Central & Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Policy development and planning for sustainable development and coherent environmental management demands information, national data and knowledge of the state of the environment. As assessments and analyses become multi-sectoral, the degree of complexity generates the need for integrated information. These products in turn require organizational infrastructures for the acquisition, integration, analysis and dissemination of data and information.
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The UNEP Shelf Programme is a partnership of international organizations with expertise in marine geoscience and maritime law, established to assist developing States and small island developing States in defining the outer limits of their continental shelf and preparing their submissions for assessment by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. UNEP/GRID Arendal in Norway manages the UNEP Shelf Programme.
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EarthWire – An environment news service that provides a daily overview of environmental news from Norway, the United Kingdom, Africa, and Kazakhstan. A special edition of EarthWire providing coverage of issues related to climate change is also available.
EarthWire editions: Africa | Climate | Kazakhstan | Norway | United Kingdom

ECORA is a Global Environment Facility (GEF) sponsored project initiated by Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council and the Russian Federation. ECORA is using an integrated ecosystem management (IEM) approach to conserve biodiversity and minimize habitat fragmentation in three selected model areas in the Russian Arctic.
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FN-by satsningen bygger på ideer for å gi det moderne Arendal en økt internasjonal profil. Arendal har lange tradisjoner som et senter for internasjonal virksomhet. Fra byen i seilskutetiden var en av de viktigste havnene i Norden, har internasjonal virksomhet preget byen, bl.a. gjennom skipsfart, skipsforsikring og finansvirksomhet.
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Polar Books is a project formed to produce and promote quality books reflecting International Polar Year themes. Books within this collective are internationally endorsed by IPY. The project is managed by Joan Eamer (Global Outlook for Ice and Snow), Fredrik Granath (Vanishing Arctic) and Lucia Sala Simion (Antarctique, Coeur Blanc de la Terre). We invite others writing, editing and producing IPY books to consider joining this collective.
Visit the website at www.unep.org/Publications/polarbooks

Many Strong Voices is a collaborative programme with the goal of promoting the well-being, security and sustainability of coastal communities in the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the face of climate change, by bringing these regions together to take action on mitigation and adaptation.The MSV programme is made up of a consortium of partners represented by nearly 20 Arctic and SIDS nations.
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GLOBIO – Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere. Initiated to provide an inexpensive, simple scientifically based communication tool for mapping, at large scale, the likelihood of human impacts on the biosphere resulting from increasing growth in resource utilization. GLOBIO is intended to bring scientific evidence on human impacts into a format suitable for policymaking.
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Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet. This is primarily done using visual means.
Visit the website at http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu

The very first Africa Environment Outlook report is a significant milestone in the collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). This web-site contains the full text and graphics from the book.
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Pachamama Our Earth – Our Future: is an introduction for children, aged 9-14 years, to the environmental challenges we are facing in the 21st century. It is a book written by young people, for young people, outlining some of today’s most significant environmental issues through the use of stories, poems, and pictures.
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GEO-3 provides an overview of the main environmental developments over the past three decades, and how social, economic and other factors have contributed to the changes that have occurred.
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This web-site contains the full text and graphics from the four Climate Change reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. The web site was produced for the 7th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Marrakech, Morocco, 2001.
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This web-site contains the full text and graphics from five special reports by the IPCC’s Working Groups. It was first released for the 6th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in The Hague, The Netherlands, 13-24 November 2000.
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Based on contributions from UN agencies, 850 individuals and 30 environmental institutes, GEO-2000 outlines progress in tackling existing problems and points to serious new threats. It concludes its report by setting out recommendations for immediate, integrated action.
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GEO-1 is the first product of the GEO Project. It is a snap-shot of an ongoing worldwide environmental assessment process. It incorporates regional views and perceptions and aims at building consensus on priority issues and actions. Input was solicited from 20 collaborating centres, from United Nations organizations and through regional policy consultations.
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