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Major Assessments
A selection of environmental assessments
and planned assessments,
mostly produced by partners in the UN system-wide Earthwatch.
General Assessments
 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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Global
Assessment Reports
Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment, 2005/2006 , ISBN: 1-59726-042-8
The MA synthesized information from the scientific literature and relevant
peer-reviewed datasets and models. It incorporated knowledge held by the
private sector, practitioners, local communities, and indigenous peoples.
The MA did not aim to generate new primary knowledge, but instead sought
to add value to existing information by collating, evaluating, summarizing,
interpreting, and communicating it in a useful form. |
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Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis Report 
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005.
ISBN: 1-59726-040-1
Island Press, 8.5x11, 160 Pages, Maps.
The first set of products presenting the findings of the assessment consists
of one over-arching synthesis and 5 others that interpret the MA findings
for specific audiences. The MA, World Resources Institute, and Island
Press will publish these reports. |
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Living
Beyond our Means : Natural assets and Human well-being
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005.
This statement was developed by the Board governing the MA process, whose
membership includes representatives from U.N. organizations, governments
through a number of international conventions, nongovernmental organizations,
academia, business, and indigenous peoples.. |
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UN
MDGs
Report
of the Secretary Général on the Work of the Organisation
United Nations, New-york, 2007.
ISSN 0082-8173
This, my first annual report, comes at a time when the Member States and
the peoples of the world are asking the United Nations to do more —
in more spheres of activity, in more locations, in more challenging circumstances
— than at any point in the Organization’s history. While the
surging demand for our services is daunting, we must not shrink from this
challenge. Indeed it should be welcomed. This is a sign not only of the
many pressing needs in the world today, but also of the increasing recognition
that they can best be addressed collectively, through the world’s
only truly universal instrument, the United Nations. |
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Report
of the Secretary Général on the Work of the Organisation
United Nations, New-york, 2006.
ISSN 0082-8173
In this, my tenth and last annual report, I have sought to provide an overview
of the Organization’s main achievements and challenges during the
past 12 months in the light of the critical developments in the decade since
I took office at the beginning of 1997. I have also subsumed in a single
report both the work of the Organization as such and the progress made in
implementing the Millennium Declaration, which in previous years has been
the subject of a separate report. |
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Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2005
United Nations, 2005.
A status report prepared by 25 UN agencies and international organizations
on reaching the internationally endorsed Millennium Development Goals. |
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UNEP
GEO
Yearbook 2007
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2007.
ISBN: 978-92-807-2786-9
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
The GEO Year Book 2007 is essential, informative, and authoritative reading
for anyone with a role or an interest in our changing environment. The
2007 edition covers fisheries to forestry and climate to freshwater management
underlining risks and opportunities of globalization.
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GEO
Yearbook 2006
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2668-4
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
The GEO Year Book 2006 is the third annual survey of the changing global
environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration
with many world experts in environmental research and action.
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One
Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), 2005.
ISBN: 92 807 2571 8
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment provides a comprehensive,
visual presentation of scientifically variable information, on changes
in the global environment—both the good and the bad—acquired
and assessed through state-of-the-art remote sensing technology.
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GEO
Yearbook 2004/05
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2005.
ISBN: 92-807-2544-0
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
GEO Year Book 2004/5, is the second in the annual GEO series. The report
highlights significant environmental events and achievements during the
year, raises awareness of emerging issues from scientific research and
presents indicators of progress towards environmental sustainability.
In particular there is a chapter in response to the Tsunami disaster
and the potential effects on the environment.
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GEO
Yearbook 2003
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2004.
ISBN: 9280724150
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
GEO Year Book 2003 highlights the most significant environmental developments
in the year in a visually appealing and reliable volume.
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GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 3 (GEO-3)
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), 2002.
ISBN: 1853838454
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, 2002. 416 p.
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GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 2000
UNEP'S Millenium Report
on the Environment. Second Edition.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, 1999. 398 p.
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PACHAMAMA:
OUR EARTH - OUR FUTURE
by young people of
the world
GEO for youth, based on GEO-2000 - the Global Environment Outlook Report
of UNEP.
A joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
Peace Child International.
Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1999. 96 p.
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 1997
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1997 - 264 p.
