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Mesopotamian Marshlands, The

Demise of an Ecosystem

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: January 2002 )

Dams and drainage schemes have transformed one of the finest wetlands, the Mesopotamian marshlands, into salt-encrusted desert. This study prepared by the United Nations Environmental Programme...

Dams and drainage schemes have transformed one of the finest wetlands, the Mesopotamian marshlands, into salt-encrusted desert. This study prepared by the United Nations Environmental Programme...


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Business Guide to Trade Remedies in Canada

Anti-dumping, Countervailing and Safeguards Legislation, Practices and Procedures

Series: Business and the Multilateral Trading System
( Print: March 2004 )

This Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition economies. It covers the...

This Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition economies. It covers the...


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Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4)

Environment for Development

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: October 2007 )

The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global...

The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global...


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Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Mundial GEO 4

Medio Ambiente para el Desarrollo

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: February 2008 )

El Cuarto Informe sobre las Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Mundial – Medio Ambiente para el Desarrollo (GEO4) coloca el desarrollo sostenible en el centro de la evaluación, especialmente en relación...

El Cuarto Informe sobre las Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Mundial – Medio Ambiente para el Desarrollo (GEO4) coloca el desarrollo sostenible en el centro de la evaluación, especialmente en relación...


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Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement GEO 4

l'Environnement pour le Développement

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: February 2008 )

Le quatrième rapport du Global Environment Outlook (Avenir de l'environnement mondial, GEO-4) met l'accent sur des changements écologiques sans précédent qui comprennent les changements climatiques...

Le quatrième rapport du Global Environment Outlook (Avenir de l'environnement mondial, GEO-4) met l'accent sur des changements écologiques sans précédent qui comprennent les changements climatiques...


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Global Environment Outlook 5 (GEO-5)

Environment for the Future We Want

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: October 2012 )

The Global Environment Outlook is a major publication for all those who are interested in environmental issues. It has brought together thousands of scientists and hundreds of collaborating centres...

The Global Environment Outlook is a major publication for all those who are interested in environmental issues. It has brought together thousands of scientists and hundreds of collaborating centres...


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Business Guide to Trade Remedies in Canada

Anti-dumping, Countervailing and Safeguards Legislation, Practices and Procedures - Revised Edition

Series: Business and the Multilateral Trading System
( Print: March 2007 )

This revised edition of the Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition...

This revised edition of the Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition...


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Guía para la comunidad empresarial: Medidas comerciales correctivas en los Estados Unidos

Legislación, prácticas y procedimientos antidumping, compensatorios y de salvaguardia (Edición...

Series: Business and the Multilateral Trading System
( PDF: December 2006 )

Guía sobre los procedimientos en materia de medidas comerciales correctivas (antidumping, derechos compensatorios y salvaguardias) con especial referencia a la legislación y prácticas de los Estados...

Guía sobre los procedimientos en materia de medidas comerciales correctivas (antidumping, derechos compensatorios y salvaguardias) con especial referencia a la legislación y prácticas de los Estados...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2006

Food Aid for Food Security?

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: February 2007, PDF: December 2006 )

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Arabic language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Arabic)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: October 2018, PDF: October 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación

Migración, agricultura y desarrollo rural

Series: El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación
( PDF: October 2018 )

La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...

La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...


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La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2018

Migrations, agriculture et développement rural

Series: La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture
( PDF: October 2018 )

Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...

Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Russian language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Russian)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Chinese language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Chinese)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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GEO-3 Scenarios 2002-2003

Quantification and Analysis of Environmental Impacts

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: December 2004 )

UNEP’s third Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-3) emphasizes that the next 30 years will be as crucial as the past 30 for shaping the future of the environment. It uses four scenarios to explore what...

UNEP’s third Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-3) emphasizes that the next 30 years will be as crucial as the past 30 for shaping the future of the environment. It uses four scenarios to explore what...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-2004

Agricultural Biotechnology - Meeting the Needs of the Poor?

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: June 2004, PDF: April 2004 )

The potential of agricultural biotechnology, especially transgenic crops, to meet the needs of the poor, is explored in this report. An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of technological change...

The potential of agricultural biotechnology, especially transgenic crops, to meet the needs of the poor, is explored in this report. An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of technological change...


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Spreading like Wildfire

Tropical Forest Fires in Latin America and the Caribbean - Prevention, Assessment and Early Warning

Series: Early Warning and Assessment Technical Report
( Print: April 2004 )

This document provides an overview of the forest fire situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact that they have had on the region and its population over the past few years. It...

This document provides an overview of the forest fire situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact that they have had on the region and its population over the past few years. It...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2017

Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformation

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: August 2018, PDF: June 2018 )

One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound...

One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2016

Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( PDF: June 2016 )

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the...

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the...