Publications
Our publications include more than traditional reports. They span formats such as StoryMaps, apps, photo essays and multimedia. Each one is designed to communicate complex environmental challenges in ways that are visual, engaging, and grounded in real-world impact.
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Vital Climate Graphics Africa
The latest report (Third Assessment Report) of the UNEP/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes a warming of…
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Africa Environment Outlook: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from Africa Environment Outlook – Past, present and future perspectives. It was…
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IPCC: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The reports were first released ..
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Abidjan Convention Sustainable Seas Pilot Workshop
Life on earth is fundamentally and inextricably linked to the marine environment.
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IPCC: Methodological and Technological issues in Technology Transfer
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The reports were first released…
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IPCC: The Regional Impacts of Climate Change – An Assessment of Vulnerability
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The reports were first released…
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Vital Climate Graphics
Vital Climate Graphics are based on the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was established by the…
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Global Environment Outlook 1 (GEO)
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from Global Environment Outlook 1 (GEO1) which was published by UNEP in 1997.
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IPCC: Aviation and the Global Atmosphere
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The reports were first released…
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IPCC: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The reports were first released…
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State of the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Environment
The Mediterranean Sea is complex in its ecology and its social dimensions.
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Vital GEO Graphics
“Vital GEO Graphics” is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4)
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Water Storage: A strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas
This report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) highlights the phenomenon of climate change and…
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Ecora: An Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach to Conserve Biodiversity and Minimise Habitat Fragmentation in Three Selected Model Areas in the Russian Arctic
An Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach to Conserve Biodiversity
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Towards Sustainable Energy Services for Households and Small Businesses – Barriers and Recommendations
This report looks at barriers to improved energy efficiency and to increasing use of renewable energy for households and small businesses
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Reindeer Husbandry and Barents 2030: Impacts of Future Petroleum Development on Reindeer Husbandry in the Barents Region
New calculations confirm that continued piece meal development will substantially reduce grazing grounds in coastal areas
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UNEP Year eBook 2014 Update – Rapid Change in the Arctic
The UNEP Year eBook 2014 update: Rapid Change in the Arctic presents the latest scientific knowledge and trends emerging from the Arctic…
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Regional Scientific and Technical Capacity Building Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment
In large marine regions, undertaking integrated assessments can be expensive and time consuming, but sound information is critical to…
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Reports on Environment and Urban Development for Alaverdi, Gumri and Hrazdan in Armenia
The integrated urban environmental assessment reports based on GEO-Cities methodology covering three Armenian cities: Alaverdy, Gumri…
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Vital Water Graphics – 2nd Edition
The report presents an overview, through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, of the current state of the world’s fresh…
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World Heritage and the Arctic: International Expert Meeting
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, jointly with the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) and with the generous support by the Prince…
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UNEP Year eBook 2014 Update – Fish & Shellfish Farming In Marine Ecosystems
While significant progress has been made over the past decades towards making marine aquaculture more sustainable, environmental concerns…
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GRID-Arendal Marine Programme (Flyer)
The Marine Division activities are centered on four components: – The UNEP Shelf Programme: The Law Beneath the Waves – Sustainable Seas: Developing Today for the Oceans of Tomorrow – Blue Carbon and Coastal Ecosystem Services: They’re All Connected – Green Economy in a Blue World: Building on the Untapped Potential of Healthy Oceans and Coasts
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Blue Climate Fund (flyer)
The ocean equivalent of REDD1 for carbon sequestration in coastal states
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IPCC – Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future …
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IPCC – Climate Change 2001: Mitigation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the…
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IPCC – Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United..
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GEO5 – Summary for Policy Makers
The SPM is based on and consistent with the findings of the GEO-5 assessment. The GEO-5 Summary for Policy Makers was negotiated and…
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Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat
The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United..