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This report is a summary of the joint activities carried out by a number of departments of the Government of Thailand, UNEP - ROAP and GRID. The project was devoted to an...

The purpose of this paper is to review the published literature on vanadium insofar as it relates to environmental problems. A summary is given of vanadium concentrations in...

Soils are a basic natural and almost non-renewable resource, the use of which should be governed by two major principles: - soil losses and degradation must be avoided, and, -...

As part of the broader United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme (UNDP/UNEP) Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI), Phase 1 Project, the...

As vital to our existence as air or water, land is one of our greatest shared assets – and degradation of that land one our most pressing common challenges. Unchecked...

The Lake Chad Conventional Basin: A Diagnostic Study of Environmental Degradation summarizes the symptoms of environmental "ill health" in the basin, such as erosion of formerly...

Data entry, modeling and graphical output for the Uganda case study have been carried out with the ARC/INFO Geographic Information System on a PRIME minicomputer. Most of the...

UNEP views its role in Europe as being that of a facilitator and supporter of regional and sub-regional cooperation and partnerships, a provider of assessments and early...

This booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused, or accelerated by, climate change that negatively affect mountain...

In 2013-2016, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission (EC) supported a pilot demonstration project on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction...

Proactive policies to protect and restore the health of the world’s coral reefs could generate a substantial economic gain, provide important societal benefits, including to...

The Mediterraneans have understood the urgent need for concerted action in order to curb the deterioration of their living environment. All the bordering countries have come to...

This volume assesses the state of the art in applying economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in developing countries. It is in fulfilment of a contract between...

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...

This book provides an analysis of the state of the environment as viewed by the United Nations organization responsible for the safety and better management of the environment...

This book deals with the present-day environmental and demographic, economic and sociological trends in the Mediterranean area with particular emphasis on the possible impact of...

In this report, mercury, nickel and tin are considered. Representative background levels of these pollutants in air, soil, water and diet due to natural and man-made sources are...

In this issue: Desertification - A fresh approach; Agenda 21, Chapter 12: Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating Desertification and Drought; Forthcoming Convention on Drought...

Desertification Control is an international bulletin published at six-monthly intervals by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to disseminate information and...

World atlas of desertification