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| United Nations Environment Programme |
| Established in 1972, works to encourage sustainable development through sound environmental practices everywhere. Its activities cover a wide range of issues, from atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, the promotion of environmental science and information, to an early warning and emergency response capacity to deal with environmental disasters and emergencies. |
| Website: www.unep.org |
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| The Hydrogen Economy : A non-technical review |
| Stock Code DTI/0762/PA, UNEP 2006 Paperback 40 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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Hydrogen holds out the promise of a truly sustainable global energy future. As a clean energy carrier that can be produced from any primary energy source, hydrogen used in highly efficient fuel cells could prove to be the answer to our growing concerns about energy security, urban pollution and climate change. |
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| Tourisme et Deserts : Guide practique pour gerer les impacts environnementaux et sociaux du tourisme dans les deserts |
| Stock Code DEW/0795/PA, UNEP 2006 Paperback 46 pages Price USD 12.00 |
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This Practical Guide to Good Practice has grown out of the experiences of UNEP, the Tour Operators, Initiative for Sustainable Development (TOI) and its partners.
Recognizing the need to respect the desert environment and the importance of positive relations with the local people, the guide seeks to promote desert tourism as a leading source of sustainable development, which is possible if tourism is planned by professionals who care about the impact of their activities. |
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| Wildlife Watching and Tourism : A Study on the benefits and risks of a fast growing tourism activity and its impacts on species |
| Stock Code 3556, UNEP 2006 Paperback 68 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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Wildlife watching is fast becoming a multi-million dollar industry with the potential to fight poverty by pumping vital income into local communities and conservation initiatives. The report commissioned by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) and produced in collaboration with the tourism group TUI, focuses on 12 case studies to highlight the growing economic importance of wildlife watching while flagging some of the pitfalls that may arise through poor or insensitive management. |
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| Africas Lakes : Atlas of Our Changing Environment |
| Stock Code DEW/0804/NA, UNEP 2006 Hardback 90 pages Price USD 60.00 |
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The dramatic and, in some cases damaging environmental changes sweeping Africa’s lakes are brought into sharp focus in a new atlas. Produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Atlas of African Lakes compares and contrasts spectacular satellite images of the past few decades with contemporary ones. |
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| Caspian Sea |
| Stock Code 3599, UNEP 2006 Paperback 92 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the Caspian Sea – the largest land-locked water body on earth, bordered by five countries and influenced by three more in the catchment area. |
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| Challenges to International Water : Regional Assessments in a Global Perspective |
| Stock Code 3555, UNEP 2006 Paperback 120 pages Price USD 40.00 |
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The Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) is a holistic, globally comparable assessment of the world's transboundary waters that recognises the inextricable links between the freshwater and the coastal marine environment and integrates environmental and socio-economic information to determine the impacts of a broad range of influences on the world's aquatic environment. |
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| East African Rift Valley Lakes |
| Stock Code 3598, UNEP 2006 Paperback 156 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the assessment of Lakes Turkana, Tanganyika, Victoria and Malawi – the largest of the East African Rift Valley Lakes and among the oldest lakes in the world. |
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| Eastern Equatorial Pacific |
| Stock Code 3600, UNEP 2006 Paperback 96 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. |
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