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A Directory of Information Sources on Air & Water Pollution
Industrial activity takes raw materials and converts them into goods and services. During this process unwanted by-products and waste materials are usually produced as well. -
The experience of governance innovations in South Africa
The Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System has been initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme to advance policy options to improve the financial... -
Epidemiological Evidence Review Report: Exposure to Pesticides and...
The annex was produced as an epidemiological evidence review report in response to the United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 3/4 on “Environment and Health” where the... -
Climate change: implications for investors and financial institutions
Investors and financial institutions are, and will continue to be, exposed to downside risks as a result of climate change. The risks include: macroeconomic impacts such as the... -
Zambia in Figures: 1964 - 2014
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has compiled a summary of selected Demographic, Economic and Agricultural Statistics from 1964 to 2014. This data depicts how the economy... -
Evaluation Environnementale Intégrée du Mali - Rapport d’Édvaluation
Cette évaluation environnementale intégrée (EEI) du Mali dresse le bilan de l’état de l’environnement du pays au regard des tendances sociales, économiques, sécuritaires, et de... -
Common carbon metric for measuring energy use and reporting greenhouse gas...
Leading experts from around the world have, through extensive international cooperation, developed a universal method of measuring a building's carbon footprint. Supported by... -
Impact Assessment and Management Framework for Infrastructure Assets: A Case...
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The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: Five African Countries
Women represent over half of the agricultural labour force in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their substantive contribution to agriculture and their vital role in ensuring family food... -
Cold Water Coral Reefs: Out of Sight-No Longer Out of Mind
UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series No 22. Cold-water coral reefs : Out of sight - no longer out of mind describes the various cold-water coral ecosystems and associations together... -
Reforming Electronic Markets and Trading
On 3 November 2014 Ethical Markets Media and the UNEP Inquiry convened an expert seminar in New York, bringing together securities market experts and traders to examine how the... -
Impacts of Marine Debris on Biodiversity: Current Status and Potential...
Marine habitats throughout the world are contaminated with man-made items of debris and solid waste. This report reviews the current state of knowledge of the effects of marine... -
Life cycle management: how business uses it to decrease footprint, create...
This publication can be used by company in house experts and non-specialist managers as well as company suppliers in order to learn how to apply life cycle management practices... -
State of the Environment Report - Bermuda
The information contained in this report is extensive and covers a range of different topics describing the Island’s environmental health at the year 2000. Its purposes are to... -
Mapping to Support Land-use Planning for REDD+ in Kenya: Securing Additional Benefits
Pressure to convert and degrade forests continues to be high in developing nations such as Kenya, resulting in substantial emissions of carbon dioxide. Through the United... -
Green Economy Vulnerable to Rare Earth Minerals Shortages - UNEP Global...
Rare earth elements (REE) include the 17 elements on the periodic table of chemical elements. Industrial demand for these elements is small in terms of volume but they are... -
The Ecology of Fungi: Producers of Mycotoxins
Fungi are omnipresent organisms. There is no media where they are not present. Fungi have broad adaptive properties and therefore occupy most varied ecological niches which are... -
Marine Litter in the South Asian Seas Region
The SAS Region includes the seas bordering Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and comprises the Northern part of the Indian Ocean, along with parts of the Bay... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Philippines
This initial national programme is a one year undertaking which aims to develop the Philippines REDD readiness by putting in a place the enabling environment. -
Cities and Biodiversity Outlook: Action and Policy - A Global Assessment of...
CBO – Action and Policy provides the summary of a global assessment of the links between urbanization, biodi- versity, and ecosystem services. Drawing on contributions from more...