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. NB: OWING TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ATLAS THIS PUBLICATION IS SUBJECT TO A SHIPPING CHARGE OF 15USD (for delivery in Europe) and 20USD (for delivery to the rest of the world).

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.

Large cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases are needed if we are to avoid the worst effects of global climate change. This Rapid Assessment Report describes the vital contributions which ecosystems can and must make to improve these efforts. It presents carbon capture and storage through a Green Economy lens, outlining the potential in terms of natural systems, from forests to grasslands which have been doing the job in a tried and tested way for millennia.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) participated in the post-conflict UN Needs assessment mission to Liberia. The findings of this desk study draw on key environmental information obtained from the Liberian national authorities, non-governmental organisations and other sources.

This Report presents UNEP's policy responses to the challenge of sustainable consumption. It has been prepared in part as a contribution to the implementation of Agenda 21 Chapter 4, and is aimed at decision-makers in government, business and civil society in general.