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Environmental Risks from Agriculture in Europe
Europe’s environment, biological diversity and landscape have to a large extent been shaped by agricultural land use. Today agricultural practices have both positive and... -
The Natural Fix? The Role of Ecosystems in Climate Mitigation: A UNEP Rapid...
This rapid assessment report describes the vital contributions which ecosystems can and must make to improve these efforts. It presents carbon capture and storage through a... -
Manual for training of extension workers and farmers: alternatives to methyl...
Leveraging existing infrastructure. Trained extension workers will promote the use of methyl bromide alternatives. Jointly produced by UNEP and FAO, this training manual... -
Global report on validated alternatives to the use of methyl bromide for...
Methyl bromide (MeBr), used as a fumigant to control several soil-borne pests in various crops, is a strong ozone depleter, and governments and international agencies aware of... -
Compilation of Internationally Agreed Environmental Goals and Objectives
This booklet contains a compilation of existing internationally agreed environmental goals and objectives, which have ?been drawn from the outcome documents of relevant United... -
National Report on the State of the Environment of Georgia 2007-2009
The document describes the main directions of environmental policy of the country, presents information on the qualitative state of the environment, also presents information on... -
State of the environment report of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012
The Report introduces a systematic approach to addressing environmental issues though policy planning that will respond to the needs of society and provides a valuable... -
Guidelines for general assessment of the status of human-induced soil degradation
Guidelines for general assessment of the status of human induced soil degradation. -
Tunza vol. 4 no. 1: deserts and drylands
UNEP magazine for youth. -
Tunza vol. 9.2: soil, the forgotten element
UNEP magazine for youth. -
Estimated Future Permafrost Change (1 °C to 6°C above Preindustrial Level, Animation)
Permafrost, which covers 15 million km2 of the land surface, is one of the components of the Earth system that is most sensitive to warming. Loss of permafrost would radically... -
National land use cover map
National land use cover map of Peru. -
Global Soil Organic Carbon Map (v 1.5)
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the carbon that remains in the soil after partial decomposition of any material produced by living organisms (in Mg/ha). It constitutes a key... -
Increase in SOC on Croplands After 20 Yr - Medium Scenario
This dataset provides estimate of the potential increase in soil organic carbon within the top 30 cm of soil in croplands after 20 years, following implementation of better land... -
Increase in SOC on Croplands After 20 Yr - High Scenario
This dataset provides estimate of the potential increase in soil organic carbon within the top 30 cm of soil in croplands after 20 years, following implementation of better land... -
Global Grid of Probabilities of Urban Expansion to 2030
The Global Grid of Probabilities of Urban Expansion to 2030 presents spatially explicit probabilistic forecasts of global urban land cover change from 2000 to 2030 at a 2.5 arc-... -
Aboveground Carbon
Estimated aboveground carbon stocks at one-hectare spatial resolution for the country of Perú. -
Estimated future permafrost change: 6 °C above preindustrial level
A globally applicable relationship between air temperature and permafrost areal fraction was derived using reanalysis air temperatures and the historical IPA permafrost map.... -
Estimated future permafrost change: 1 °C above preindustrial level
Unit: Fraction of permafrost in grid cell Permafrost, which covers 15 million km2 of the land surface, is one of the components of the Earth system that is most sensitive to... -
Estimated future permafrost change: 5 °C above preindustrial level
A globally applicable relationship between air temperature and permafrost areal fraction was derived using reanalysis air temperatures and the historical IPA permafrost map....