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Special Ecorea
Ecorea is a compound of the prefix “Eco”, which suggests an ecologically sound and comfortable environment, and the name of the nation, “Korea”. This special edition of ECOREA... -
Desertification Control in Africa: Actions and Directory of Institutions Volume I
One of the programme objectives of the UNEP Desertification Control Programme Activity Centre since its establishment as the Desertification Branch in early 1978 has been to... -
Targeting toxic chemicals on the way to the Johannesburg summit
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) offers the opportunity for concerted action by governments, industry, and NGOs to insist on proper chemical testing and to... -
Review of Woodfuel Biomass Production and Utilization in Africa: A Desk Study
This study, undertaken by UN Environment in cooperation with the African Union Commission, and validated by experts from 35 African countries, establishes the baseline data and... -
Children and the Environment - The State of the Environment 1990
This report, issued as a joint contribution by UNEP and UNICEF, summarizes how children have been affected by environmental changes, and vice versa - and what can be done. Time... -
Childhood Exposure to Environmental Lead - MARC Report Number 34
Considerable attention has been given to evaluating the significance of environmental pollution by lead. It has long been known that lead in sufficient quantities is a... -
Barbados' Green Economy Scoping Study
The inclusion of green policy objectives in Barbados can be traced to the National Strategic Plan (2006-2025) and the Budget Speech of 2007. The process was given further... -
Protected areas: an effective tool to reduce emissions from deforestation...
Forests play a key role in the global carbon cycle, absorbing and storing carbon in their biomass and soils. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) discussions... -
Geographic Information Systems for Environment and Development:...
The main objective of the research is to give a comprehensive assessment of Geographic In-formation Systems (GIS) applied for the establishment of sustainable development... -
A practical guide to landfill management in Pacific Island countries and...
Solid waste management is an environmental priority for most islands in the Pacific. Unfortunately, lack of recycling and reduction initiatives, poor waste collection systems,... -
Factors Driving the Gender Gap in Agricultural Activity: Malawi
This study confirms the presence of a gender gap in agricultural productivity in rural Malawi. Agriculture comprises 30% of Malawi's gross domestic product. Closing the gender... -
Benefits of Chemicals Control
The focus is on industrial and consumer chemicals; it does not take into consideration the specific regulatory needs of pesticides, pharmaceuticals or cosmetic products, which... -
Cleaner Production: A Guide to Sources of Information
Obtaining information on cleaner production can be a challenging task of sifting through the seemingly endless amount of resources that are constantly changing. Not only is new... -
An Introduction to the Exposure Commitment Concept with Reference to...
When a toxic substance is released to the environment, it may not immediately reach and affect a population of sensitive receptors. This is particularly true if the substance... -
Environmental Problems of East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports...
Decision 8/13 (C) of the eighth session of the governing council of UNEP called for the development of an action plan for the protection and development of marine and coastal... -
MDG Progress Report
This MDG country report describes the current situation (including some data gaps) based on the revised list of MDG indicators with potential strategies for action designed to... -
Overview of Land-based Pollutant Sources and Activities Affecting the...
This report provides a regional overview of the land-based pollutant sources and their impacts on the marine, coastal and freshwater resources of the South Pacific Region. This... -
Inventory of worldwide PCB destruction capacity
This document is prepared by UNEP chemicals in co-operation with the secretariat of Basel convention . The publication is intended to serve as a first guide on available PCB... -
Multidetection of Mycotoxins in Grain Extracts and Fungi Cultures
Plant products may incorporate, at the same time, several mycotoxins, for instance, aflatoxins, kojic acid and zearalenone or ochratoxins and citrinin or other combinations of... -
Poverty-Environment Initiative: annual progress report 2011
Continued integration of pro-poor environmental sustainability issues into development processes is at the core of the work of the joint United Nations Development Programme...