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World Resources 1996-97
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World Resources Institute, The United Nations Environment Programme, The World Bank
This annually updated reference work reviews a range of environmental issues, such as population, human settlements, food and agriculture, forests and rangelands, wildlife, energy, oceans and coasts, the atmosphere, global systems and cycles, and policies and institutions.
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One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
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United Nations Environment Programme (Creator)
"One Planet, Many People" is intended for environmental policy makers, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academics, teachers and citizens. This colorful and approachable atlas contains photographs, satellite images, maps and narratives that provide insights into the many ways people around the world have changed, and continue to ...
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Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living
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World Conservation Union (Creator), United Nations Environment Programme (Creator), World Wide Fund for Nature (Creator)
The successor to the World Conservation Strategy published in 1980, this global strategy for a sustainable society, is intended to restate current thinking about conservation and development in an informative and encouraging way, and is orientated towards practical action. It sets targets fro the changes in our lives that will move us towards a ...
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Global Environment Outlook: Environment for Development, Geo 4
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United Nations Environment Programme
The fourth report in the "Global Environment Outlook" ("GEO") series from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global environment. "GEO-4" is published 20 years after the landmark World Commission on ...
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Earth and faith : a book of reflection for action
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Libby Bassett, John T. Brinkman, Kusumita Priscilla Pedersen, Interfaith Partnership for the Environment, United Nations Environment Programme
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The Environmental Impacts of Production and Use of Energy: An Assessment Prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme
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Essam E. El-Hinnawi, United Nations Environment Programme, Essam E. Hinnawi
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Global Outlook for Ice & Snow
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United Nations Environment Programme (Creator)
As part of its continuing efforts to raise global awareness of the effects of climate change, UNEP prepared the Global Outlook for Ice and Snow at the outset of the International Polar Year 2007-2008. This new analysis focuses on the changes in ice-and-snow covered regions and highlights consequences for the global community. "Global Outlook for ...
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Pachamama: Our Earth - Our Future
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United Nations Environment Programme (Contributions by), Peace Child International (Contributions by)
This book was written, illustrated and designed by young people from around the world. Twenty countries were requested to report on essential threats to the environment, economic development, population increase, and patterns of production and consumption. Included are personal accounts of environmental issues from Peru to Hong Kong as well as a ...
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Small-Scale Processing of Beef (Technology Series. Technical Memorandum No. 10)
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ILO, United Nations Environment Programme
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Global Biodiversity Strategy: Guidelines for Action to Save, Study, and Use Earth's Biotic Wealth Sustainably and Equitably
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United Nations Environment Programme
A systematic and comprehensive plan to protect the world's total stock of genes, species and ecosystems. It outlines an agenda of policy reforms and conservation at local, national and international levels to protect biodiversity in the long term while mobilizing its benefits for human needs.
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Urban Air Pollution in Megacities of the World
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United Nations Environment Programme
This UN report assesses air quality in 20 of the world's mega-cities (defined here as cities with a population of 10 million or more by the year 2000), highlighting the air quality problems associated with urbanization. These problems are of increasing importance due to projected growth in the urban pollution worldwide and thus the potential ...
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Basic Human Needs
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John McHale, Magda Cordell McHale, United Nations Environment Programme
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Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook 1998
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United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, Inc World Book
The World Bank Group in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organization and United Nations Environment Programme. Quite often in developing countries, the economy progresses while the environment deteriorates because pollution control measures appear too costly to implement. What the World Bank proposes in the Pollution ...
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Urbanization and Its Implications for Child Health: Potential for Action
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Environmental Indicators for North America
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United Nations Environment Programme
North America's environment - air currents, watersheds, and wildlife and their habitat - is not dissected by political borders. But Canada and the United States often measure environmental conditions and report on them using different indicators. This report examines the environmental indicators used by both nations, suggests a way to develop a ...
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Climate change and world agriculture
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M. L. Parry, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, United Nations. Environment Programme
Global warming is officially predicted, with consequent huge changes in the world's climates. Whatever changes occur, they will not be uniform, and the consequences for agriculture will be enormous. This book examines those consequences. Professor Parry analyses the sensitivity of the world food system and the ways in which it will be affected by ...
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Every Drop Counts: Environmentally Sound Technologies for Urban and Domestic Water Efficiency
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United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)
Water use efficiency within the context of sustainable water balance in the urban and domestic sector means optimizing safe and sufficient supply and water demand while also closing the life cycle. This source book is expected to assist policy makers and water managers in identifying those most commonly used Environmentally Sound Technologies ...
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After the Tsunami: Rapid Environmental Assessment
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United Nations Environment Programme
This report is based on surveys by UNEP teams in the field working with other UN agencies, governments and non governmental organizations in the effected Tsunami regions. It looks at how the regions affected are rebuilding and how future tragedy can be avoided by adequate planning.
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The sustainable business challenge : a briefing for tomorrow's business leaders
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Jan-Olaf Willums, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, United Nations Environment Programme, Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development, Foundation for Business and Sustainable Development
A comprehensive primer on issues of corporate sustainability and on environmental issues that affect business. The contributors include John Elkington and Rick Bunch, among others. All the key topics are addressed, and the issues are viewed from the perspective of the fictional "SDX Corporation" as key personnel there come to terms with the policy ...
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Environmental Data Report, 1993-1994: A Report for the Global Environment Monitoring System Within Earthwatch
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United Nations Environment Programme
Since its launch in 1987 the Environmental Data Report has become the authoritative data source and reference tool for all ecologists, geographers, demographers, environmental scientists, journalists and policy makers.Scientific information has been gathered from identified worldwide sources and is published here in this fully updated fourth ...
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Economic evaluation and the environment : a methodological discussion with particular reference to developing countries
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Charles Cooper, United Nations Environment Programme
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Focus on Your World
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Kosovo Conflict, Consequences for the Environment and Human Settlement
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United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Centre For Human Settlements
The joint UNEP/UNCHS (Habitat) Balkans task force was established in early May 1999 when the Kosovo conflict was still ongoing. In addition to the unfolding humanitarian crisis there was growing concern about the environmental and human settlement consequences of the conflict. The task force mobilized an international team to work in Kosovo and ...
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The Safe Disposal of Hazardous Wastes: The Special Needs and Problems of Developing Countries
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David A. Wilson (Editor), James E. Smith (Editor), United Nations Environment Programme
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Surface Water Drainage for Low-Income Communities
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United Nations Environment Programme
This book provides a detailed practical and technical guide to the design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of surface water drainage systems in low-income urban areas. Noting that drainage often figures frist on the list of felt needs among the residents of such areas, the book concentrates on the many "do-it-yourself" measures that ...
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