Web version: Japan: http://www-cger.nies.go.jp/geo1/
Kenya: http://www.unep.org/unep/eia/geo1/
Norway: http://www.grida.no/geo1/
Switzerland: http://www.grid.unep.ch/geo1/
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THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT 1972-1992: Two
Decades of Challenge
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
M. K. Tolba, O. A. El-Kholy et al., editors
Chapman & Hall, London, 1992 - 884 p.
(The next decadal state of the world environment report is planned for
2002.)
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GLOBIO
Report - 2001
Global Methodology
for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere.
UNEP/GRID-Arendal (Norway).
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WRI
WORLD
RESOURCES 2002-2004: Decision for the Earth: Balance, voice and
power
United Nations Development
Programme, United Nations Environment Programme,
World Bank, World Resources Institute. 2003.
ISBN: 1-56973-533-6.
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WORLD RESOURCES 2000-2001: People
and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life - 2000
A joint publication of
the World Resources Institute (WRI), the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., 2000.
390 p.
Published every two years.
Web version: http://www.wri.org/wr2000
The executive summary, A Guide to World Resources 2000-2001: People and
Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life can be downloaded at http://www.wri.org/wri/wrr2000.
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WORLD
RESOURCES 1998-1999: Environmental Change and Human Health - 1998
A Guide to the Global
Environment. A joint publication of the World Resources
Institute (WRI), the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1998 - 370 p.
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OECD
Policies
for a Better Environment: Progress in Eastern, Caucasus and Central Asia
In coordination with:UNEP; UNDP; UNECE; WHO;
The World Bank; PPC/EBRD; REC Russia; REC Central Asia; REC Caucasus; REC
Moldova; Eco-Forum Network
ISBN: 9789264027350 . No. Pages 148.
In 2003, the Ministers of Environment of the 12 countries of Eastern Europe,
Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), together with their partners in the “Environment
for Europe” process, adopted the EECCA Environment Strategy. This
book provides a review of progress in achieving the Strategy's objectives,
and provides a solid analytical base for discussions on future environmental
co-operation between EECCA countries and their partners. Part I of the book
looks at progress across the areaa on such strategic objectives as pollution
prevention and control and environmental policy integration. Part II provides
country profiles. |
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OECD
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK - 2001
OECD, 2001. Code 972001011P1.
ISBN: 9264186158. No. Pages 328.
The OECD Environmental Outlook provides projections to 2020 of environmental
pressures from key economic sectors (agriculture, forestry, fishery, transport,
energy and selected industry sectors) and changes in the state of the
environment for selected environmental issues (freshwater, biodiversity,
climate change, air quality and waste). Cross-sectoral issues are also
examined, such as human health and the environment, the social and environmental
interface and resource efficiency. |
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Regional Assessments
Africa
FAO
| Forestry
Outlook study for Africa
2003, ISBN 92-5-004913-7
The Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (FOSA), initiated
on the recommendations of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
and
the Near East Forestry Commission, is one of the series of regional outlook
studies undertaken by FAO in partnership with the countries and institutions
concerned about forests and forestry in the region.
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| Sustainable
Management of Tropical Forests in Central Africa
In Search of Excellence
FAO, 2003. FAO Forestry Paper 143. 140p.
ISBN:9251049769.
To highlight the numerous efforts undertaken in forest management in Central
Africa within the past 20 years, FAO, within the framework of the FAO/Netherlands
Partnership Programme and in close collaboration with regional and international
organizations, launched an initiative entitled “In search of excellence”
to identify and document successful examples of sustainable management
of Central African forests. |
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Forestry
Outlook for Africa (FOSA)
FAO, 2003.
The Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (FOSA) is one among the series of
regional sector outlook studies initiated by FAO in collaboration with
member countries to examine the direction of development of forests and
forestry. The study was endorsed by African countries at the eleventh
session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, held in Dakar,
Senegal in April 1998.
FAO Press release: FAO
calls for enhanced role of forests in Africa |
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UNEP
| Soudan
Post conflict Environment Assessement
UNEP, 2007 , ISBN No: 978-92-807-2702-9
The Sudan Post Conflict Environmental Assessment provides an overview
of environmental status and issues for Sudan and its territorial waters
of the Red Sea. It focuses on linkages between the environment, conflict
and the ongoing humanitarian and development programmes. Topics addressed
include environmental institutions and legislation, the marine and freshwater
environments, agricultural land use and degradation, forestry, wildlife
conservation and protected areas and the impact and environmental resource
needs of displaced populations. The report is based upon a combination
of desk study work, remote sensing and field reconnaissance missions.
