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Youth report on climate change looks for solutions
By MediaGlobal News Service
Timor-Lesté goes green with solar energy program
By MediaGlobal News Service
Thailand gets active in billion tree campaign
By MediaGlobal News Service
Costa Rica leads in alleviating global food and energy crises
By Alina Haddad
PRESS RELEASE: At World Expo 2010, the United Nations Pavilion will promote sustainable urbanization
By MediaGlobal
Tremors in China's road to recovery
By Emily Geminder
Small island states face challenges to sustainable development
By Alina Haddad
Drop in migratory bird numbers indicates widespread biodiversity loss
By Sheana Laughlin
Climate change hinders progress on MDGs
By Shipra Prakash
Partnerships critical to addressing effects of climate change on small island developing states
By Sarah Long
Environment and Earth Changes Resources:
Human Solidarity in a Divided World
The report provides advice and information to policy-makers and is linked to a global research network in developing countries.
A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality
This book, produced by GRID-Arendal at the request of the Environment Management Group, addresses the issue of the world's addiction to carbon-based energy. This addiction is the cause of the massive build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the main contributing factor to global warming.
Kyoto Protocol
A protocol developed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the objective of reducing greenhouse gases that contribute to and cause global climate change. As of June 2008, 182 parties have ratified the Kyoto Protocol; while the European Union ratified it as one party.
UNDP Environment and Energy Group Report: The Clean Development Mechanism
This report, produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environment and Energy Group reviews experience with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which will make a "significant contribution to sustainable economic development in poorer countries."
Report by UNEP, IUCN, Convention on Biological Diversity and UNDP
This report details the alarming rate at which the world is losing biodiversity, meaning the loss of many of the land and marine-based life forms of economic and medical interest before we can learn from them to create better technologies.
Nairobi Work Programme: On Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
This United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) report was produced to aid developing countries understand and assess the impact of climate change, each country's vulnerability to climate change, and each country's best options for adaptation and mitigation. The Report focuses on the expected outcomes of climate change and the areas of work able to be done to help aid developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change.
