Overview

The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was established in 1975as a coherent legal and institutional framework for cooperationthrough which all Medi ...

This report speaks directly to governments involved in the development of the global treaty on mercury. It presents updates fromthe UNEP Global ...

The Environmental Atlas of the Dniester Basin is the first attempt to present the environmental state of the transboundary river in a visual for ...

The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in1992 marked the first time that the specialcharacteristics of SIDS were paid significantattention and were ...

On 16 September 1987, the treaty known as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed into existenceby a group o ...

Life on earth is fundamentally and inextricably linkedto the marine environment. Our oceans and seas regulate global processes such as climate a ...

Environmental crime and the illegal grabbing of natural resources is becoming an evermore sophisticated activity requiring national authorities ...

This report compares the needs of Arctic stakeholders (as articulated in policies and strategies) with the contribution different types of satel ...

This publication highlights the concept and selected market segments relating to payments for ecosystem services. It emphasises the role natural ...

The world’s oceans and coasts – the Blue World – are the cornucopia for humanity. They provide us with food, oxygen and livelihoods.

Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-ben ...

The world population is steadily increasing, consumption levels are growing, and as a result the global waste heap is getting bigger and bigger. ...

The first State of the Environment Report of the Caspian Sea (SoE-Report) was prepared by GRID-Arendal and presented at the Third Meeting of the ...

Mongolia’s reindeer herders and their taiga homeland are today facing unprecedented challenges from unregulated mining, forest logging, loss of ...

Water management and resource efficiency for green growth in East Asia is the focus of Issue 7 of Environment & Poverty Times. Jointly prepared ...

Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the planet, yet we are just beginning to discover the extent of the resources, both biotic and abiotic, th ...

The Mediterranean Sea is complex in its ecology and its social dimensions. Twenty-one countries border the basin of this heavily used and highly ...

The Caspian Sea region has witnessed important developments in the past decade and many opportunities are still available. The region is a major ...

Lake Sevan, located in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, faces environmental challenges, caused by overexploitation of its water reso ...

Biofuels Vital Graphics visualizes the opportunities, the need for safeguards, and the options that help ensure sustainability of biofuels to ma ...

Women are often in the frontline in respect to the impacts of a changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent droughts an ...

Through the air, over land and in water, over ten thousand species numbering millions of animals travel around the world in a network of migrato ...

Nearly 20 years after the Earth Summit, nations are again on the Road to Rio, but in a world very different and very changed from that of 1992. ...

Deforestation is responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is therefore a major contributor to climate change, b ...

The prime aim of this report is to identify the environmental stress points in the Amu Darya basin which have, or may have, security repercussio ...

The publication prepared by Zoi in cooperation with GRID-Arendal and the Environment and Security initiative explores the impacts of climate cha ...

The purpose of these guidelines is to serve as a reference point for all players involved in the AEO-3 production process. The main aim is to en ...

Working for the Environment is prepared by GRID-Arendal for the Department of Environmental Affairs (former Department of Environmental Affairs ...

During the past decade, many coastal States have been delineating the limits of their maritime zones. This process is defining the exact extent ...

Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, a ...

In this publication we have tried to collect data, thoughts and impressions from several years of cooperation between the Environment and Securi ...

During the preparation of the first Rwanda State of Environment and Outlook in 2009, it became evident that there is a lack of reliable core dat ...

Climate change is causing signifcant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent ...

“Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrates both the urgent need to act and the significant benefits that co ...

The Arctic region is characterized by some of the largest continuous intact ecosystems on the planet, but is facing increasingly larger threats. ...

Uganda’s natural resource base is one of the richest and most diverse in Africa, resulting in the country’s economy relying heavily on goods and ...

The feasibility study concludes that time is limited in terms of coping with dramatic challenges to livelihoods in the region. A cross-boundary ...

Biodiversity and ecosystems deliver crucial services to humankind – from food security to keeping our waters clean, buffering against extreme we ...

Unique Arctic habitats for flora and fauna, including sea ice, tundra, lakes, and peatlands have been disappearing over recent decades, and some ...

Gorillas, the largest of the great apes, are under renewed threat across the Congo Basin from Nigeria to the Albertine Rift: poaching for bushme ...

“Sick water? The central role of wastewater management in sustainable development” not only identifies the threats to human and ecological healt ...

Vital Ozone Graphics 2.0 - Climate Link is a Resource Kit for journalists, which provides them with the essential visuals, facts, links and c ...

The integrated urban environmental assessment reports based on GEO-Cities methodology covering three Armenian cities: Alaverdy, Gumri and Hrazda ...

Climate change presents the human race with profound choices that go beyond the current debate over new technologies, economic, and social costs ...

“Vital GEO Graphics” is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many pu ...

If not addressed and resolved, environmental problems – water shortages, land degradation, pollution – can become security threats. ...

3 reports are available as Interactive e-books: * "Water Storage - A strategy for climate change adaptation in the Himalayas" * "The Changin ...

