Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet UNEP's contribution to locating global electronic environment and development sources of information Moscow, 5 June 1998 - "The information gap regarding the quality and quantity of environmental data and information remains great between the developed and developing countries and countries with economies in transition", said Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), when officially launching the UNEP publication Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet during World Environment Day celebrations hosted by the Russian Federation in Moscow. "Capacity building in these nations and regions requires rapid development not only for environmental assessment and reporting but for information retrieval and dissemination" he said. The purpose of the Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information
on CD-ROM and the Internet is to assist users in locating relevant
information sources on environment and sustainable development. This
Guide is a result of a fruitful collaboration between UNEP and the
In sustainable development, everyone is a user and provider of information
considered in the broad sense. That includes data, information, appropriately
packaged experience and
Although there exists a wealth of information that could be used for
the management of sustainable development, one of the major problems encountered
within many countries, particularly developing countries, is that information
is not adequately identified the Guide to Environment and Development
Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet is the latest publication
by INFOTERRA in a series of initiatives to open up greater access
to information on environment and development. The target audience
for the publication is the
UNEP's global environmental information exchange network, INFOTERRA, now operates in 176 countries and continues to facilitate access to environmental information by a diverse spectrum of users as recommended in Chapter 40 of Agenda 21. For more information on the Guide or other INFOTERRA products and services, contact: Beth Ingraham, Information Officer
Tore Brevik, Director
Note to journalists: In Moscow, Russia Federation, during the Press Conference for World Environment Day the Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet will be launched by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme Dr. Klaus Toepfer, at Mayors Office, Moscow Mansion House 5 June 1998 at 10 am. For information regarding the day of the launch, contact the Robert
Bisset, Information Officer, Information and Public Affairs, UNEP through
the UNEP Committee, 11 Novy Abat Street,
To order a copy, contact: SMI (Distribution Services) Limited
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