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Nephrotoxicity can be defined as renal disease or dysfunction that arises as a direct or indirect result of exposure to medicines, and industrial or environmental chemicals. It...

This publication, jointly published by UNEP, The World Conservation Unit (IUCN) and the World Tourism Organization (WTO) is a contribution to the International Year of...

Today’s financial system is in many ways too large, too complex, and too removed from the real economy. It has become focused on short--‐term profit maximisation, it does not...

This document contributes to strengthening subregional cooperation to address challenges in protecting the marine environment in Northeast Asia by providing an overview on...

Forests play a key role in the global carbon cycle, absorbing and storing carbon in their biomass and soils. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) discussions...

This publication describes reference methods for the determination of organotin compounds in environmental samples. Inputs of organotin compounds to the aquatic environment...

The full benefits of non-motorized transport (NMT) cannot be ripped unless it is planned and budgeted for. However, a great barrier to financing non-motorized transport is the...

Tributyltin (TBT) compounds are organic derivatives of tetravalent tin. They are characterized by the presence of covalent bonds between carbon atoms and a tin atom and have the...

The purpose of this Manual is to provide legal practitioners in REDD+ countries, particularly partner countries of the UNREDD Programme, with information on assessing national...

This checklist provides alphabetical lists of the species of fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES in order to help the CITES Management and Scientific...

Environment on the edge is a series of lectures given by leading international figures that examine our current relationship with the natural world and discuss what tomorrow...

Information note on Timor Leste's activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2015 and the 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

This paper offers the technical basis and supporting research for using Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) as a performance indicator to improve global food production and control...

This report describes the production technologies, the factors influencing conversion, and several economic scenarios to illustrate the financial components of conversion...

The GPNM aims to steer dialogue and actions by various stakeholders to reduce nutrient losses and improve overall nutrient use efficiency in all sectors, and to provide the...

The first part of this project, dealing with in vitro studies, was published in 1985 (Ashby et al., 1985) and was summarized in Environmental Health Criteria 47 (WHO, 1985). The...

The Quick Start Initiative will strengthen Tanzania's readiness for REDD as a component of the Government's evolving REDD Strategy, and is integrated with other REDD activities...

The Handbook was developed to highlight the relationship between environment and trade. The primary aim is to foster a broader understanding of these interlinkages to enable...

Economic growth and the change of consumption and production patterns are resulting in rapid increase in generation of waste plastics in the world. The world's annual...

The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) supports country-led programmes to mainstream the environmental concerns of poor and vulnerable groups into development planning and...