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April 2017

Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation Plans

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans outline elements and related steps for preparing the agriculture sectors' contribution to National Adaptation Plans.
January 1993

Readings in International Environment Statistics

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
This report details the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Standard Statistical Classifications for the Environment, including definitions of terms, selected national practices in estimations of air and water emissions, materials balance sheets, and a bibliography of methodological papers.
December 2016

Global Gender and Environment Outlook

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

Recognizing the importance of highlighting gender from an environmental perspective, and in response to a call from the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE), UN Environment made a commitment at Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the futur

Guyana State of the Environment Report 2016

Organisation: 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Country: 
Guyana
Guyana State of the Environment Report 2016 presents a critical analysis of the current specific condition of the country's environment; the pressures and drivers; the management interventions initiatives and systems in place to address environmental concerns, and their impacts.
January 2016

Global Environment Outlook 6: Regional assessment for Africa

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
This assessment, Global Environment Outlook 6: Regional assessment for Africa , is founded on the understanding that Africa has the potential to significantly contribute to the world economy and to ensure healthy living conditions for its citizens. It also recognizes the abundant natural assets that the region possesses, and the various threats they face.
November 2016

Trade and Environment Review 2016: Fish Trade

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Trade and Environment Review 2016: Fish Trade examines issues pertinent to the promotion of sustainable use of living marine resources in healthy oceans and seas, bringing together a collection of independent articles by 24 leading experts and practitioners on fish governance systems; fish harvest, production and consumption; unsustainable fishing practices; fish and marine ecosystems management; and fish trade.

2012 Report on the State of the Environment in China

Country: 
China
The Report on the State of the Environment in China states the progress China has made in terms of environmental policies, legislation, science and technology, and monitoring systems. It explains that the strengthening of environmental policies has led to significant emission and pollution reductions as well as the strengthening of nuclear and radiation safety measures.
January 2016

Global Environment Outlook 6: Regional assessment for North America

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
This assessment, Global Environment Outlook 6: Regional assessment for North America , was carried out in order to characterize the priority environmental issues, states and trends in the region in a systematic, evidence-based manner, as input into the sixth iteration of UNEP’s flagship Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) process.

2015 Report on the State of the Environment in China

Country: 
China
2015 Report on the State of the Environment in China gives a summary of environmental protection status in China. It provides information on atmospheric, freshwater, marine, forest, acoustic, radiation, grassland, and natural and ecological environment. The current state of the energy and transport sector is also included in this report.

2013 Report of the State of the Environment in China

Country: 
China
2013 Report of the State of the Environment in China states that the overall environmental quality was average in 2013. The focus areas in 2013 were atmospheric pollution, ecological conservation, reduction of major pollutants and energy and transport sector.

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