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Greater
Mekong Subregion (GMS) Atlas of the Environment
ADB & UNEP, 2004.
ISBN: 971-561-499-X.
This report champions the environment of a unique part of Asia, an area
straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands,
and forests. The subregion is made up of Cambodia, Yunnan Province of
the People's Republic of China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. They are linked together by the longest
river in Southeast Asia, the Mekong. In many ways this Atlas is the story
of the Mekong on its 4,2000-kilometer journey from the mountains in the
southwestern People's Republic of China to the sea. |
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Asian
Environment Outlook 2001
ADB, 2001.
ISBN: 971-561-290-3.
The people of Asia and the Pacific are paying a heavy toll for the region’s
environmental degradation—in human health and economic terms. But
the environmental decline can be stopped. The Asian Environment Outlook
2001 (AEO) provides the blueprint for doing that.
Website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/AEO/2001/ |
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FAO
People,
forest and trees in West and Central Asia, Outlook for 2020
FAO, 2007, Rome
In West and Central Asia, governments, the private sector, communities,
farmers and civil society organizations are making substantial efforts to
improve the management of forest and tree resources. However, most countries
face enormous challenges in this regard. This publication, the main report
of the Forestry Outlook Study for West and Central Asia (FOWECA), provides
a long-term perspective of changes in the forest sector. Implemented in
partnership with the countries, the study covered 23 countries in West Asia,
Central Asia and the southern Caucasus. This report outlines the probable
developments, including broader regional and global issues which need to
be taken into account in developing national policies and programmes. |
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Outlook for Asia-Pacfic (FOSA)
FAO, 1998.
The APFSOS study attempted to draw together the myriad of forestry dimensions
to provide a coherent description and analysis of the situation and prospects
for forestry in the region. The study comprised almost 50 working papers
and profiles, on a variety of forestry themes. The formal aspects of the
study culminated in a comprehensive main report, published in November
1998. |
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UN-ECAP & ADB
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State
of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific -2000
ESCAP/ADB/UN, 2000.
ISBN: 92-1-120019-9.
The State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific 2000 is the fourth
in a series of reports published every five years on environmental trends
in the region.
Previous issues (1995). |
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UNEP
After the Tsunami: UNEP's Rapid Environmental Assessment Report
UNEP, 2005.
ISBN 92807 25653.
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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DPR Korea: State of the Environment 2003 
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN 92-807-2144-5.
The State of the Environment report was produced in partnership with UNDP.
The report uses a “pressure-state-response” methodology and
identifies priority issues related to forests, water, air, land and biodiversity.
It also acknowledges a paucity of research and data on which to base reliable
environmental assessments. |
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Afghanistan Post-conflict Environmental Assessment
UNEP, 2003.
ISBN 92-1-158617-8.
This UNEP Post-Conflict Environment Assessment report, produced in close
cooperation with the Afghanistan Transitional Authority shows how conflict
has put previous environmental management and conservation strategies
on hold, brought about a collapse of local and national governance, destroyed
infrastructure, hindered agricultural activity and driven people into
cities already lacking the most basic public amenities.
Available in PDF format (3.5 Mb) from http://postconflict.unep.ch/afghanistan/report/
afghanistanpcajanuary2003.pdf |
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Asia-Pacific
Environment Outlook 2002
UNEP/ASEAN/MRC/SACEP/ICIMOD/SPREP, 2002. 127p.
ISBN: 92-807-2225-5.
Previous issues (1997).
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The
Asian Brown Cloud: Climate and other Environmental Impacts
UNEP RRC.AP,2002.
ISBN: 92-807-2240-9.
Report commissioned by UNEP and prepared by the Center for Clouds, Chemistry
and Climate (C4).
It is a seven-year study by 200 scientists indicating that the "Asian
Brown Cloud" reduces the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground,
leading to a drop in crop productivity, as well as trapping heat, altering
rainfall and causing deadly respiratory diseases. |
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South
Asia: State of the Environment 2001
UNEP, 2001.
ISBN: 92-807-2137-2.
The report was prepared through a consultative and participatory process
soliciting input from various government agencies, NGOs, and intergovernmental
organizations. With the substantive support from Development Alternatives
(DA), the designated regional Collaborating Center, and regular feedback
and support from the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP). |
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Pacific
Islands Environment Outlook 2005
UNEP, 2005.
ISBN 9280725246.
The Pacific Environment Outlook was prepared simultaneously with the Pacific
Regional Assessment on Sustainable Development to feed into the Barbados
+ 10 process and ensure consistency of much of reporting.
Previous issues (1999). |
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Western
Indian Ocean Environment Outlook 1999
UNEP, 1999.
ISBN 9280717936. |
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WRI
Empowering
People:A Governance Analysis of Electricity; India, Indonesia,Phillipines,
Thailand
WRI,
2007. 100p, Smita Nakhooda, Shantanu Dixit, and Navroz K. Dubash
ISBN 978-1-56973-645-6
Policymakers, regulators, citizens, and the international
community are grappling with the challenges of providing access to reliable
and affordable electricity, and addressing major environmental challenges.
The advent and rapid spread of a new "standard model" for electricity
reform built around private ownership and competition, in the context of
significant need for investment, have all left their mark on the electricity
sector. But fundamental questions of public interests and sustainable development
have not been adequately addressed. |
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Reefs
at Risk in Southeast Asia
WRI,
2002.
ISBN 1-56973-490-9.
This publication provides a detailed analysis of threats to coral reefs
across Southeast Asia. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about
human pressure on coral reefs and to provide resource managers with specific
information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively. The
project was implemented in collaboration with twenty partner institutions
in the region. |
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Indicators
Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Towards Indicators of Sustainable Development in Asia and
the Pacific
United Nations, New York, 1997 - 98 p. ST/ESCAP/1742
UNEP
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
North East Asia
United Nations Environment Programme
Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL
INDICATORS
South Asia
United Nations Environment Programme Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the
Pacific, 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL
INDICATORS
South East Asia
United Nations Environment Programme Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the
Pacific, 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL
INDICATORS
South Pacific
United Nations Environment Programme Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the
Pacific, 2004
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