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Green Economy Scoping Study: Ghana
The overall objective of this study, is to support and complement national initiatives on green economy through a macroeconomic review and policy analysis to understand better... -
UNEP/GEF Climate Change Study in Lesotho – Project Number GF/2200-96-16:...
This report of the inventory of emissions and sinks of greenhouse gases is an initiative towards meeting Lesotho s obligation under article 4 of the Convention. -
Forestry and Macroeconomic Accounts of Nigeria: The Importance of Linking...
The purpose of this study is to analyse the economic value of Nigeria’s forest resources, where possible, placing added focus on resources found in the CRS, and demonstrate some... -
Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances - Sub-Saharan...
The objective of the project is to deliver a measure of the nature and comparative severity of damage and threats posed at national, regional and ultimately at global levels by... -
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity...
The intent of this report, which was an output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) project implemented by the United Nations... -
After UNCED: Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Forest Principles in Asia...
The overall objective of the Workshop was to review and assess the progress of Asia and Pacific countries in implementing the forestry related agreements reached at UNCED,... -
Developing Strategies for Climate Change: The UNEP Country Studies on...
This report summarizes four country studies that were undertaken as part of the UNEP Country Case Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment. These studies,... -
The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of...
This report is an account of the special situations of the mangrove forests in Singapore, which declined from 10-12% of the total land area 150 years ago to 3% in 1978, and to... -
Assessment and Monitoring of Climatic Change Impacts on Mangrove Ecosystems...
As mangroves are one of the most prominent coastal ecosystems in tropical and many subtropical areas around the world, it is likely that the impact by climate change on... -
Kenya: National State of the Environment Report Vol 2
A national state of the environment report is a report that describes the status of the nation’s environmental system. It provides a baseline against which future changes in the... -
Uganda Case Study: A Sampler Atlas of Environmental Resource Datasets within...
Data entry, modeling and graphical output for the Uganda case study have been carried out with the ARC/INFO Geographic Information System on a PRIME minicomputer. Most of the... -
Fiscal Policy Scoping Study: Kenya - Working Paper
This report provides an overview of the current status of green fiscal policy in Kenya, key challenges and opportunities for further green fiscal policy reforms. The report... -
Enhancing Forests’ Contribution to Growth, Employment and Prosperity
This study reviews the contribution of forestry to growth, employment and prosperity, and determines the priority areas for the forestry sub-sector and the strategies to meet... -
Energy, Environment and Public Policy: A Guide to the Analysis of Systems -...
Through the application of the principles of systems analysis, we will attempt in this booklet to generate a view of the world as one complete system containing many subsystems.... -
Financing Sustainable Land Use for People and Planet: Leveraging and...
Topics addressed include: 1) Why a Land Use Finance Programme?; 2) How Does the Land Use Finance Programme Contribute to the Solution?; 3) What Does Success Look Like?; and 4)... -
Ecolabelling as a Potential Marketing Tool for African Products: An Overview...
Ecolabelling entered mainstream environmental policy making in 1977, when the German government established the blue angel programme. since that time, ecolabels have become one... -
Preparation of technical documentation and papers for the Fifth African...
The sub-themes of this document illustrate how women's capacities in environment management attempt to avert or repair environmental degradation. But despite women's leadership... -
Economic Instruments for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A...
This study reports on the outcomes of a collaborative undertaking—between UNEP, the Resources, Economics, Environment Center for Studies (REECS), the University of the... -
Integrated Assessment of Trade Liberalization and Trade-Related Policies:...
This document provides a synthesis of the integrated assessment studies conducted in the third, most recent, round of country projects commissioned by UNEP, which focused on the... -
Système mondial de surveillance continue de l'environnement: Projet pilote...
Les objectifs du présent projet dérivent de la recommandation formulée par la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'environnernent (Stockholm, 1972) concernant la mise en oeuvre...