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All
the publications are in PDF format
APELL
1.
TransApell. Guidance for Dangerous Goods
Transport Emergency Planning in a Local Community.
Technical report no. 35
The TransAPeLL process described in the manual is
based on r the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies
on a Local Level Programme (APELL) methodology.
Author: UNEP
Pages: 124
Language: Spanish
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APELL’s Regional workshop for Latin
America and the Caribbean. Mexico
This document is a report summarizing the activities,
discussions and recommendations of APELL’s
Regional workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean
that took place in Mexico City in November 2001
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 40
Language: Spanish
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3.
APELL’s activities 2001
Brochure describing the APELL programme’s
activities during 2001
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 3
Language: Spanish
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4.
Explaining TransAPELL
Brochure explaining TransAPELL methodology
Author: UNEP
Pages: 4
Language: English and Spanish
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5.
APELL for Mining: A guide for the mining
industry to promote Awareness and Preparedness for
Emergencies on a Local Level
This manual provides a framework for the preparation
of an Emergency Response Plan that can be used by
mine managers, Emergency Response representatives,
state officials and local communities.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 122
Language: Spanish
Edition: CYTED, Industry Programme UNEP/ROLAC
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APELL n. 12. Risk identification and evaluation
in a local community.
APELL
is designed to promote local cooperative actions
in order to create and/or increase the community
consciousness over the dangers that constitute a
potential threat for the people, the properties,
and the environment; and it is also meant to establish
and improve the preparation for emergency situations.
Author: DTIE
Year: 2003
Pages: 96 pp.
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 970-27-0345-x
Edition: DTIE – ROLAC, University of Guadalajara |
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CLIMATE CHANGE
More information and PDF'S:http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/reports.htm
Climate
Change 2001: Synthesis Report
Important correction
Stand-alone edition
Watson, R.T. and the Core Writing Team (Eds.)
IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. pp 184
Available from IPCC Secretariat in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Spanish and Russian |
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Climate
Change 2001: The Scientific Basis
Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
J. T. Houghton, Y. Ding, D.J. Griggs, M. Noguer,
P. J. van der Linden and D. Xiaosu (Eds.)
Cambridge University Press, UK. pp 944
Available from Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh
Building Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU ENGLAND
Summary
for Policymakers (SPM) and Technical Summary (TS)
IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. pp 98
Available from IPCC Secretariat in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Spanish and Russian.
SPM | TS | Full report in English
SPM + TS in Arabic | Chinese | French | Spanish
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Climate
Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability
Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
James J. McCarthy, Osvaldo F. Canziani, Neil A.
Leary, David J. Dokken and Kasey S. White (Eds.)
Cambridge University Press, UK. pp 1000
Available from Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh
Building Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU ENGLAND
Summary
for Policymakers and Technical Summary
IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. pp 89
Available from IPCC Secretariat in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Spanish and Russian.
SPM | TS | Full report in English
SPM + TS in Arabic | Chinese | French | Spanish
| Russian |
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Climate
Change 2001: Mitigation
Contribution of Working Group III to the Third Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
Bert Metz, Ogunlade Davidson, Rob Swart and Jiahua
Pan (Eds.)
Cambridge University Press, UK. pp 700
Available from Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh
Building Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU ENGLAND
Summary
for Policymakers and Technical Summary
IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. pp 72
Available from IPCC Secretariat in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Spanish and Russian.
SPM | TS | Full report in English
SPM + TS in Arabic | Chinese | French | Spanish
| Russian
Más
información y PDF'S en:
http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/reports.htm |
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ENERGY
1.
Sustainable Energy Programme (Brochure)
Brochure describing UNEP’s challenges, projects
and activities regarding energy
Author: UNEP
Pages: 3
Language: Spanish
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Meeting of Experts from the environmental
and energy sectors on the issue of renewable energy.
This report identify the principles of a future
Andean strategy on the issue of renewable energy.
Author: CAN
Pages: 5
Language: Spanish
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INDUSTRY IN LATIN AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN
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Regional industry consultation for Latin
America and the Caribbean towards the WSSD
“Report of the international forum Rio+10
Where we are, where we are going”
This report summarises the outcomes of a regional
consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean
on the industry secotr.
Author: UNEP, UNIDO
Year: 2001
Pages: 21
Language: English
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2.
The Environmental performance of the industrial
sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, 10 years
after the Rio agreement
This document gives a general analysis of the progress
made by the industrial sector in Latin America and
the Caribbean regarding the application of Agenda
21 and the terms of the Rio declaration.
Author: UNEP – CONIECO – UNIDO
Edition: Industry Programme UNEP/ROLAC
Year: 2001
Pages: 25
Language: English and Spanish
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3.
Recommendations for sustainable industrial
development in Latin America and the Caribbean
This document presents the decisions taken by the
participants of the Regional Industry Consultation
in Latin America and the Caribbean who met in Rio
de Janeiro on 18th – 19th October 2001, concerned
with resolving industrial development problems in
the region since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
Author: Rio+10 Forum/UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 4
Language: English and Spanish
Edition: UNEP-ROLAC, UNIDO
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CLEAN
PRODUCTION
Expert
Meeting Final Report
Cleaner
production Manual
A Resource Kit for Training
1.
Expert Meeting on Environmentally Sound
Technologies for Waste Management in Caribbean SIDS
This document is a report from the Expert Meeting
on Environmentally sound technologies for Waste
Management in Caribbean SIDS.
Author: CEHI
Year: 2003
Pages: 16
Language: English |
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PRODUCTION
AND SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
1.
