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The national process focuses on consultations for the purpose of stimulating discussions among all stakeholders to garner inputs and ideas for a shared vision to the future we...

This is the fourteenth issue of a regular publication of Statistics Mauritius on energy and water statistics. It presents latest statistics on energy for the years 2002 to 2011,...

The purpose of this study is o assess the environmental impact of the practice of dumping municipal solid waste at the site near Jebel Kujur, so as to better inform decisions...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainability Report has been issued every 2 years since 2007. The current Sustainability Report contains selected performance highlights of...

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...

The UNEP/WHO Human Exposure Assessment Locations (HEAL) project was developed as part of the WHO Health-Related Monitoring Programme, which was started in 1973 and originally...

The report prepared in October 1993 using the information drawn from a range of publications made available in Palau, particulary the Comprehensive Conservation Strategy (CCS)...

Sand and gravel are mined world-wide and account for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally. Formed by erosive processes over thousands of years (John, 2009),...

The annual Asian Development Outlook aims to present an analysis of the recent past and forecasts for the next couple of years for the developing economies of Asia. In this...

The UNEP-GEF project for Capacity Building for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House has been enabling countries to successfully meet their obligations as...

This document addresses the shortcomings of EIA procedures and responds to requests for a simple, practical and adequate approach to EIA. OCA/PAC of UNEP has attempted to...

These guidelines can be regarded as a monograph embracing almost all aspects of echinococcosis/hydatidosis biology and control. Some parts will be of interest to one group of...

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...

This book provides the first expert and comprehensive account of the implications that global warming and sea-level rise will have on the ecosystems and socio- economic...

An assessment to identify actions necessary to further improve the Manila Bay Area IIMS database, established under phase 2 of PEMSEA under the Manila Bay Environmental Project.

The annual Asian Development Outlook, generally launched in April, presents an analysis of developing Asia's recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next two...

Beware of products with added mercury - A toxic compound

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has, in collaboration with...

In 1973 FAO and UNEP launched 'their joint studies on the conservation of livestock breeds with a pilot project entitled conservation of animal genetic resources". Its report...

In Zambia, industrial and commercial development in Zambia, particularly large-scale mining, the growth in manufacturing activities, and a corresponding increase in population...