Areas of Expertise

Environmental information management

Early warning

Environmental impact assessment

Sistemas de información geográfica

Impact reduction strategies

Identifying emerging issues

Institution-building

Environmental education and training

Legal, economic and policy instruments

Environmental law

International environmental conventions, agreements and related processes

Environmentally sound technologies

Cleaner and safer production patterns

Sound management of chemicals

Mitigation of atmospheric impacts

Trade and environment issues

Consensus-building

Sustainable consumption

Renewable energy sources and technologies

Integration of environmental concerns into macro-economic policy

Sustainable tourism in sensitive areas

Non-Governmental Organisations, civil society and major groups, including the private sector

Public information

Biological diversity

Sustainable use of biological resources

Utilization of genetic resources

Utilización de lor recursos genéticos

Coral reefs

Marine mammals

Integrated freshwaters management

Ordenación integrada de las zonas costeras

Integrated coastal area and river basin management

Land-based sources of pollution

Climate impact assessment

Adaptation to climate change and variability

Protection of the ozone layer

Assessment of desertification

Environmental best practices

Environmental management tools for industry and local authorities