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Leveraging existing infrastructure. Trained extension workers will promote the use of methyl bromide alternatives. Jointly produced by UNEP and FAO, this training manual...

Acetonitrile (CH3CN) is a by-product of acrylonitrile manufacture. It may also be formed by the combustion of wood and vegetation. It is a liquid with an ether-like odour....

An Act to make provision for the establishment of the National Statistical office and the National Statistical System

El Informe GEO-Argentina 2004 que aquí se presenta, en términos generales fue realizado de acuerdo a los criterios metodológicos generales establecidos por el PNUMA para dicho...

This report, which covers the conservation status and geographical distribution of marine turtles, their nesting beaches and foraging areas in the Mediterranean, was prepared...

This review has been written in response to the rapid expansion of work on Red Sea reefs over the last two decades, and is an attempt to summarise our present-day knowledge...

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...

In this report, we aim to provide an overview of the global efforts being made to identify and classify EDCs and to establish which chemicals have received the most consensus...

Carbaryl is the common name for the carbamic acid derivative 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate. The technical grade product is a white crystalline solid, with a low volatility; it is...

Adequate, appropriate finance is crucial for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN...

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Indonesian Seas region, which comprises some 18 000 islands, is geologically and topographically diverse, and lies at the global...

This report shows how the understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's Ocean programme, as it provides the necessary...

Over the past four years, the number of measures taken by financial policymakers and regulators to promote green and sustainable finance has significantly increased. This report...

Human development can only lead to ever greater degradation of the land all of us depend on. An urgently need strategy is required to permit both development and conservation....

El presente documento está dirigido a la elaboración de planes nacionales que satisfagan las obligaciones del Anexo III, pero una buena parte de la guía también aplica a la...

This report describes how the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment practice and decision making is an increasingly standard part of...

The term polybrominated biphenyls or polybromobiphenyls (PBBs) refers to a group of halogenated hydrocarbons, formed by substituting hydrogen by bromine in biphenyl. PBBs are...

The present proposal represents the primary means for Nigeria to access funding in order to embark on REDD+ readiness, doing so in line with negotiations under the UNFCCC, while...

In the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), high population densities, combined with population growth, urbanization and increased development, particularly...

This report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and...