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This report presents recommendations of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel (COOP) for the design of the coastal module of GOOS. It is divided into three sections: (1)...

The overarching goal of this report was to quantify air pollution’s impacts on health, human capital, and the economy across Africa, with particular focus on Ethiopia, Ghana and...

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...

The status of sea turtle stocks in Belize has been thoroughly reviewed in this document, and many implementing measures designed to promote their recovery have been introduced....

The WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for St. Lucia is fully supportive of all efforts aimed at improving the national capability to conserve sea turtle populations. This...

The Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Aruba describes the following priorities: (a) to strengthen public awareness initiatives, (b) to encourage greater activism on the part...

The Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 assesses the current status and trends of biodiversity and the key drivers of biodiversity loss. It provides a powerful case for the importance...

Fluoride is one of the essential trace elements, a lack of which is manifested as dental caries throughout many parts of the world, yet excess fluoride is responsible for more...

Throughout recorded history diseases of man and lower animals have been associated with metabolites of certain molds growing on foodstuffs. However, an understanding of the...

The joint action of Unesco and UNEP in preparing this state-of-knowledge Report on tropical forest ecosystems can be seen as a natural outcome of the desire to provide better...

In this book, the major human arthropods of medical importance occurring in Jordan are discussed based on available literature and the authors personal experience.

Great apes and other live animals comprise a highly pro$table and symbolic aspect of the US$23 billion illegal wildlife trade--the fourth most lucrative black market after...