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This publication provides a comprehensive analysis of the existing types of Statistical Information Systems (SIS) in national and international statistical offices, and outlines development directions...

The ecosystem approach to the management of oceans and their resources was consolidated in Agenda 21. Practical application of this approach is still in early stages of development by regional...

This publication presents a regional overview on land-based sources and activities affecting the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment in the Wider Caribbean Region. The report...

This report presents the results and methods of the European price and volume comparison programme for 1996, which covers about 50 European countries, the United Kingdom and the United States of...

While the natural resources of this part of the Middle East have supported the coastal populations for thousands of years, the marine environment has recently been degraded as a result of a wide range...

The Global Programme of Action of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities was adopted in November 1995. The goal of this programme is to prevent the degradation of the marine environment...

This publication outlines the formation and history of the Conference of European Statisticians. It reveals the major achievements of the conference in the past 50 years and discusses some of the...

This reference book covers whale distribution, behaviour and migration; highlighting the threats that small cetaceans are exposed to. With the exception of the sperm whale, all 72 species of toothed...

This publication, intended for National Statistical Institutes and other national and international bodies disseminating statistics, proposes some guidelines for minimum standards for statistical...

The publication describes concepts of exclusion or inclusion, equalities and well-being, and leaving no one behind, in the context of individual societies. It considers specific policy examples from...

The publication assesses progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the UNECE region (Europe, Noth America, and Central Asia) relying on most recent internationally available data...

The Handbook presents a broad framework to classify and understand forms of employment, which is centered around two main dimensions: work relationships (as defined in the 2018 International...

This guidance aims to improve the availability, quality, and comparability of statistics on children. It provides information about the data sources, definitions, standards, and methods used in the...

This guide is for those working in NSOs who are involved in managing access to statistical data, and who wish to explore the possibility of using synthetic data as a possible method for users to...

This publication assesses progress of UNECE countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, relying on the data available in the United Nations global SDG indicators database. Stories...

This publication aims at assisting the countries of the West and Central African region in their efforts to protect the marine environment and achieve sustainable development. It provides data and...

Coral Reefs are among the world’s richest and most spectacular ecosystems. Their contribution to marine biodiversity is enormous. More than one billion people in the tropics benefit directly from...

The Regional Seas Programme, launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, aims to address the accelerating degradation of the world’s...

The aim of this publication is to assist National and International Statistical Offices on problems dealing with the development and implementation of statistical metainformation systems. Terminology...

This publication provides an overview of activities affecting the Marine, coastal and freshwater environment in the Pacific Islands region. It identifies and assesses the problems related to each...