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The main objective of the initiative for definition of a reference classification is to respond to the need for standardization (or harmonized collection of data, as mentioned...

The Integrated Project in Arid Lands (IPAL) was established jointly by UNEP and UNESCO in 1976 with the aim of finding direct solutions to the most urgent environmental problems...

This report describes GRID's work in assembling the core data sets used in the production of the global and regional sections of the thematic atlas. Its aim is to serve as a...

The origins of this book lie in a series of training courses sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (Project No. FP/6108-88-01 (2855); 'Environment changes and...

In this issue: Desertification - A fresh approach; Agenda 21, Chapter 12: Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating Desertification and Drought; Forthcoming Convention on Drought...

World atlas of desertification

This study presents new analysis of the value, costs and benefits of the coral reef economy to highlight that shifting the trajectory of coral reef health from one of continuing...

The report represents the best available understanding of what has happened to the environment of Ogoniland – and the corresponding implications for affected populations – and...