Greening the Blue Report 2016
The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the Greening
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Global chemicals outlook 2012
The Global Chemicals Outlook assesses the status of health, environmental, economic and institutional factors related to the production, use, and disposal of chemicals, with a focus on issues relevant
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State of the world’s cities 2012/2013: prosperity of cities
<p><span id="itro1">This new UN report advocates for a 'good', people centred city of the 21st century. It includes a new City Prosperity Index which shows at a glance how a city is faring in productivity,
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Conserving dryland biodiversity
Conserving Dryland Biodiversity is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. It is a call to action as well as a guide
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Early warning systems: a state of the art analysis and future directions
A state-of-art assessment of existing monitoring/early warning systems (EWS) organized according to type of environmental threats is presented. This report focuses on: air quality, wildland fires, nuclear
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Sustainable urban energy: a sourcebook for Asia
For cities to confront the challenges of fossil fuel depletion, increasing energy costs and rapid climate change, it is inevitable to develop and implement urban energy management solutions for their sustainable
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Urban patterns for a green economy: working with nature
This guide focuses on the effect of unplanned, rapid growth of cities on the functioning of the ecosystems in which they are located. It outlines how development can be guided to ensure the ability of ecosystems to support sustainable human settlement.
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Status report on the application of integrated approaches to water resources management
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development marks 20 years since the historic Earth Summit1 that was instrumental in laying the foundations and charting the course for contemporary
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Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5)
<p><span id="itro1">As a significant contribution to Rio+20, the 5th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) builds on previous reports and continues to provide analysis of the state, trends and outlook of
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Cities and carbon finance: a feasibility study on an urban CDM
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the “flexibility mechanisms” defined under the Kyoto Protocol. Its objective is to assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development and to
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Avoiding future famines: strengthening the ecological foundation of food security through sustainable food systems
This report – Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems - has been a unique collaboration of 12 leading scientists and experts involved