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This report presents the results of the UNEP/GIWA assessment for the Barents Sea region.

This policy guide offers a range of options for building green bond markets which ultimately will help policymakers, regulators and public financial institutions meet their...

The report assesses the wide range of options for triggering the resources needed for closing the adaptation gap.

The EEA and UNEP have published this state of the environment message on - Chemicals in the European Environment-in order to raise awareness of the issues, and to help build the...

The overall purpose of this report is: - to continue the ongoing process of producing periodic evaluations of the global air pollution situation in urban areas; - to continue to...

Aluminium is a silvery-white, ductile and malleable metal. It belongs to group IIIA of the Periodic Table, and in compounds it is usually found as AlIII. It forms about 8% of...

The UN-REDD Programme Policy Board (PB) is the governing body of the UN-REDD Programme that is responsible for

Cold storage warehouses store food after production and before foods are transported and distributed to supermarkets or catering establishments. Food is stored either chilled or...

The Amazon Basin is the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood. Its drainage area covers more than one third of the South American continent, and its...

This report presents the results of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) of the transboundary waters of the Lake Chad Basin. This and the subsequent chapter offer a...

This paper concerns the role that fisheries subsidies play in the economic and social context of developing countries and aims to establish a factual foundation for designing a...

Nitrogen oxides can be present at significant concentrations in ambient air and in indoor air. The types and concentrations of nitrogenous compounds present can vary greatly...

The objectives of this Handbook are to help raise awareness among local stakeholders regarding climate finance and its potential in the built environment, given the important...

This report and its findings are based on field work by a team of international experts deployed by UNEP following its Governing Council's Decision 25/12 in February 2009,...

The Environment and Climate Change Outlook of Pakistan is a review of the environmental conditions, the impacts of climate change and the status of national response to the...

In this issue of World Resources, we focus on environmental governance—the processes and institutions we use to make decisions about the environment. Our four organizations...

At UN Environment we work with countries to promote effective and inclusive environmental governance by promoting a rights-based-approach to environmental management, and by...

This publication examines a powerful new information analysis and communication tool that has come into prominence in recent years. It shows how poverty maps can be used by...

Chlorothalonil is a colourless, odourless, crystalline solid with a melting point of 250°C and a vapour pressure of 7.63 × 10-5 Pa (5.72 × 10-7 mmHg) at 25°C. It has low water...

Organic agriculture offers a wide range of economic, environmental, social, health and cultural benefits for developing countries. It is a powerful tool for achieving the...