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International Trade in Shark Fins
Over the last few years there has been growing disquiet about the increasing numbers of sharks being fished and traded on domestic and world markets. A major buyer quoted in the... -
Policy Brief –Mobility at Schools (English)
In 2014, 1654 children between the ages of zero and 14 are killed in road crashes in Brazil. In addition, 14, 000 children are hospitalized each year. This brief highlights the... -
Policy Brief – Mobility at Schools (Portuguese)
In 2014, 1654 children between the ages of zero and 14 are killed in road crashes in Brazil. In addition, 14, 000 children are hospitalized each year. This brief highlights the... -
Suriname Environment Statistics Report
This publication is presented again as one of the outputs from the UNSD/CARICOM Project (Now: CARICOM Program). This edition exclusively pays attention to the Environment with... -
Policy Brief - Low Speed Zones in Brazil (Portuguese)
Over 1.2 billion people across the world loose their lives in traffic crashes each year. In Brazil alone this number exceeds 40, 000 per year and continues to grow. This policy... -
Policy Brief - Low Speed Zones in Brazil (English)
Over 1.2 billion people across the world loose their lives in traffic crashes each year. In Brazil alone this number exceeds 40, 000 per year and continues to grow. This policy... -
Policy Brief – Bus Rapid Transit Accessibility (Portuguese)
In Brazil, more than 30 cities hacve invested in bus priority systems to encourage the use of public transport. However, difficult pedestrian and cyclist access to public... -
Oceans: Marine Pollution: Keep the Oceans Clean - SDG Policy Brief No. 001
Marine pollution is the result of deliberate or accidental discharge of untreated wastewater, dumping of solid wastes and other polluted runoff from a variety of land-based... -
Environmental Laws & Regulations in China and Rules of WTO (A...
Environmental regulation and the rules on trade are impacting one another. This compilation, in the form of bilingual Chinese-English version, has collected the major... -
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
This National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Afghanistan has been prepared by the National Environmental Protection Agency of the Islamic Republic of... -
The Contribution of Forests to National Income in Ethiopia and Linkages with...
This report concludes that Ethiopian forests generated economic benefits in the form of cash and in-kind income equivalent to 111.2 billion Ethiopian Birr (ETB) (USD16.7... -
Improving Efficiency in Forestry Operations and Forest Product Processing in...
This report analyses whether increased efficiency in forestry operations and forest product processing and utilization are interesting REDD+ policies and measures (PAMs) for the... -
Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA...
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Small Islands sub-system of the Caribbean Sea region - an area particularly vulnerable to human activities owing to the fragility... -
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Large Marine Ecosystems of the...
This chapter presents a summary of the process and outcomes of the national and regional level meetings, and a summary description of each of the issue categories. For each... -
Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions: Sources and Solutions -...
This report highlights both the challenges and the solutions for good waste management in mountain regions. -
Greening the blue helmets: Environment, Natural Resources and UN...
This is the executive summary of the Greening the Blue Helmets report. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how peacekeeping operations affect and are affected... -
Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions - Summary
This report identifies 25 clean air measures that can positively impact human health, crop yields, climate change and socio-economic development, as well as contribute to... -
State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012: Summary for...
This Summary for Decision-Makers, together with the main document, State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals—2012 presents information and key concerns for policy-... -
Caucasus Environment Outlook 2002
This first Caucasus Environment Outlook (CEO) is a regional report and the result of work by experts from four countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia. The major... -
Roadmap for a Sustainable Financial System - Summary for Consultation
UN Environment and the World Bank Group view the over-arching objective of a sound financial system as being to provide finance that meets the long-term needs of an inclusive,...