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Africa's
lakes: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2694-3.
Water is vital for our survival. Africa is the second largest and the
second most populous continent after Asia. It is endowed with both natural
and artificial lakes and is home to some of the largest lakes in the
world. These lakes are used for fishing, recreation, transport, irrigation,
power generation, disposal of waste and a variety of domestic purposes.
Over the years, human factors combined with natural conditions of climate
and geology have influenced their water quality and quantity to some
extent. Negative impacts have resulted in environmental disruptions
to some of the Lakes basins. This atlas vividly illustrates some of
the changes people and nature have brought about on Africa’s lakes
-both good and bad- over the last decades and presents an overview analysis
of Africa’s lakes situation.
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Africa
Environment Outlook 2 - Our Environment, Our Wealth
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 92-807-2691-9.
Profiles Africa’s environmental resources as an asset for the region’s
development. The report highlights the opportunities presented by the
natural resource base to support development and the objectives of the
African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
(NEPAD). The report underscores the need for sustainable livelihoods,
and the importance of environmental initiatives in supporting them. Emphasis
is put on what should and can be done with existing (remaining) environmental
assets, in the context of identified constraints (issues), rather than
focusing on what has been already lost. |
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Africa
Environment Outlook, Case studies:
Human Vulnerability to Environmental Change
UNEP, 2004. 188p.
ISBN: 9280723650.
A follow up to 2003’s African Environment Outlook (AEO), these case
studies are designed to stimulate interest and action in similar situations
at national, sub-regional and regional levels. Written by experts in their
fields these case studies are an essential companion to the original AEO
publication. Also available in French. |
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Desk
Study on the Environment in Liberia
UNEP,
2004. 118 p.
ISBN 92-807-2403-7.
The report was compiled by the Post Conflict Assessment Unit of UNEP.
It carries 60 recommendations for improving the environment and development
prospects for Liberia. The report was prepared as part of the United Nations
Development Group’s (UNDG) Needs Assessment for Liberia. |
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Mangroves
of East Africa -
UNEP-WCMC,
2003. Biodiversity Series 13.
ISBN: 1 899628211.
Michelle Taylor, Corinna Ravilious, Edmund P. Green.
This publication provides a concise account of the available information
and current issues facing mangroves in East African countries. It comprises
a regional summary of the factors and activities that affect mangroves
across East Africa, and a series of reports that focus on South Africa,
Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, the Seychelles, Kenya and Somalia.
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Sunstances
Sub-Saharan Africa
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 132p.
GE.03-00151. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Mediterranean
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003.
GE.03-00149. |
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African
Environment Outlook:
Integrated Environmental Assesment Reporting
UNEP, 2002. 400p.
ISBN: 9280721011.
Africa Environment Outlook is the first comprehensive integrated report
on the African environment. The AEO assessment methodology is derived
from UNEP’s cutting edge Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Process.
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Vital
Climate Graphics Africa: The Impacts of Climate Change
UNEP/GRID, 2002. 29p..
ISBN: 8277010192.
UNEP, African experts and GRID Arendal have combined to create this easily
understandable scientific information for policy makers and others interested
in the impact of climate change in Africa. The main points of the IPCC
2001 report are presented in easily understandable graphics and short
texts with a special focus on Africa. |
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Asia and Pacific
ADB
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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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Europe
European Environment Agency (EEA)
EEA
: environment Statement 2007
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications
of the European Communities, 2007
ISBN 978-92-9167-936-2
This publication is the EEA's third environmental statement. It presents
our environmental policy and describes our performance. The next statement
is planned to be published in June 2008. |
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The
European environment - State and outlook 2005
EEA, 2005.
ISBN: 92-9167-776-0.
This is the third state and outlook report on the European environment
produced by EEA since 1994. Looking back, the last report, published in
1999 concluded that, despite 25 years of Community environmental policy,
environmental quality in the European Union (EU) was mixed and that the
unsustainable development of some key economic sectors was the major barrier
to further improvements. |
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EEA
Signals 2004
A European Environment Agency update on selected issues
EEA, 2004.
