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Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

By: United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel

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Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

By: United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel

By 2050, humanity could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year three times its current appetite unless the economic growth rate is decoupled from the rate of natural resource consumption. Developed countries citizens consume an average of 16 tons of those four key resources per capita (ranging up to 40 or more tons per person in some developed countries). By comparison, the average person in India today consumes four tons per year. With the growth of both population and prosperity, especially in developing countries, the prospect of much higher resource consumption levels is far beyond what is likely sustainable if realised at all given finite world resources, warns this report by UNEP's International Resource Panel. Already the world is running out of cheap and high quality sources of some essential materials such as oil, copper and gold, the supplies of which, in turn, require ever-rising volumes of fossil fuels and freshwater to produce. Improving the rate of resource productivity (doing more with less) faster than the economic growth rate is the notion behind decoupling, the panel says. That goal, however, demands an urgent rethink of the links between resource use and economic prosperity, buttressed by a massive investment in technological, financial and social innovation, to at least freeze per capita consumption in wealthy countries and help developing nations follow a more sustainable path.

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Tourism in the Polar Regions

The Sustainability Challenge

By: John Snyder,United Nations Environment Programme,International Ecotourism Society

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Tourism in the Polar Regions

The Sustainability Challenge

By: John Snyder,United Nations Environment Programme,International Ecotourism Society

Dynamic natural events and human activities in the Polar Regions are having a significant combined impact on these fragile environments, as well as on communities in populated regions of the Arctic. This publication describes the key features of the Polar Region environment and assesses the multiple roles and impacts of tourism activities in both the Arctic and Antarctica. It proposes an agenda for sustainable tourism development, and outlines principles, guidelines and selected good practices to conserve these unique wilderness areas through the regulation and management of tourism.

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928072813X

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Scaling up agroecology to achieve the sustainable development goals - Proceedings of the second FAO international symposium

3 - 5 April 2018, Rome, Italy

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Scaling up agroecology to achieve the sustainable development goals - Proceedings of the second FAO international symposium

3 - 5 April 2018, Rome, Italy

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This publication summurize the oucomes of the 2nd international Symposium on Agroecology.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251313326

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Water in a Changing World

By: World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations),UN-Water,Unesco

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Water in a Changing World

By: World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations),UN-Water,Unesco

The United Nations World Water Development Report", published every three years, is a comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources. It offers best practices as well as in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector. It is the only report of its kind, resulting from the collaboration and contributions of the 26 UN agencies, commissions, program, funds, secretariats and conventions that have a significant role in addressing global water concerns.

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9231040952

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Guidelines on Studies in Environmental Epidemiology

By: United Nations Environment Programme,International Labour Organisation,International Program on Chemical Safety

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Guidelines on Studies in Environmental Epidemiology

By: United Nations Environment Programme,International Labour Organisation,International Program on Chemical Safety

Guidelines on studies in environmental epidemiology. These guidelines are published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organization, and the World Health Organization.

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Global Environment Outlook 2000

By: United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)

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Global Environment Outlook 2000

By: United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)

The continued poverty of the majority of the planet's inhabitants and excessive consumption by the minority are the two major causes of environmental degradation The present course is unsustainable and postponing action is no longer an option. Inspired political leadership and intense cooperation across all regions and sectors will be needed to put both existing and new policy instruments to work. ' From the Synthesis Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) is a comprehensive and authoritative review and analysis of environmental conditions around the world. It is the flagship publication of the world's leading environmental organization, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and is based on information provided by more than 30 regional and international collaborating centres. The book presents a region-by-region analysis of the state of the world's environment, highlighting key global concerns and making recommendations for policy action. The regions covered include Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, West Asia and the Polar Areas. Chapter 1: Global Perspectives describes the main drivers of environmental change, such as the economy, population growth, political organization and regionalization, as well as potential impacts of recent global developments including the growth of the consumer culture, trade and international debt. Chapter 2: The State of the Environment provides a global and region-by-region overview of the environment at the end of the second millennium. The chapter covers global issues such as ozone, climate change, El Nifio and nitrogen loading, and universal issues of land and food, forests, biodiversity, freshwater, marine and coastal areas, atmosphere and urban areas. Chapter 3: Policy Responses reviews the broad range of policy instruments and responses being used to address environmental issues, including multilateral environmental agreements, and analyses the difficulties of compliance, implementation and assessment. Chapter 4: Future Perspectives looks at environmental issues that will require priority attention in the 21st century and some alternative policy options that could be used in the regions. Chapter 5: Outlook and Recommendations makes recommendations for future action based on the environmental legacy left by past and present policy and management systems. GEO-2000 will be the benchmark reference and guide to the state of the global environment. Written in clear, non-technical language and supported throughout by informative graphics and tables, it is essential reading for all those involved in environmental policy making, implementation and assessment, and for researchers and students of regional and global environmental issues. Originally published in 1999