UNEP and UNITAR are pleased to present to you this overview document outlining the situation regarding the world’s last known exporting me ...

A new Rapid Response Assessment report released 14 October 2009 at the Diversitas Conference, Cape Town Conference Centre, South Africa. Compiled ...

Canada is internationally recognized as an economically wealthy and progressive country. Hunger is not an image that many associate with a G8 coun ...

Today households and small businesses in developing countries are often dependent on using traditional bioenergy solutions such as cooking on op ...

The theme of the 6th issue of Environment and Poverty Times is resource efficiency as a catalyst for a greening of the world economy and its sub ...

The Uganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment, prepared by the National Environmental Management Authority of Uganda, provides extensive scientif ...

The future for reindeer husbandry in the barents region is highly dependent on the availability of grazing land. Extensive oil and gas development ...

A rapid response assessment report released by UNEP to mark World Environment Day 2009 indicates thatboosting investments in conservation, resto ...

A publication of theUN Environment Programme, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the UN Forum on Forests that serves as an advocacy to ...

The report highlights some of the main achievements of ECORA over the last 5 years. The project results represent the efforts of many people and ...

The Environment's Role in Averting Future Food Crises A new rapid response assessment report released by UNEP warns that up to 25% of the world’s ...

This book presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in simplified langua ...

Environmental management in Uganda was first accorded the attention it deserves with the creation of the Ministry of Environment Protection in 1 ...

These case studies convey frank and personal testimony activities. Several of these case studies relate examples where surrounding the challenges, ...

The case of the Eastern Caspian Region This report examines the role and impact of environmental factors in securing human safety and sustained ...

An Overview of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters The report presents an overview, through a set of graphics, maps and other ill ...

A new UNEP publication, written and produced by GRID-Arendal for World Environment Day 2008, shows how various levels of society can work towards ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, jointly with the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) and with the generous support by the Prince Albert II F ...

The paper features a collection of short articles, maps, graphics and other illustrations that focuses on the complex links between environment ...

Merging of Climate Change With Pollution, Over-Harvest, and Infestations in the World's Fishing Grounds A rapid response report that mapsthe m ...

State of Emergency: Illegal Logging, Fire and Palm Oil in Indonesia's National Parks The survival of orangutans and other rain forest wildl ...

We often associate the Caspian Sea with caviar that is legally or illegally finding its way to our tables, but overlook the footprints left by a ...

The “Global Outlook for Ice & Snow” is a special and unique UNEP report launched to mark World Environment Day on 5 June 2007. Snow and ice, with ...

"Vital Ozone Graphics – resource kit for journalists" is a joint publication of UNEP DTIE OzonAction and GRID-Arendal. It features 30+ new graph ...

Environmental protection is one of the areas where the Balkan countries still face a big challenge to catch up with their western neighbours. Af ...

Vital Climate Graphics Latin America and the Caribbean is a collection of graphics that highlight greenhouse gas emission trends, observational ...

The publication of this second edition was prompted by the popularity of the first edition and the obvious need for providing updated informatio ...

The fate of the Arctic environment deserves global consideration. The Arctic is the world’s last continuous, undeveloped and unexploited coastal ...

Marine pollution, climate change and the resilience of coastal ecosystems The ability of coral reefs to survive in a globally-warming world may cr ...

The second edition of Vital Waste Graphics looks at the lifecycle of products and provides a wealth of data, text and graphics that shed a light ...

This Atlas illustrates through texts and beautifully rendered maps, graphics and diagramsa holistic and well-researched analysis of today’s glob ...

Mining for Closure – Policies and guidelines for sustainable mining practice and closure of mines aims to present a basis for action within Sout ...

A new edition of the Environment and Poverty Times was launched at the World Summit 2005 in New York.  The paper focuses on the vital ro ...

Recent political developments in Kyrgyztan and Uzbekistan have once again drawn the world s attention to the Ferghana valley. Being the most fer ...

Special Edition for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction January 18-22, 2005, Kobe, Japan. This edition features a collection of articles co ...

Emerging threats to the water resources and biodiversity at the roof of the world to Asia’s lowland from land-use changes associated with large-sc ...

The publication "Vital Waste Graphics" was initiated by the Basel Convention Secretariat and produced in partnership with the Division of Enviro ...

The links between the environment and poverty are complex and often invite misunderstanding. Catchy titles such as "Poverty is pollution" and "Hea ...

The Polar Environment Times No 3 was launched at the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Polar Environment Times feat ...

The Arctic has always gripped our imagination. The early explorers who came back from their journeys told the world about a barren land with ice, ...

The links between the environment and poverty are complex and often invite misunderstanding. Catchy titles such as "Poverty is pollution" and "Hea ...

The latest report (Third Assessment Report) of the UNEP/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes a warming of approximately 0. ...

Vital Climate Graphics are based on the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was established by the United Nat ...

GRID-Arendal's Cookbook for State of the Environment Reporting on the Internet is a 32-page booklet which provides easy-to-use methodological gu ...