ISBN: 92-9167-669-1.
The 2004 edition of the EEA's annual survey of environmental trends in
its member countries covers aspects of agriculture, water pollution, nature
protection, packaging waste, energy, transport, air pollution and climate
change. It also provides an environmental perspective on the economic
and social situation in Europe, including trends in demography and resource
use, in the context of progress towards sustainability. |
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High
nature value farmland
Characteristics, trends and policy challenges
EEA, 2004.
ISBN: 92-9167-664-0.
Farmland supports many habitats and species of European conservation concern.
In 2003, Europe's environment ministers agreed to identify all farmland
areas with high nature value and take conservation measures. This report
shows that these areas cover roughly 15-25 % of the European countryside
and suffer from land abandonment and intensification. Current policy measures
appear insufficient to prevent further biodiversity decline. |
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Europe's
Environment: The Third Assessment
EEA, 2003. Environmental
assessment report No 10.
ISBN: 92-9167-574-1.
This is the third pan-European state of the environment report produced
by the EEA. It was prepared for the 'Environment for Europe' Ministerial
Conference being held under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission
for Europe in Kiev, Ukraine on 21-23 May 2003.
Previous issues (1998,
1995). |
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Environmental
Signals 2002 - Benchmarking the millennium
EEA, 2002. Environmental assessment report
No 9. 149p.
ISBN: 92-9167-469-9 |
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Environment
in the European Union at the Turn of the Century
EEA, 1999. 446p.
ISBN: 92-9157-202-0.
Report on the state of the european environment. |
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OSCE & UNECE & UNEP
Technical
workshops on Innovative techniques and techonologies for contaminated
mine waters assessment, management and remediation
March 26 – 29, 2007; Brestovacka Spa,
Bor, Serbia. Workshop summary report. ENVSEC, 2007.
The immediate outcome of the workshop and site visit package was
to provisionally identify and
design a possible remediation solution for at least one site per country
visited to enable well defined
and more concrete follow up work at three to five mining sites in the
Western Balkans countries.
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Environment
and Security: Transforming risks into cooperation "Central Asia -
Ferghana / Osh / Khujamd area"
UNEP, UNDP, OSCE, NATO, 2005.
ISBN: 82-7701-035-4
Also available in russian.
This assessment has been produced upon the request of the countries of
the Ferghana Valley – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan –
and has widely benefited from their inputs. It shows how the ‘Environment
and Security’ initiative has helped identify both environmental
threats to regional security and opportunities for cross-border dialogue. |
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Environment
and Security: Transforming Risks into Cooperation "The Case of the
Southern Caucasus”
UNDP/ UNEP/OSCE, 2004.
ISBN: 82-7701-027-3.
This report—available in both Russian and English—presents
through maps and graphics the linkages between environmental stress, potential
social tension and areas of particular vulnerability in the Southern Caucasus,
as identified by stakeholders from the countries. |
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Environment
and Security - Transforming risks into cooperation "The Case of Central
Asia and South Eastern Europe"
UNDP/ UNEP/OSCE, 2003.
ISBN: 82-7701-023-0.
This report focuses on the environmental stress affecting security in
two case regions, Central Asia and South Eastern Europe. It provides maps
with an overview on major environmental risks to human development and
security. |
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UNECE
UNECE
& FAO
European
Forest Sector Outlook Study
UNECE/FAO,
2005. ISSN 1020 2269.
he European Forest Sector Outlook Study presents long term trends for
supply and demand of forest products (roundwood, sawnwood, panels, pulp,
paper, non-wood products) and services and outlook to 2020, in western
and eastern Europe and four major CIS countries, including Russia. It
reviews trends for the forest resource, trade, markets and recycling.
It stresses the future shift in the balance of the sector to the east,
and the importance of cross-sectoral issues, notably consequences for
the forest sector of energy, environment and trade policies, which are
examined in some detail.
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UNECE & UNEP
UNEP
Reducing
Environment & Security Risks from Mining in South Eastern
Europe
UNEP, 2004.
Desk-assessment study for the Environment
and Security Initiative Project,
November 2004.
