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Assessment of the environment and natural resources in Chile undertaken by the University of Chile. This report analyses key environmental fields as well as the pressures and...

The Red List of Threatened Animals is a warning flag, signaling for global attention to the perilous status of many species. In its approach, this Red List is different from all...

This Index builds on previous EPIs, innovating in key areas including, for the first time, human health metrics that capture health risks across all ages and genders instead of...

This book is the first volume in the series of training manuals on developing integrated solid waste management (ISWM) plans. It aims to build the capacity of practitioners and...

Pure hexachiorocyclopentadiene (HEX) is a light, lemon-yellow liquid that has a pungent, musty odour. The odour threshold is reported to be 0.0014-0.0016 mg/m3. HEX is highly...

This sourcebook is not intended to be a school book for a new subject added to other school educational subjects, but to be available to curricula designers, school-book...

The Phnom Penh Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan 2018-2035 is a guide to Phnom Penh Capital Administration for its effort to improve the current state of waste...

This synthesis report is directed at policy makers and the public in the Carpathian region. It brings together important findings and recommendations about cli- mate change...

Adaptation is a multidisciplinary undertaking, requiring collaboration from diverse actors operating in different sectors and this makes it critical to share information. While...

The deep ocean, the largest biome on Earth at over 1 000 metres below the surface of the ocean, holds vast quantities of untapped energy resources, precious metals and minerals....

The REDD+ Readiness Plan (R-PP), which sets a roadmap for the national REDD+ process for 2014-2017, is the result of several months of planning, technical exchanges,...

The IPCC 4 Assessment Report (AR4) concluded that climate change will have significant impacts on many aspects of biological diversity. These impacts will include effects on...

This Environmental profile was prepared within the framework of the joint project of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme on...

This report examines the clean energy venture financing landscape, focusing on the role of public sector-sponsored venture capital as a catalyst for private investment, filling...

Nickel is a naturally occurring, shiny, light-coloured metal with high electrical and thermal conductivities. It is resistant to corrosion by air, water, and alkalis, but reacts...

Promoting the Phase Down of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries

La présente publication, ainsi que toutes celles qui paraissent dans la série des "fascicules du Plan Bleu", ne constitue pas seulement une mise au point sur le theme dont elle...

The illegal trade in wildlife makes up one part of the multi-billion dollar business that is environmental crime and is increasingly being perpetrated at the cost of the poor...

This paper proposes some pollution control alternatives as mechanisma to address surrent regional problems in South-East Pacific.

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) was created in September...