-
UNEP Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Programme: South African...
The purpose of this design document is to address all design requirements and recommended design outcomes. The document contains the recommended sample sites, monitoring... -
Potential Impacts of Mining on the Fly River - UNEP Regional Seas Reports...
This volume brings together a number of papers, some of which were originally presented to the 3rd Consultative Meeting of Research and Training Institutions held in Guam in... -
The State of Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean
The State of Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean Region, developed in partnership with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, reviews the status and... -
The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of...
This report reviews and synthesizes country reports from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand describing the state of knowledge on mangrove forests in... -
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... -
Assessment and Promotion of Human Resources for River Water Quality Management
East Asian countries have been experiencing an economic boom over the past several years. Industrial development and trade are on the rise, fuelled by healthy and vigorous... -
Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management: A Primer
This primer is designed to raise awareness of the multiple benefits of nature-based solutions. solutions most useful to water resources managers (section 3); and adopts the view... -
Regional Overview: Case Studies of River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants...
The goal of this report is to look at the environmental status and trends within some typical and/or important coastal localities of NOWPAP countries, and to correlate this... -
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... -
Physical, Alteration and Destruction of Habitats: Regional Overview of the...
The GPA has been mandated to provide guidance and develop activities to address nine source categories of land-based sources of marine degradation. These are: wastewater/sewage;... -
National Reports on River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants into the Marine...
This document summarizes current conditions with regards to pollution loads being discharged into rivers or directly into marine and coastal environments in the NOWPAP region. -
Annex II: Financing Nature-based Solutions for Smart, Sustainable and...
This report aims at strengthening the case for investment and provides a collection of financing options for different types of urban NbS1. It has been developed as a... -
The State of the Environment 1976
The report is based upon the viewpoints expressed in discussions with various members of the scientific communities on emerging environmental problems of wide international... -
Climate Change and Biodiversity: IPCC Technical Paper V
This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Technical Paper on Climate Change and Biodiversity is the fifth paper in the IPCC Technical Paper series, and was produced... -
International Waters of the Middle East: From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile -...
This book studies the three major river basins and address the many difficulties faced by countries in this region. While political differences often stand in the way of... -
Reflection from Copenhagen & Values, Culture and Spirituality - Faith for...
Reflecting on UNEP Faith for Earth work in Columbia during the 'Heavenly Days' Celebration in Copenhagen, Denmark; UN Decade Consultation on the River Yamuna; and Climate-... -
Guidelines for Determining inputs of Inorganic Contaminants into Estuaries:...
This publication describes sampling and sample preparation procedures suitable to obtain uncontaminated samples for the purpose of determining river inputs of inorganic... -
Regional Guidance on Harmonized National Marine Litter Monitoring...
This document was developed as part of the SEA circular project – Reducing marine litter by addressing the management of the plastic value chain in South-East Asia implemented... -
Environmental Guidelines for Sand and Gravel Extraction Projects -...
The environmental impacts of sand and gravel extraction are not always readily obvious and hence have long been under-estimated. The cumulative, far-reaching effects of numerous... -
Ecosystem Restoration Playbook: A Practical Guide to Healing the Planet
Earth needs help. The climate emergency, the loss of nature and deadly pollution threaten to destroy our home and eliminate many of the millions of species that share this...