This study addressed mining activities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Kosovo (Territory under UN interim administration), the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro, and has identified and
catalogued a large number of mineral resources related sites that can be
of high hazard.
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Rapid
Environmental Assessment of the Tisza River Basin
UNEP, 2004.
The report notes that the Tsiza river basin ecosystem is regenerating itself
after the cyanide accident, with wildlife largely recovering. But, it says
more concerted action is needed to address environmental threats or “insecurities”,
and recommends an “Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy” for
the entire catchment area of the river Tisza, which includes Romania, Ukraine,
Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia and Montenegro.
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Freshwater in Europe - Facts, Figures and Maps
UNEP/DEWA, 2004.
UNEP/DEWA~Europe capitalised on its activities and data available on freshwater
for the pan-European region and produced a new report: “Freshwater
in Europe - Facts, Figures and Maps”. This publication is an overview,
through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, on the state
of Freshwater in Europe and Central Asia. The review has been compiled
in support of UNEP’s reporting work on freshwater.
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Caucasus Environment Outlook 2002
UNEP, 2002.
ISBN - 99928-803-2-5. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Europe
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 500p.
GE.03-00151. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Mediterranean
UNEP/CHEMICALS, 2003. 500p.
GE.03-00149. |
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WHO
Water
and Health in Europe
WHO, 2002. WHO Regional Publications. European
Series No 93.
Bartram, J., Thyssen, N., Gowers, A., Pond, K., Lack, T.
A Joint Report from the European Environment Agency and the WHO Regional
Office for Europe.
ISBN: 92 890 1360 5.
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Climate
Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion:
Early Effects on our Health in Europe
WHO, 2000. WHO Regional Publications, European
Series, No. 88
ISBN: 92 890 1355 9.
A balanced assessment, based on currently available scientific knowledge,
of the effects that climate change may have on the environment in Europe
and the health of its populations. |
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Freshwater
and Tourism in the Mediterranean
WWF, 2004.
The expansion of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is destroying
valuable wetlands and contributing to the depletion of the water resources
that local communities and the tourism industry depend on. |
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Latin America and Caribbean
UNEP
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Caribbean Environment Outlook 2005
UNEP ROLAC, 2005.122p.
ISBN 92-807-2526-2.
The Caribbean Environment Outlook assesses the state of the environment
in the Caribbean SIDS and Low-Lying Coastal States in terms of the environmental
concerns identified in the BPOA and the driving forces of the environmental
change.
Spanish version. English
version. Previous issues (1999). |
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El Cambio Climático en América Latina y el Caribe
(versión preliminar)
UNEP ROLAC/SEMARNAT, 2004. 98p.
ISBN: 968-817-677-X.
The present document makes a balance of the situation in Latin America
and the Caribbean in relation to the climate change, in a while in which
the Kyoto protocol is a fact.
Spanish
version. English version. |
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GEO
Report for Latin America and the Caribbean:
Environment Outlook 2003
UNEP ROLAC, 2003. 279p.
ISBN: 92-807-2294-8.
This report is the most complete and updated evaluation on the state of
the regional environment, problems and trends in Latin America and the
Caribbean region. The assessment covers land, forests, biodiversity, freshwater,
marine and coastal resources, upper atmosphere and ozone, urban areas
and natural and man-made disasters.
Spanish
version. English
version. Previous issues (2000) |
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GEO
Juvenil para América Latina y el Caribe
Manual de Capacitación
UNEP ROLAC, 2003. 120p.
ISBN:
This book has been designed as a complement to the precedent Youth GEO
Report. It aims to help the young leaders, the students, the professors
and all the interested ones in the environment and in the education of
the sustainability, with the purpose of translating it in concrete actions
and of generating positive changes at local level.
Previous issues (2000). |
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Andean Environmental Outlook
UNEP ROLAC/CAN/CIUP, 2003. 120p.
ISBN: 92-807-2333-2
This report is the most complete and updated evaluation on the state of
the environment, problems and trends in the Andean region. It covers land,
forests, biodiversity, freshwater, marine and coastal resources, urban
areas and natural and man-made disasters. It raises possible ways to improve
the environmental and social conditions in the region.
Spanish version.