Elaboration of a regional strategy for sustainable
consumption and production
Recommendations of the “Second Meeting of
governmental experts on the elaboration of a regional
strategy for sustainable consumption and production”
Author: UNEP ROLAC Industry Programme
Year: 2003
Pages: 35
Language: Spanish
Edition: UNEP ROLAC, MARENA |
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Contribution of the first Meeting of Government
experts for the Construction of a regional platform
in Latin America and the Caribbean on sustainable
consumption and production.
Tthis document presents the recommendations of the
Government experts on sustainable consumption and
production in Latin America and the Caribbean who
met in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 23rd –
25th April 2003.
Author: UNEP ROLAC Industry Programme
Year: 2003
Pages: 7
Language: Spanish
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3.
Towards sustainable consumption in Latin
America and the Caribbean
This book analyses the situation with respect to
sustainable consumption in Latin America and the
Caribbean 10 years after the Rio Summit was held
in 1992.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 35
Language: English
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4.
Towards sustainable consumption in Latin
America and the Caribbean (Spanish version)
This book analyses the situation regarding sustainable
consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean 10
years after the Rio Summit was held in 1992.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 32
Language: Spanish and Portuguese
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Tomorrow’s
Markets- Global Trends and their implications for
Business. |
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Can sustainability sell?
Case studies give evidence that sustainability can
sell
Author: UNEP
Year: 2002
Pages: 28
Language: English
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7.
Implementing Sustainable Consumption and
Production Policies
One of the key challenges to be achieved
in the
coming decade is de-coupling economic
growth and environmental and social impacts.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2002
Pages: 40
Language: English
Edition: UNEP, Consumers International |
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Workshop on Sustainable Consumption in Latin
America and the Caribbean, Brazil
A report on the workshop carried out in Brazil in
2001 to promote discussion, gather information and
establish work plans about the regional sustainable
consumption issues.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 32
Language: English
Edition: Industry Programme, UNEP DTIE, CDB, CDG
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9.
Carving in Kenya
In Kenya, wood-carving is a phenomenon derived from
the wooden pieces of work produced by the Makonde
tribe in Tanzania and Mozambique. This activity
makes a significant contribution to the national
economy.
Author: Diego Masera
Pages: 4
Language: English
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10.
Creating Raw Material
Recycling has become popular in developed
countries in the last few years; however, in the
South it has been a vital source of raw materials
for decades. This document describes the importance
of the elements of this industry on a small scale
in Kenya.
Author: Diego Masera
Pages: 4
Language: English |
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11.
Youth for change
UNEP, together with CECADESU, IMJ and PROFECO are
combining efforts to encourage young people to be
aware of the opportunities offered by more sustainable
lifestyles.
Author: UNESCO, UNEP
Year: 2004
Pages: 52
Language: Spanish
Edition: UNEP ROLAC, SEMARNAT, PROFECO, IMJ
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12.
Book: Towards sustainable consumption in
Latin America and the Caribbean
This book analyses the situation of sustainable
consumption in the Latin America and Caribbean region
10 years after the Rio Summit.
Author: Industry programme of UNEP-ROLAC
Year: 2001
Pages: 35
Language: Spanish
Edition: Industry Programme UNEP ROLAC
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13.
Youth for change manual
UNESCO and UNEP, together with CECADESU, IMJ and
PROFECO joined forces in this document, with the
goal that young people become aware of the opportunities
offered by a more sustainable lifestyle and have
the corresponding tools allowing them to make a
difference, starting with everyday life.
Author: UNESCO, UNEP
Year: 2004
Pages: 52
Language: Spanish
Edition: UNEP ROLAC, SEMARNAT, PROFECO, IMJ |
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TOURISM
1.
Documents and sources of information about
ecotourism
This document offers an outline of information sources
and websites for everybody interested in deepening
the sustainable tourism issue in Latin America and
the Caribbean.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2003
Pages: 75
Language: Spanish
Edition: Industry Programme UNEP/ROLAC |
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2.
Galapagos declaration on ecotourism
The Galapagos declaration resulted from the Iberoamerican
and Caribbean Tourist and Environmental authorities
Summit, held on the 30th- 31st May 2002 in the Galapagos
islands, Ecuador.
Year: 2002
Pages: 9
Language: Spanish and English |
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Environmental Good Practice in Hotels
The cases presented in this publication were selected
as a result of applications made for the IHA environmental
prize 1992-1995. The cases were chosen from all
over the world, from small and independent hotels
to large international chains revealing an assortment
of approaches to environmental management.
Author: IHA, UNEP
Pages: 54
Language: English
ISBN: 92-807-1623-9
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4.
Ecotourism: Principles, practices and policies
for sustainability
Guide for governments that want to implement ecotourism
practices.
Author: UNEP and The International Ecotourism Society
Year: 2002
Pages: 32
Language: English
ISBN: 92- 807- 2064- 3
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5.
Five tools to raise tourists’ awareness
on coral reefs.
This document sets out five information tools that
can be used to educate tourists on the importance
of protecting coral reefs during their holidays.
Author: UNEP
Pages: 2
Language: English
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6.
Convention on Biological Diversity
This compilation and analysis of international documents
related to sustainable tourism was prepared for
the Workshop of international experts on biological
diversity and tourism, Santo Domingo, the Dominican
Republic, 4th – 7th June, 2001.
Author: UNEP
Year: 2001
Pages: 36
Language: English
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7.
Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism
The objective of this declaration is to
set the stage for a preliminary agenda and recommendations
for the development of ecotourism activities in
the context of sustainable development.
Author: UNEP, WTO
Year: 2002
Pages: 7
Language: English |
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