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Some of the publications can be purchased online at EarthPrint.com UNEP's online bookstore.
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Guidebook on
National legislation for
Adaptation to climate
Change |
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This Guidebook, which is based on the outcome of a UNEP pilot project that was carried out in three South East Asian countries in 2009-2010 - Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. |
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Course on Compliance with and Enforcement of
Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Lecturer’s Manual |
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This Manual is part of a set of materials for a university course on “Compliance with
and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements” developed by the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with IUCN Academy of
Environmental Law. |
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Ethics, Justice and
the Convention on
Biological Diversity |
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Ethics is one of the buzzwords of the 21st
century, and ethical issues have been given
more prominence than ever before. |
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Connecting
the Dots
Biodiversity, Adaptation, Food Security and
Livelihoods |
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Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, provides millions of people with
livelihoods besides helping to ensure food security and is a rich source of both
traditional medicines and modern pharmaceuticals. |
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UNEP and Environmental Governance at a Glance |
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Governing our planet’s rich and diverse natural resources is an
increasingly complex challenge. |
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The greening of
water law:
Managing Freshwater Resources for People and the Environment |
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Acentral challenge facing nations today is how to ensure that both people
and the natural environment have adequate freshwater to sustain and
nourish their existence. [English] [French] [Spanish] |
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Issues of Compliance:
Considerations for the International Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing |
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DELC embarked on developing this paper to help negotiators working on finalizing the IR-ABS understand different dimensions of compliance issues and assess the experience of different MEAs in dealing with compliance. |
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Technology Transfer and Cooperation under the Convention on Biological Diversity
Towards more effective implementation |
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Sustaining biodiversity in the face of considerable threats from human activities constitutes a great challenge for the modern development paradigm. |
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State of Biodiversity in Africa
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At a recent regional consultation for Africa, Governments reported that they had been unable to achieve the 2010 biodiversity target. They said that biodiversity had not been sufficiently integrated into broader sectors, such as agriculture, fisheries, economy and tourism. |
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific |
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Asia and the Pacific encompasses some of the world’s greatest biological, cultural and economic diversity. It covers 8.6 per cent of the Earth’s total surface area and nearly 30 percent of its land area. |
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State of Biodiversity
in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet and it hosts several of the world’s megadiverse countries. |
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia
English | عربى |
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West Asia benefits from a wealth of biological diversity that harnesses a
variety of terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems and associated habitats |
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UNU-IAS Pocket Guide
Access to Genetic Resources, benefit Sharing and Biopropecting
English |Español | Français | 中文 | عربى | Русский |
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This guide will contribute to an initial
understanding of the issues being debated
and help further negotiations of the regime at
international level based on clear national understanding. |
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LEARNING FROM THE PRACTITIONERS:
Benefit Sharing Perspectives from Enterprising Communities |
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UNEP UNU - IAS Report
Benefit Sharing in ABS: Options and Elaborations |
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This report attempts to provide inputs into the much needed discussions on how to deal with benefit
sharing provisions within the ABS framework. It is based on research undertaken by UNEP and UNU-IAS together with several governments and agencies working on ABS issues, in particular with the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of
India, for which UNEP and UNU-IAS are together providing technical support to develop and implement national ABS guidelines. |
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Application of Environmental Law By National Courts and Tribunals |
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This publication responds to repeated requests from judges in almost all legal systems and regions of the world, for continued support from UNEP’s Law Programme, in their efforts to sensitize judges at all levels to this rapidly growing area of law. |
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Green Breakthroughs
Solving Environmental Problems Through Innovative Policies and Law |
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2008 |
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138 |
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This booklet offers a brief outline of the some of the policy initiatives
and their implementing mechanisms that have been taken recently by leaders and policy-makers in both developed and
developing countries to address several major global environmental challenges. |
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Compliance Mechanisms Under Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements |
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2006 |
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144 |
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This report seeks to perform a comparative analysis of compliance mechanisms under selected Multilateral Environmantal Agreements (MEAs). |
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Environmental Law Biannual Bulletin |
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2006 |
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A publication to provide regular updates of UNEP environmental law activities.
Volume 22, June - December. High level advisiory committee of judges review Judicial training materials. |
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Glossary of Terms For Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements |
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2007 |
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109 |
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This glossary of terms and acronyms aims to provide a support tool not only for those that are frequently engaged in negotiations under various MEAs, but also for those involved in the daily implementation of such agreements and related decisions. |
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Guide For Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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2006 |
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MEAs are a subset of the universe of international agreements.What distinguishes them from other agreements is their focus on environmental isues, their creation of binding International law, and there inclusion of multiple countries. |
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Judicial Handbook on Environmental Law
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2005 |
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146 |
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A handbook designed to enable national judges to identify environmental issues and to be aware of the range of options available to them in interpreting and applying the law. Development , Negotiating and Implementing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). |
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Manual on Compliance with and Enforcement of MEAs |
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2006 |
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This manual was design to improve and facilitate use of the UNEP Guidelines on Compliance with and Enforcement of MEAs through a variety of means. its organisation follows that of the UNEP Guidelines, with the first part of the manual devoted to compliance and the second part to enforcement. |
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MEAs Negotiator's Handbook
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2007 |
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285 |
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This handbook has been prepared as a solid introduction to negotiating or working on MEAs for those with little or no background, as well as a key reference tool for experienced negotiations.
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Negotiating and Implementing MEAs: A Manual for NGOs
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2007 |
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200 |
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This manual distills the knowledge of many leading NGO experts with a wealth of experience in high level negotiations. It identifies some of the key skills that could prove necessary to those who would consider being environmental lobbysits. |
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Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment |
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2005 |
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44 |
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Resource material containing a summary and the status of over 270 environmental conventions and related instruments current edition provides the information as of December 2005.
Introduction / Table of contents
Part 1: Treaties concluded from 1921-1987
Part 2: Treaties concluded from 1987-2005 |
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Selected Texts of Legal Instruments in International Environmental Law |
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2005 |
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A resource material containing the texts of selected international legal instruments in the field of the environment.
Front cover,
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V,
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Training Manual on International Environmental Law
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2006 |
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388 |
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A publication to present a comprehensive overview of the current state of international environmental law. |
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Guidebook for Policy and Legislative Development on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Freshwater Resources |
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2005 |
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This Guidebook provides information not only on national legislation, but also on a number of international
agreements and conventions that have been produced in recent years. Its scope is not limited to legal issues. |
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UNEP Handbook for Drafting Laws on Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Resources |
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2007 |
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246 |
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This Handbook responds to the needs expressed by legislative draftsmen in developing countries for assistance in drafting legislative provisions for achieving these objectives. It will also be useful to decision makers in the energy sector who are the initiators of policies that will eventually translate into law. |
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UNEP Compedium of Summaries of Judgements in Environment-related Cases |
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2004 |
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341 |
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Civil Law Perspective of the Judicial Handbook on Environmental Law (Français)
Introduction, Chapitre 1, Chapitre 2-3, Chapitre 4-5, Chapitre 6, Chapitre 7,
Chapitre 8, Chapitre 9-10, Chapitre 11-18, Chapitre 19, Chapitre 20 |
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MEA Bulletin
A publication developed in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), which contains information about activities related to MEAs and their secretariats.Booklets and brochures for a general audience, describing the goals and activities of various MEAs. |
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