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1134040903

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018

Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,World Health Organization ,World Food Programme ,International Fund for Agriculture Development

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018

Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition

New evidence this year corroborates the rise in world hunger observed in this report last year, sending a warning that more action is needed if we aspire to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Updated estimates show the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to prevailing levels from almost a decade ago. Although progress continues to be made in reducing child stunting, over 22 percent of children under five years of age are still affected. Other forms of malnutrition are also growing: adult obesity continues to increase in countries irrespective of their income levels, and many countries are coping with multiple forms of malnutrition at the same time – overweight and obesity, as well as anaemia in women, and child stunting and wasting. Last year’s report showed that the failure to reduce world hunger is closely associated with the increase in conflict and violence in several parts of the world. In some countries, initial evidence showed climate-related events were also undermining food security and nutrition. This year’s report goes further to show that climate variability and extremes – even without conflict – are key drivers behind the recent rise in global hunger and one of the leading causes of severe food crises and their impact on people’s nutrition and health. Climate variability and exposure to more complex, frequent and intense climate extremes are threatening to erode and reverse gains in ending hunger and malnutrition. Furthermore, hunger is significantly worse in countries where agriculture systems are highly sensitive to rainfall, temperature and severe drought, and where the livelihood of a high proportion of the population depends on agriculture. The findings of this report reveal new challenges to ending hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition. There is an urgent need to accelerate and scale up actions that strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity of people and their livelihoods to climate variability and extremes. These and other findings are detailed in the 2018 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.

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9251305714

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Global Environment Outlook 2000

By: United Nations Environment Programme

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Global Environment Outlook 2000

By: United Nations Environment Programme

This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the conditions of the global environment, highlighting key global concerns and making recommendations for policy action.

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1853835889

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Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the Near East and North Africa 2019

Rethinking food systems for healthy diets and improved nutrition

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,World Food Programme ,International Fund for Agriculture Development,World Health Organization ,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

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Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the Near East and North Africa 2019

Rethinking food systems for healthy diets and improved nutrition

The past few decades have seen dramatic improvements in the region in access to food, reduction in stunting rates, in premature death and disability caused by communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases. However, the gains in the fight against hunger and malnutrition have reversed in the wake of conflicts and violence that have spread in many parts of the region in the last decade. Today, nearly 55 million people in the Arab States, 13.2 percent of the population, are hungry and the situation is particularly worrying in countries affected by conflicts and violence: Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen. Displacements and forced migration are widespread in the region, especially among the growing youth population segment. Many countries carry a double burden of malnutrition, including overweight and obesity and undernutrition. A high or very high prevalence of stunting in children under the age of five persists in nearly half of the Arab States, while anaemia is a severe public health issue in certain countries. The trends of overweight and obesity continue to worsen for children and adults. Beyond these numbers, the report explores food systems in the Arab States and the policies that support them. It also explores how the latter have contributed to poor nutritional outcomes by failing to make safe and diversified healthy diets available to all. While there has been significant progress in policies designed to reduce caloric deficiencies in the population, the policy reaction to address existing malnutrition problems, particularly in relation to overweight and obesity,

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Land and water governance to achieve the SDGs in fragile systems

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Land and water governance to achieve the SDGs in fragile systems

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This publication was prepared as a background paper for the Land and Water Days event, held in Cairo, Egypt, from 31 March to 4 April 2019. In the framework of the event, the paper introduced the thematic area on "Land and Water Governance to achieve the SDGs in fragile systems", whose plenary session was held on Wednesday, 3 April 2019. Taking into consideration the fragility of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, the paper intends to demonstrate how land and water governance can help to reduce such condition, improve resilience and even assist in conflict resolution in the NENA region.

