Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Librarieshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNT/browse/?fq=str_location_country:China&fq=str_location_country:India&fq=untl_collection:ESDC2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT LibrariesGEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28576/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28576/"><img alt="GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment" title="GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28576/small/"/></a></p><p>This publication is an overview of major global environmental issues and policy decisions during the course of 2007.</p>Renewables 2010: Global Status Report2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28540/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28540/"><img alt="Renewables 2010: Global Status Report" title="Renewables 2010: Global Status Report" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28540/small/"/></a></p><p>This report describes economic trends in building the capacity of renewable energy in several countries.</p>Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28505/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28505/"><img alt="Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning" title="Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28505/small/"/></a></p><p>This report shows that in spite of the global economic downturn, investment in sustainable energy is still strong.</p>Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28586/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28586/"><img alt="Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development" title="Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28586/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses some vital services that natural ecosystems contribute to human health and development.</p>Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28587/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28587/"><img alt="Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia" title="Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28587/small/"/></a></p><p>This report focuses on three major South Asian river basins: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin, the Helmand River Basin, and the Indus River Basin. The authors use a composite Water Vulnerability Index based on development pressures, ecology, and other factors, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the river basins.</p>UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28577/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28577/"><img alt="UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment" title="UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28577/small/"/></a></p><p>This publication is an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions actions during 2008.</p>UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment2010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28578/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28578/"><img alt="UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment" title="UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28578/small/"/></a></p><p>This publication provides an overview of global and regional environmental issues policy decisions during 2009.</p>Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 1, Number 1, 20032010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28543/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28543/"><img alt="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 1, Number 1, 2003" title="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 1, Number 1, 2003" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28543/small/"/></a></p><p>Tunza is a magazine published by the UN Environment Programme about environmental issues from a youth perspective. This issue is about freshwater resources.</p>Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 4, 20072010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28556/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28556/"><img alt="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 4, 2007" title="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 4, 2007" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28556/small/"/></a></p><p>Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to the relationship between gender and the environment.</p>Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 3, 20072010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28555/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28555/"><img alt="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 3, 2007" title="Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 4, Number 3, 2007" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28555/small/"/></a></p><p>Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to the value of forest ecosystems.</p>Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 1, 20062010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28523/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28523/"><img alt="Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 1, 2006" title="Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 1, 2006" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28523/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to desertification.</p>Our Planet, December 20092010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28534/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28534/"><img alt="Our Planet, December 2009" title="Our Planet, December 2009" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28534/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, know as the Copenhagen Summit, which sought an international agreement on climate change mitigation.</p>Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 2, 20072010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28522/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28522/"><img alt="Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 2, 2007" title="Our Planet, Volume 17, Number 2, 2007" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28522/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to environmental factors in the Caribbean Sea, and international policies and agreements between Caribbean nations to mitigate and manage common problems.</p>Our Planet, September 20092010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28537/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28537/"><img alt="Our Planet, September 2009" title="Our Planet, September 2009" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28537/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to policies meant to reduce the carbon emissions from cars, trucks, and planes by converting fleets to cleaner, renewable fuels, and by moving government subsidies from highway infrastructure to public transportation.</p>Our Planet, December 20082010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28531/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28531/"><img alt="Our Planet, December 2008" title="Our Planet, December 2008" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28531/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted the use of renewable energy in climate strategy and economic growth.</p>Our Planet, February 20092010-09-11T23:15:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28535/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28535/"><img alt="Our Planet, February 2009" title="Our Planet, February 2009" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28535/small/"/></a></p><p>Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to so called "Green Economy" measures such as large public transportation plans, tree planting programs, and government policies that provide incentives for improving energy efficiency.</p>Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy2010-05-28T13:18:34-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13694/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13694/"><img alt="Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy" title="Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13694/small/"/></a></p><p>This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.</p>Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon2010-05-28T13:18:34-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13715/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13715/"><img alt="Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon" title="Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13715/small/"/></a></p><p>According to the Executive Summary, the aims and objective of this report are to provide an assessment of national capacity and capability in 25 tropical countries for measuring and monitoring forest as a requirement for reporting on REDD under IPCC guidelines. This paper was commissioned by the United Kingdom Office of Climate Change as background work to its report 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests' (the Eliasch Review).</p>Towards Sustainable Global Health2010-03-16T15:46:51-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11878/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11878/"><img alt="Towards Sustainable Global Health" title="Towards Sustainable Global Health" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11878/small/"/></a></p><p>Global health has in recent years drawn increasing scientific, political and popular attention not only due to global epidemics themselves,but also because of the social activities and environmental conditions that shape health threats and influence those who are affected. The study dealswith the issue of 'Sustainable Global Health'which has evolved from the realization that there will be no alleviation of poverty without success in control of serious public health threats, no economic prosperity and sustainability without a healthy workforce, and no social stability and peace as long as people have to suffer from insufficient health services, from malnutrition, from HIV/AIDS pandemics, or from lack of safe water. The study addresses a broad range of issues related to human health at regional and global levels. It includes the theme of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a tool for the private sector to exercise responsibility and interest in using the workplaces as a route and as means for education, and for a wide participation of every citizen in securing his or her individual health and well-being. Highlighted throughout the study are integrated approaches towards sustainable health.These approaches shed light on both the importance of multilevel health governance and the understanding of human health as an issue of human security in responding to health threats. Furthermore,the study emphasizes the links between the phenomena of global environmental change, which often further increases pressure on health systems, and the crucial role urban areas play in this realm.</p>