English
version. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Eastern and Western South America
UNEP CHEMICALS, 2002. 101p.
This
report represents the effort of data compilation on Persistent Toxic Substances
(PTS) for the eastern and western South America region (Region XI). It
is the first attempt to gather a comprehensive collection of data and
analyse information covering eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The region covers a wide diversity
of ecosystems and climatic conditions with different patterns of use and
disposal of chemicals both in agriculture and in industry.
Spanish
version. English
version. |
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Regionally
Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances
Central America and Caribbean
UNEP CHEMICALS, 2002.145p.
This
report represents the effort of data compilation on Persistent Toxic Substances
(PTS) for the the Central American and the Caribbean Region (Region X).
Within the often severe constraints of available data, the project identified
major regional sources of PTSs; summarized the evidence on their impact
on environment and on human health; assessed their transboundary transport;
explored the sources of PTS-related problems; evaluated the regional capacity
for the containment and abatement of PTSs; identified regional priorities
for PTS-related environmental and health issues; and contributed to the
identification of global priorities related to PTSs.
Spanish version. English
version. |
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CCAD
| State of the Environment
and Natural Resources in Central America
CCAD, 1998. |
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North America
UNEP
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Chlidren's
Health and the environment in North America
WHO, January
2006
The CEC, in partnership with public health organizations and the governments
of Canada, Mexico and the United States, released the first-ever report
on children's health and environment indicators in North America |
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Polar Regions
UNEP
AMAP
Artic
Pollution-2006
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2006.
ISBN 82-7971-045-0
Published by AMAP, Oslo, Norway.
The
third AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997 AMAP
assessment on Acidification and Arctic Haze. Information is presented
in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific audience; richly
illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary with recommendations
specifically addressed to Ministers of the eight Arctic countries.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Impacts
of a warming artic : Artic climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) - 2004
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2004.
ISBN 0-521-61778-2.
Published by Cambridge University Press,
An
overview of the scientific/technical ACIA Assessment Report, presenting
the information in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific
audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary presenting
the 10 key findings of the ACIA assessment that was produced for the Arctic
Council by AMAP, CAFF and IASC.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Artic
Pollution
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme,
2002.
ISBN 82-7971-015-9.
Published by AMAP, Oslo, Norway.
The
second AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997
AMAP assessments on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Heavy Metals, Radioactivity,
and Human Health, and including a new assessment on Climate Change Effects
on Contaminant Pathways. Information is presented in a clear and readable
manner for the non-scientific audience; richly illustrated and prefaced
by an Executive Summary with recommendations specifically addressed to
Ministers of the eight Arctic countries.
The AMAP assessment reports are available as electronic documents on the
AMAP website at www.amap.no.
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Arctic
Pollution Issues: State of the Artic Environment Report
AMAP, 1997. 188p.
ISBN 82-7655-060-6.
A
condensed version of the scientific/technical AMAP Assessment Report,
presenting the information in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific
audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary with
recommendations specifically addressed to Ministers of the eight Arctic
countries. |
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West Asia
UN ESCWA
THE
ENVIRONMENT IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT IN THE ESCWA REGION: SITUATION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/5. 2001
This study focuses on the current state of shared resources and the problems
confronting them. While water ?has dominated the geopolitics of the ESCWA
region for centuries, and its management has been the focus of ?regional
efforts, most international bodies of water in the ESCWA region are not
regulated by ?comprehensive international agreements. However, several piecemeal
agreements do exist, and these have ?applied the principles of international
law to water-sharing principles of cooperation, inclusive participation
?and mutual gain. The cross-national implications of water scarcity across
the region are increasingly ?aggravated by the over-exploitation of water
resources—and their pollution. Meanwhile, there are mounting ?challenges
confronting the coastal and marine environments. These include dumping at
sea, unsustainable ?fishing practices, pollution from oil spillages and
discharges of land-based effluents, as well as habitat ?destruction caused
by land-filling, reclamation and dredging. |
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ASSESSMENT
OF LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARED WATER RESOURCES IN THE ESCWA
REGION
E/ESCWA/ENR/2001/3. 142p.
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has undertaken several
activities to enhance the capacity of its member States to manage their
shared surface and groundwater resources and strengthen their cooperation
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