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It is fitting that as Iraq issues its first comprehensive report on the biological diversity of the country, the United Nations designates 2010 as the International Year of...

In the global context of State of the Environment (SoE) Reporting, India is probably unique. Over the last two decades, the Indian SoE reporting experience has ranged from...

Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources...

Increasingly, and through satellite images, we see stark evidence of the impact human activities are having on the planet. Viewing the Earth from this remarkable range and scale...

Since 1990, environment and sustainable development have been positioned high on the world’s agenda. The global community has become increasingly conscious of its fundamental...

UNEP's Global Environment Outlook (GEO) series provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of the global environment, a review of policy responses and an outlook on the...

Conserving our natural world, which forms the basis for human health, well-being and development, is the responsibility of every individual, organisation and nation on the...

This report is a part of the GEO cities project and is a tool that seeks to enhance the decision making process and promote strategic action. It was prepared within the PSIR...

As this report points out, mostly the news is good. In 2001, it may have seemed a daunting task to halve the 1990 poverty rate − the proportion of people living on less than...

The Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates, 2013 provides a series of experimental tables showing information on the generation and disposal of waste to landfills or...

Agenda 21 emphasized the need for developing indicators to provide the solid base for decision making at local, national, regional and global levels. The Johannesburg Plan of...

This report follows a check-list and suggested format set out in South Pacific Commission (SPC) Savingram NO. 52. Australia has a Federal Constitution and in responding to the...

Le Sénégal connaît une forte dynamique de croissance démographique alors que l’offre de services sociaux et les possibilités d’insertion dans le marché du travail sont très...

The report provides decision makers with information about the state of Kigali’s environment and suggests policy responses to make Kigali “a state of the art and aesthetically...

To find out how our environment is faring, St. Helena’s first ever State of the Environment Report has been created. This report hopes to provide a snapshot of the environment...

Uganda, 1. Welcomes the decision of the UN General Assembly in Resolution No. 64/236 to convene the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to focus on the...

This publication is presented again as one of the outputs from the UNSD/CARICOM Project (Now: CARICOM Program). This edition exclusively pays attention to the Environment with...

The 2013 Environment Report, in line with the previous editions, provides a comprehensive overview of the Bank’s environmental impact by means of quantitative indicators,...

Produced by the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment and Energy and the University of Costa Rica, this report presents the results of two major analysis: the assessments of...

The first of the national reports in Latin America to be undertaken using the GEO methodology. Prepared by the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) of Panama, the report...