preparedness for radiological
emergencies. These proceedings contain the addresses and papers presented
at the conference, as well as records of the discussions and the conference
findings. |
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Radiological
Conditions in Areas of Kuwait with Residues of Depleted Uranium
STI/PUB/1164, 73 pp.; 12 figures; 2003, ISBN
92-0-106603-1, English, 10 September 2003.
This report, prepared by an international group of experts, constitutes
the first comprehensive radiological assessment of compliance with international
radiation protection criteria and standards for areas with residues of
depleted uranium munitions carried out under the auspices of the IAEA.
It provides a detailed description of the IAEA’s investigation of
the radiological conditions in areas of Kuwait with residues of depleted
uranium, the results of the radiological assessment, the overall and site
specific findings and conclusions of the assessment, and the recommendations
of the expert group. |
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The
Long Term Storage of Radioactive Waste: Safety and Sustainability
IAEA, 2003. IAEA-LTS/RW.
This position paper of international experts focuses on factors influencing
decisions on the storage and geological disposal of highly radioactive
wastes. |
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Climate
Change and Nuclear Power
IAEA, 2000. This
booklet summarizes nuclear power's current status, including the issues
of cost, safety, waste management and nuclear non proliferation and its
potential for contributing to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
called for in the Climate Change Convention. |
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Radioactive
Waste Management - Turning Options into Solutions
IAEA, 2000. This
report summarizes the presentations and discussions held during the Scientific
Forum (19-20 September 2000) at the 44th Regular Session of the General
Conference. |
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Nuclear
Power for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
IAEA, 2000. This
publication briefly assesses, under the Kyoto Protocol, nuclear power's
role in light of global environmental challenges and energy needs, and
includes national case studies on China, India, Viet Nam and Pakistan
to explore the potential role of nuclear power as a Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) technology. |
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Sustainable
Development: A Role for Nuclear Power?
IAEA, 1999. This
report summarizes the presentations and discussions held during the Scientific
Forum (28-29 September 1999) at the 43rd Regular Session of the General
Conference. |
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Sustainable
Development and Nuclear Power
IAEA, 1997. This
brochure discusses the concerns that limit the acceptance of nuclear power
- the perceived health effects, consequences of severe accidents, disposal
of high level waste and nuclear proliferation. It outlines the distinct
advantages of nuclear power and make extensive comparisons with other
energy sources. |
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Ten
Years after Chernobyl: What Do We Really Know?
IAEA, 1996. This
booklet highlights the results of an international conference in 1996
sponsored by the IAEA, World Health Organization, and European Community
on the consequences of the 1986 accident. It is based principally upon
the results of an international conference, "One Decade After Chernobyl:
Summing Up the Consequences of the Accident," which brought together
more than 800 experts from 71 countries in Vienna in April 1996 under
sponsorship of the European Commission (EC), WHO and IAEA. |
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Environmental
Impact of Radioactive Release
Proceedings of a Symposium, Vienna, 8-12 May
1995
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1995 874 p. |
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UN
UNEP
UNEP
Depleted Uranium Awareness Leaflet
Post-Conflict Assessment Unit,
United Nations Environment Programme, September 2003.
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Depleted
Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Post-Conflict Environmental
Assessment
Post-Conflict Assessment Unit, United Nations
Environment Programme, March 2003, Geneva.
This report confirms for the first time that DU from weapons used in Bosnia
and Herzegovina in 1994 and 1995 has contaminated local supplies of drinking
water at one site, and can still be found in dust particles suspended in the
air. The UNEP team who collated the information included representatives from
WHO and IAEA. |
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Depleted
Uranium in Serbia and Montenegro: Post-Conflict Environmental
Assessment in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Post-Conflict Assessment Unit, United Nations
Environment Programme, March 2002, Geneva.
ISBN 92-807-2146-1 |
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Depleted
Uranium in Kosovo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
Balkans Unit, United Nations Environment
Programme, Geneva, 2001. |
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UNSCEAR
Hereditary
Effects of Radiation
United Nations Scientific Committee on the
Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), 2001.
UNSCEAR 2001 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annex.
This report includes an evaluation of those diseases, which have both hereditary
and environmental components, the so-called multifactorial diseases. This report
provides a unique scientific basis for estimating radiation risk, establishing
radiation protection and safety standards and regulating radiation sources
for governments and organizations throughout the world.
http://www.unscear.org/reports/2001.html |
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Sources and Effects
of Ionizing Radiation
United Nations Scientific Committee on
the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), 2000.
2000 Report to the General Assembly, with scientific annexes.
Volume I: SOURCES: http://www.unscear.org/reports/2000_1.html
Volume II: EFECTS: http://www.unscear.org/reports/2000_2.html |
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WHO
Depleted
Uranium Fact Sheet
WHO, Geneva 2003. |
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Depleted
Uranium: Sources, Exposure and Health Effects
WHO, Geneva 2001 (WHO/SDE/PHE/01.1).
This scientific review on depleted uranium is part of WHO's ongoing process
of assessment of possible health effects of exposure to chemical, physical
and biological agents. Concerns about possible health consequences to populations
residing in conflict areas where depleted uranium munitions were used have
raised many important environmental health questions that are addressed.
Executive summeries are available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chines |
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