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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... -
A Rapid Assessment of the Impacts of the Iraq-Kuwait Conflict on Terrestrial...
This report gives an overall assessment of the effects of the Iraq-Kuwait conflict on the terrestrial ecosystems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It also provides a description... -
A Suggested National Soils Policy for Indonesia
Soils are a basic natural and almost non-renewable resource, the use of which should be governed by two major principles: - soil losses and degradation must be avoided, and, -... -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems: Senegal - GEMS...
The report gives a concise account of the research carried out in Senegal from 1980 to 1984 on the inventory and monitoring of Sahelian grazing ecosystems. The method used is... -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 4: Sampling...
The present document, the fourth in the series, is divided into two parts. The first part of this report defines terms used in vegetation sampling, and discusses both the... -
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 7: Woody...
The present document, the seventh in the series, reviews the status and trend of the woody plant cover in the Sahel. The history of the climate of the Sahel is used to place the... -
Global Environment Monitoring System - Pilot Project on Tropical Forest...
The pilot project on tropical forest cover monitoring was formulated in the context of a joint UNEP/FAO programme for the surveillance of the world's a tropical forests,... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and...
Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and...
Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to... -
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... -
The Coral Reef Economy: The Business Case for Investment in the Protection,...
Proactive policies to protect and restore the health of the world’s coral reefs could generate a substantial economic gain, provide important societal benefits, including to... -
Baseline Study of the Vitogo River and Associated Environment - UNEP...
The Vitogo River enters the sea near Lautoka, the second largest city in Fiji. This area has not been influenced by any major environmental changes arising from industrial... -
Analysis of the Phenology of Global Vegetation using Meteorological Satelite Data
Coarse spatial resolution, high temporal frequency satellite data from the NOAA/AVHRR system are presented to demonstrate their utility for monitoring vegetation seasonal... -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland Chapter 5: Assessment of Vegetation,...
In this chapter, contamination of non-site specific environmental media, such as air and surface water, is discussed, as is the fate of receptors such as human beings, fish and... -
Satellite Images Record How Wildfires Have Destroyed One Million Hectares of...
Recent satellite images show that the summer fires in 2010 destroyed more than one million hectares of forests in western Russia alone and harmed approximately 40 000 ha of... -
The International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) -...
This brochure was written on the suggestion of UNEP to inform a broader community about the goals and the present status of the International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology... -
Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region
The main theme of the Congress, Natural Resources of the Pacific Ocean for the Benefit of Mankind, demonstrates an enormous interest in the Pacific region which is in many... -
Méthode Provisoire d'Evaluation et de Cartographie de la Désertification
Le present rapport rend compte d'un projet entrepris conjointement par la FAO et le PNUE en vue de mettre au point une méthode d'évaluation et de cartographie de la... -
South Sudan Pilot Community Forestry Project: Forest Cover Mapping in Ifwoto...
This report summaries the work of the UNEP-supported pilot community forestry project for two selected payams in South Sudan. The forest resource mapping exercise covered Lainya... -
Coastal Erosion in West and Central Africa - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and...
This report was conceived with a naturalistic approach, i.e. global and inter-regional, incorporating different parameters which shape the coastal zone. It is subdivided into 3...