Global Environment Outlook

The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) takes a participatory assessment approach to the crucial study of the global environment. It is a snapshot of an ongoing worldwide environmental assessment process, incorporating regional views and perceptions and building consensus on priority issues and actions. Input was solicited from 20 collaborating centres, from United Nations organizations, and through regional policy consultations. GEO describes the environmental status and trends in seven regions, summarizes developments over time in regional policy responses, and concludes with an exploration, based on model analysis, of what we might expect in the future for a selected number of environmental issues if no major policy reforms are initiated. GEO shows that although significant progress has been made in the last decade in confronting environmental challenges, both in developing and industrial regions, the global environment has nevertheless continued to degrade. The Report argues that effective policy setting for sustainable development requires a blend of policy instruments that addresses the social fabric of life, ensures effective institutional arrangements, improves the economy, and protects the environment. Ideal for readers interested in the future of the global environment, this book takes an important and essential look at the perceptions, issues, and concerns surrounding the environment.

Business & Money

United Nations Environment Programme

Economics

Oxford University Press

The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) takes a participatory assessment approach to the crucial study of the global environment. It is a snapshot of an ongoing worldwide environmental assessment process, incorporating regional views and perceptions and building consensus on priority issues and actions. Input was solicited from 20 collaborating centres, from United Nations organizations, and through regional policy consultations. GEO describes the environmental status and trends in seven regions, summarizes developments over time in regional policy responses, and concludes with an exploration, based on model analysis, of what we might expect in the future for a selected number of environmental issues if no major policy reforms are initiated. GEO shows that although significant progress has been made in the last decade in confronting environmental challenges, both in developing and industrial regions, the global environment has nevertheless continued to degrade. The Report argues that effective policy setting for sustainable development requires a blend of policy instruments that addresses the social fabric of life, ensures effective institutional arrangements, improves the economy, and protects the environment. Ideal for readers interested in the future of the global environment, this book takes an important and essential look at the perceptions, issues, and concerns surrounding the environment.

This book was written, illustrated and designed by young people from around the world. Twenty countries were requested to report on essential threats to the environment, economic development, population increase, and patterns of production and consumption. Included are personal accounts of environmental issues from Peru to Hong Kong as well as a fold-out eco-maze game.

Pachamama: Our Earth - Our Future

Children's Books

Peace Child International

Science, Nature & How It Works

Evans Brothers

Changes in global climate between now and the middle of the 21st century are likely to be dominated by the influence of global warming, an inevitable consequence of which will be the rise of sea levels. This book is the first in a series recording the results of studies on the impact of climate changes on the ecologic systems and socio-economic structures of each of the main regional sea areas. The text contains expert contributions from an international team organized under the auspices of UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program).

Climatic Change and the Mediterranean: Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climatic Change and Sea-Level Rise in the Mediterranean Region

Milliman, J.D.

Jeftic, J.

Science & Math

Hodder Arnold

This annual volume, written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders, and economic experts. By distilling forty-five "vital signs" of our times from thousands of government, industrial, and scientific documents, this book allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. Vital Signs 2002 presents up-to-the-minute information on environmental and sustainable development topics such as global warming, population control, transgenic crops, HIV/AIDS, international trade, and Internet use. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing a thorough, well-documented, and very accessible overview. Vital Signs is an excellent companion volume to Worldwatch's highly acclaimed State of the World series. Charts and graphs.

Vital Signs 2002: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

Worldwatch Institute

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

This report presents and explains statistics that reflect the world's progress toward ecologically sustainable development and a more equitable global distribution of resources, shedding light on recent trends in areas such as AIDS treatment, war and armed conflict, the gap between rich and poor nat

Vital Signs 2003: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future (Vital Signs: The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future (Paperback))

Politics & Social Sciences

Assadourian, Erik

Social Sciences

W.W.Norton&Company

Environmental Impacts of Macroeconomic and Sectoral Policies [Paperback]

Environmental Impacts of Macroeconomic and Sectoral Policies

World Bank

International Society for Ecological Economics

National Biodiversity Planning: Guidelines Based on Early Experiences Around the World

World Resources Institute

IUCN--The World Conservation Union

Biological Sciences

World Resources Inst

This synthesis highlights key findings of the Environment Linkages Initiative, and introduces a "tool-kit" to support integration of environment and health considerations into decision-making. The report represents the culmination of a two-year process of working with stakeholders to identify: current gaps in knowledge and tools that preclude better decisions; strategies for addressing those gaps; a clearinghouse of linked health and environment knowledge and resources; linked health and environment guidance on assessment procedures; and pilot-testing of the approaches in the field. Each chapter outlines a key theme, and refers the reader to detailed background reports and information sources available on the CD-ROM that accompanies the report.

DEFAULT_SET: Health Environment: Managing the Linkages for Sustainable Development (Synthesis Report (WHO))

World Health Organization

Financing Climate Futures Rethinking Infrastructure

OECD

The World Bank

OECD.

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