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Wetlands underpin the livelihoods of people and their integrity is fundamental to national development. The Uganda Wetlands Atlas, Volume II presents a comprehensive overview of...

The present WMO report provides an update on the annual state of the climate observed in the year 2021, and shows continued trends (also reported in the IPCC reports) in terms...

This book seeks to explore how legislation, which is the backbone of governance and enforcement systems, accommodates and makes provision for the connections among economic (and...

Fossil fuels are essential for modern, mechanized agricultural production systems. Petroleum products are used directly to power tractors, machinery and irrigation, and to...

Undernourishment declined globally from 19 percent to 11 percent in the past quarter century, while child stunting fell from 40 percent to 23 percent. But populations and food...

The assessment will highlight the critical role that cutting methane emissions, including from the fossil fuel industry, will play in slowing the rate of global warming. Cutting...

The paper provides an overview of global food consumption trends. It describes how significantly changing patterns in food consumption – worldwide – are having profound effects...

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of some of the most crucial services rendered by natural ecosystems to humankind and how they can be restored as part of...

This case study documents the experience, results and lessons of the Eco-DRR demonstration project in Sudan, which examined the relevance of Eco-DRR in the context of drylands....

El presente reporte tiene como objetivo responder las siguientes interrogantes; ¿cuál es el abordaje que se hace sobre los conceptos de pérdida y desperdicios de alimentos...

This report presents the interim findings of the World Resources Report 2013–2014: Creating a Sustainable Food Future. The report analyzes the challenge and identifies the most...

UNEP recognizes the importance of the Nile River Basin in the context of a variable and changing climate and hence the imperative to design and pilot adaptation options at basin...

This chapter presents the needs, current state and options for accelerating a food system transformation. It focuses on GHG emissions and climate change, but also discusses...

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has the potential to significantly enhance the resilience of society to climate change and could be a key part of national and global adaptation...

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. This important document by the United Nations and global partner organizations, prepared under the auspices of the Science...

This volume assesses the current status and future prospects for IPM in these regions. It provides a unique overview of the efforts made to develop and implement IPM for the...

This comprehensive interdisciplinary text draws from the social sciences, the natural sciences and the health sciences to introduce students to the principles and methods of...

One may well wonder what forms development in Africa will take between now and the year 2000, and to what degree environmental considerations will be taken into account. Given...

This book is a perfect introduction for young people to the environmental challenges that await us in the 21st century. Based on the United Nations Environment Programme's...

Focus on Food. Refrigeration and food security. Refrigeration and its applications in food preservation and conservation has played and will continue to play a major role in our...