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Industry and Environment Emission Standards and Guidelines Information...
This compendium for the iron and steel industry has been prepared to provide helpful information to governments, industry, international organizations and non-governmental... -
Industry and Environment Emission Standards and Guidelines Information...
This compendium for the pulp and paper industry has been prepared to provide helpful information to governments, industry, international organizations and non-governmental... -
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, -... -
The Impacts of Sustainable Public Procurement: Eight Illustrative Case Studies
The SPP impact study is a joint project of UNEP and of the Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on SPP. The study aims at demonstrating the benefits of sustainable public procurement... -
State of the Mediterranean Marine Environment - MAP Technical Reports Series No 28
The aims of this report are twofold; input into a global review on the state of the marine environment and contribution to the UNEP-sponsored Action Plan for the protection of... -
The Law of the Sea and the Indian Ocean
The oceans are under stress from growing coastal populations, rapid industrialization and over-consumption of resources. Many people in the coastal zone depend on its waters for... -
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution...
The purpose of this report is to consider what scientific principles are involved in the selection of dumping sites at sea, and how effects of ocean waste disposal can be... -
Waste Management Strategy: With special Emphasis on Minimisation and...
This volume is part of a series of publications on waste management in SIDS prepared by the UNEP's Division of Environmental Policy Implementation. The publications were... -
Ecology Note - Towards a Clean, Green and beautiful Capital City
"Ecology Note – Towards Clean and Beautiful Capital City – is a supplementary material for primary school teachers who wish to introduce environmental education for the first... -
Solid Waste Management Volume 1
The primary emphasis of this book is on the management of solid waste in an urban setting. The urban setting may be a small municipality, any intermediate size community, or a... -
Survey of Marine Pollutants from Industrial Sources in the West and Central...
This document was prepared as a contribution to the development of the Action Plan for the West and Central African Region. Its aim objective is to provide the Governments of... -
Pollutants from land-based sources in the Mediterranean - UNEP Regional Seas...
The present report summarizes the results of this project and provides the data collected and evaluations made in a condensed form. The description of project aims and... -
Analysis of Options for the Environmentally Sound Management of Surplus...
Mercury is recognized as a toxic substance that poses a serious threat to human health and the environment. Nevertheless, large quantities are still used for the manufacture of... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials from WEEE / E-waste
This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and... -
Mercury Release Inventory, Waste Storage and Disposal in Jamaica
Mercury is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO), as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. This is primarily because... -
Study on Mercury Sources and Emissions, and Analysis of Cost and...
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of mercury emissions to air, control options in selected sectors and their efficiencies and costs. It is prepared with the... -
The Role of Packaging Regulations and Standards in Driving the Circular Economy
The development of packaging policies stems from intersecting challenges being faced by economies across the world. On one hand, growth in population has led to an increase in... -
State of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Negombo City, Sri Lanka
This study confirms that there are many challenges in current waste management in Negombo at all stages of the lifecycle due to a range of technical, social, economic and... -
Mercury Release Inventory, Waste Storage and Disposal in Trinidad and Tobago
Mercury is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO), as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. This is primarily because... -
Planning and Implementation of Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategies...
After solid waste generation peaked at 2,000 tonnes per day and the closure of one of city’s landfills led to waste being piled on the streets, the City of Surabaya started...