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An Assault on Poverty

Basic Human Needs, Science and Technology

By: United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. Panel on Technology for Basic Needs,International Development Research Centre (Canada),United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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An Assault on Poverty

Basic Human Needs, Science and Technology

Assault on Poverty: Basic Human Needs, Science, and Technology

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Water

A Shared Responsibility

By: Unesco,World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations)

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Water

A Shared Responsibility

By: Unesco,World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations)

The accompanying interactive, searchable and hyperlinked CD-ROM includes all of the WWDR2 data tables, graphs, charts and maps, as well as detailed sections on indicator and case study developments..."--p. [4] of cover.

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1845451775

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Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 42 (1988)

By: United Nations

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Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 42 (1988)

By: United Nations

Issued annually since 1946/47, the Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations, providing a comprehensive, one-volume account of the Organization's work. It includes details of United Nations activities concerning trade, industrial development, natural resources, food, science and technology, social development, population, environment, human settlement, children and legal questions, along with information on the work of each specialized agency in the United Nations family.

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9004636749

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9789004636743

Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

By: United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel

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Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

By: United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel

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UNEP Annual Report

By: United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme

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UNEP Annual Report

By: United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme

This report details the goals and activities of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global sustainable development and environmental issues during 2004, as well as providing information on the organisation's funding, structure, personnel and offices around the world. Topics covered include: the response to the Asian tsunami emergency; women, health and the environment; sustainable business and industry; international environmental governance; combating climate change; freshwater and sanitation; sustainable land use; and conserving biodiversity.

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9280725459

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Sustainable Trade in Resources

Global Material Flows, Circularity and Trade

By: United Nations

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Sustainable Trade in Resources

Global Material Flows, Circularity and Trade

By: United Nations

Trade is responsible for much larger amounts of material extraction than direct trade flows indicate when accounting for the additional materials, energy, water and land used in the extraction and production of traded goods but left behind as wastes and emissions in the exporting country. In 2017, the material required for trade was three times the direct trade as more than 35 billion tons of material resources were extracted globally to produce 11 billion tons of directly traded goods. This means that one-third of the total 92 billion tons of material resources extracted in the global economy that year was destined to produce goods for trade. Such analysis by the International Resource Panel of the materials embodied in trade reveals that resource-intensive processes have shifted from high-income importing countries to low-income exporting countries, with a corresponding shift in associated environmental burdens. The extraction and processing of resources for export depletes natural assets, while increasing waste, emissions, loss of biodiversity, land degradation and water pollution. Appropriate policies are therefore needed to address the adverse environmental impacts of trade and ensure that trade helps drive the transition towards a fairer, more sustainable and circular economy. Policy analysis by the United Nations Environment Programme Environment and Trade Hub shows how both multilateral trade rules and regional trade agreements can be used proactively to advance the circular economy and minimize the environmental impacts associated with resource extraction." -- Page 4 of cover

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UNEP 2006 Annual Report

By: United Nations Environment Programme

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UNEP 2006 Annual Report

By: United Nations Environment Programme

This is a summary of UNEP's activities in 2006. The main purpose of UNEP is to encourage international co-operation in preserving and protecting the environment. This objective is developed alongside other United Nations departments and international governments by addressing issues such as climate change and sustainable development challenges. Environmental issues also tie into poverty reduction and the general development strategies as set out in the Millennium Development Goals. The theme of this particular annual report is change; climate change; energy change, ecosystem change, and how such change, with impact on future generations.

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