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Environmental Management in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

An Overview of Issues and Management Approaches

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: October 1999 )

Awareness of the importance of environmental issues has become more and more central to the thinking of the oil industry and regulators. This publication presents guidelines on environmental...

Awareness of the importance of environmental issues has become more and more central to the thinking of the oil industry and regulators. This publication presents guidelines on environmental...


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Disarmament: A Basic Guide

Fourth Edition

( Print: November 2017, PDF: October 2017 )

Conceived as a comprehensive introduction to a field central to the work of the United Nations, Disarmament: A Basic Guide aims to provide a useful overview of the nuanced challenges of building a...

Conceived as a comprehensive introduction to a field central to the work of the United Nations, Disarmament: A Basic Guide aims to provide a useful overview of the nuanced challenges of building a...


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Disarmament: A Basic Guide

Series: Disarmament: A Basic Guide
( PDF: December 2001 )

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...


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Disarmament: A Basic Guide

Second Edition

Series: Disarmament: A Basic Guide
( PDF: December 2009 )

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...


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TransAPELL

Guidance for Dangerous Goods Transport - Emergency Planning in a Local Community

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: October 2000 )

This publication has been prepared in response to requests from around the world to provide communities with help in planning for accidents arising from the transport of dangerous goods. The purpose...

This publication has been prepared in response to requests from around the world to provide communities with help in planning for accidents arising from the transport of dangerous goods. The purpose...


Environmental Aspects of Industrial Wood Preservation

A Technical Guide

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: September 1994 )

Intended to be used world-wide to meet the requirements of both developing and developed countries, this Guide is designed to improve the professional practices in wood preservation plants and make it...

Intended to be used world-wide to meet the requirements of both developing and developed countries, this Guide is designed to improve the professional practices in wood preservation plants and make it...


Company Environmental Reporting

A Measure of the Progress of Business and Industry Towards Sustainable Development

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: January 1995 )

The public reporting by companies on environmental performance is now emerging as one of the most pressing environmental challenges for business. The report provides information and inspiration to...

The public reporting by companies on environmental performance is now emerging as one of the most pressing environmental challenges for business. The report provides information and inspiration to...


Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL)

Annotated Bibliography

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: March 1995 )

Experts from governments, research facilities, the manufacturing sector, emergency operations centres and libraries among others offered their suggestions on the books they have found to be most...

Experts from governments, research facilities, the manufacturing sector, emergency operations centres and libraries among others offered their suggestions on the books they have found to be most...


Environmental Management in the Electronics Industry

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: March 1995 )

The production of electronics components comprises a varied set of processes, each with its own complex web of potential environmental hazards. This publication offers specific, lengthy and detailed...

The production of electronics components comprises a varied set of processes, each with its own complex web of potential environmental hazards. This publication offers specific, lengthy and detailed...


Environmental Management of Nickel Production

A Technical Guide

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: October 1993 )

Unless properly controlled, mining, smelting and refining of nickel ores can cause considerable health and environmental damage. This technical guide provides information on the environmental impacts...

Unless properly controlled, mining, smelting and refining of nickel ores can cause considerable health and environmental damage. This technical guide provides information on the environmental impacts...


Landfill of Hazardous Industrial Wastes

A Training Manual

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: January 1995 )

Both trainers and professionals working in the field of hazardous waste management will find this Manual of great assistance. It analyzes landfill problems and options faced by many national...

Both trainers and professionals working in the field of hazardous waste management will find this Manual of great assistance. It analyzes landfill problems and options faced by many national...


Textile Industry and the Environment, The

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: January 1995 )

Textile production is an important contributor to many national economies. Its diverse operations have a significant impact on the local environment, presenting health and safety risks to its...

Textile production is an important contributor to many national economies. Its diverse operations have a significant impact on the local environment, presenting health and safety risks to its...


Audit and Reduction Manual for Industrial Emissions and Wastes

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: November 1991 )

Environmental Aspects of Selected Non-ferrous Metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Au) Ore Mining

A Technical Guide

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: March 1992 )

This is a technical report that provides an overview of both large-scale and small-scale mining and their potential impacts on the environment with measures to reduce this impact. Possible sources of...

This is a technical report that provides an overview of both large-scale and small-scale mining and their potential impacts on the environment with measures to reduce this impact. Possible sources of...


Companies Organization and Public Communication on Environmental Issues

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: March 1992 )

This report addresses the environmental considerations that corporations have already been able to include into their activities in a view to encouraging others to improve on the environmental...

This report addresses the environmental considerations that corporations have already been able to include into their activities in a view to encouraging others to improve on the environmental...


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Disarmament: A Basic Guide

Third Edition

Series: Disarmament: A Basic Guide
( Print: January 2012, PDF: January 2012 )

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...

International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance...


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Desarme: Guía básica

Tercera edición

Series: Desarme: Guía básica
( Print: March 2016, PDF: March 2016 )

En las páginas siguientes el lector podrá aprender los conceptos básicos del desarme, incluidos los esfuerzos de las Naciones Unidas, los gobiernos y los grupos de la sociedad civil para reducir y...

En las páginas siguientes el lector podrá aprender los conceptos básicos del desarme, incluidos los esfuerzos de las Naciones Unidas, los gobiernos y los grupos de la sociedad civil para reducir y...


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Le désarmement: Un guide de référence

Troisième édition

Series: Le désarmement: Un guide de référence
( Print: March 2016, PDF: March 2016 )

Au fil des pages qui suivent, vous allez vous familiariser avec les principes fondamentaux du désarmement, ainsi qu’avec les actions menées par l’ONU, les gouvernements et les groupes de la société...

Au fil des pages qui suivent, vous allez vous familiariser avec les principes fondamentaux du désarmement, ainsi qu’avec les actions menées par l’ONU, les gouvernements et les groupes de la société...


Hazardous Waste Policies and Strategies

A Training Manual

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: June 1992 )

This manual provides a package of information that can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world, to continue the important work of training local staff in the principles and practice of hazardous...

This manual provides a package of information that can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world, to continue the important work of training local staff in the principles and practice of hazardous...


Hazards Identification and Evaluation in a Local Community

Series: UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report
( Print: January 1993 )

A handy 'toolbox' with which to get started on the work of analyzing potential hazards to get an overview of the most serious threats to people, property and the environment in the area, in order to...

A handy 'toolbox' with which to get started on the work of analyzing potential hazards to get an overview of the most serious threats to people, property and the environment in the area, in order to...