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Towards Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Asia

Series: Development and Management of Non-living Resources in the Coastal Zones of the Asia-Pacific Region
( Print: August 1999 )

Concern for the protection of the coastal environment, conservation of coastal resources and sustainable development of coastal areas is now at the center of national and international agendas. This...

Concern for the protection of the coastal environment, conservation of coastal resources and sustainable development of coastal areas is now at the center of national and international agendas. This...


Emerging Policy Initiatives and Activities in Coastal Zone Management and Non-Living Resources...

Series: Development and Management of Non-living Resources in the Coastal Zones of the Asia-Pacific Region
( Print: August 1999 )

The lack of an integrated approach in coastal zone management is still a key issues. It has led to coastal habitats being increasingly degraded through pollution and natural resources being...

The lack of an integrated approach in coastal zone management is still a key issues. It has led to coastal habitats being increasingly degraded through pollution and natural resources being...


Ordos Plateau of China, The

An Endangered Environment

Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: January 2000 )

The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. It surveys...

The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. It surveys...


Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Non-Living Marine Resources Development in Asia and the...

Series: Development and Management of Non-living Resources in the Coastal Zones of the Asia-Pacific Region
( Print: March 2000 )

The lack of an integrated approach is still a key problem in coastal zone management. It has led to coastal habitats being increasingly degraded through pollution and natural resources being...

The lack of an integrated approach is still a key problem in coastal zone management. It has led to coastal habitats being increasingly degraded through pollution and natural resources being...


Regions at Risk

Comparisons of Threatened Environments

Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: February 1996 )

Nine critical environmental regions are examined through formal definitions and a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment. This innovative study provides an up-to...

Nine critical environmental regions are examined through formal definitions and a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment. This innovative study provides an up-to...


Amazonia

Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and its People

Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: December 1997 )

The Amazon basin, site of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the driving forces behind these changes...

The Amazon basin, site of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the driving forces behind these changes...


Anti-Dumping Proceedings

Guidelines for Importers and Exporters

Series: Uruguay Round Follow Up
( Print: October 2001 )

Guide to Anti-dumping Proceedings is aimed at importers and exporters from developing countries, with particular reference to the 'Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994'. The guide...

Guide to Anti-dumping Proceedings is aimed at importers and exporters from developing countries, with particular reference to the 'Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994'. The guide...


In Place of the Forest

Environmental and Socio-Economic Transformation in Borneo and the Eastern Malay Peninsula

Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: January 1998 )

This book describes the course of the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be 'environmentally critical' because of the massive...

This book describes the course of the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be 'environmentally critical' because of the massive...


Review of Mineral Resources Potential and Policy for Development in North-East Asia

Series: Development and Management of Non-living Resources in the Coastal Zones of the Asia-Pacific Region
( Print: November 1998 )

The countries of North-east Asia have a recognized mineral resource base and potential for fuel and non-fuel minerals. This publication addresses issues related to the development of both fuel and non...

The countries of North-east Asia have a recognized mineral resource base and potential for fuel and non-fuel minerals. This publication addresses issues related to the development of both fuel and non...