http://www.grid.unep.ch/Metagrid RSS Feed 2013-04-1000:00:00 +0200 This interactive slideshow presents findings from a UNEP study that has catalogued and analyzed existing "Global Environment Goals" contained in the international agreements and conventions. ... /n 2013-01-1800:00:00 +0200 This interactive slideshow presents findings from a UNEP study that has catalogued and analyzed existing "Global Environment Goals" contained in the international agreements and conventions. ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_MeasuringProgress.pdf 2012-12-2100:00:00 +0200 Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told. However, despite the growing body of norms and rules, the overall global environmental situation continues to deteriorate. The international community, having made ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_Nov2012_Fracking.pdf 2013-01-0800:00:00 +0200 Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told. However, despite the growing body of norms and rules, the overall global environmental situation continues to deteriorate. The international community, having made ... /nhttp://na.unep.net/geas/archive/pdfs/GEAS_Oct2012_meatproduction.pdf 2013-01-0800:00:00 +0200 Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told. However, despite the growing body of norms and rules, the overall global environmental situation continues to deteriorate. The international community, having made ... /nhttp://na.unep.net/geas/archive/pdfs/GEAS_Oct2012_meatproduction.pdf 2012-09-1400:00:00 +0200 The project consists of applying ‘GIS Outreach and User Support Activities’ to aid GRID-Geneva clients and users of GIS. The different tasks are:    - Creation and distribution of graphic products in analog and digital form, such as: maps, images, which ... /nhttp://www.benthamscience.com/open/tormsj/articles/V005/64TORMSJ.pdf 2012-08-2300:00:00 +0200 The project consists of applying ‘GIS Outreach and User Support Activities’ to aid GRID-Geneva clients and users of GIS. The different tasks are:    - Creation and distribution of graphic products in analog and digital form, such as: maps, images, which ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/ENVDEV50.pdf 2012-08-0700:00:00 +0200 The project consists of applying ‘GIS Outreach and User Support Activities’ to aid GRID-Geneva clients and users of GIS. The different tasks are:    - Creation and distribution of graphic products in analog and digital form, such as: maps, images, which ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/ENVDEV50.pdf 2012-07-1700:00:00 +0200 The project consists of applying ‘GIS Outreach and User Support Activities’ to aid GRID-Geneva clients and users of GIS. The different tasks are:    - Creation and distribution of graphic products in analog and digital form, such as: maps, images, which ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/Article_campus_cyclones.pdf 2012-07-1100:00:00 +0200 The project consists of applying ‘GIS Outreach and User Support Activities’ to aid GRID-Geneva clients and users of GIS. The different tasks are:    - Creation and distribution of graphic products in analog and digital form, such as: maps, images, which ... /nhttp://www.unep.org/geo/pdfs/geo5/GEO5_report_full_en.pdf 2012-06-0600:00:00 +0200 The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human well-being, according to a new and wide-ranging assessment coordinated UNEP. The GEO-5 assessment report, la ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/Measuring_Progress.pdf 2012-06-0600:00:00 +0200 Despite the impressive number of legal texts and many good intentions, real progress in solving environmental challenge has been less than comprehensive, a point clearly underlined in the Global Environment Outlook-5, for which this report "Measuring progress: environmental goals and gaps" and a pr ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/RiVAMP_Training_2012.pdf 2012-05-2300:00:00 +0200 RiVAMP is a methodology set up by UNEP to identify and quantify the role of ecosystems for DRR and CCA. The pilote study on the role of ecosystems for mitigating beach erosion in Negil, Jamaica is considered by many in this field as a reference. In order to disseminate the RiVAMP methodology, a tra ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_The_end_to_cheap_oil.pdf 2013-01-0800:00:00 +0200 RiVAMP is a methodology set up by UNEP to identify and quantify the role of ecosystems for DRR and CCA. The pilote study on the role of ecosystems for mitigating beach erosion in Negil, Jamaica is considered by many in this field as a reference. In order to disseminate the RiVAMP methodology, a tra ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_KeepingTrack.pdf 2012-08-2300:00:00 +0200 RiVAMP is a methodology set up by UNEP to identify and quantify the role of ecosystems for DRR and CCA. The pilote study on the role of ecosystems for mitigating beach erosion in Negil, Jamaica is considered by many in this field as a reference. In order to disseminate the RiVAMP methodology, a tra ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_KeepingTrack.pdf 2012-05-2300:00:00 +0200 The selected local partner for the study was the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The study was inititated in July 2009 and the results of the RiVAMP study were published in a report (UNEP/PIOJ, 2010) launched in Kingsto ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/Foresight_Report-21_Issues_for_the_21st_Century.pdf 2012-04-2500:00:00 +0200 The UNEP Foresight process aimed at identifying and ranking the most important emerging issues related to the global environment. To inform the UN and wider international community on a timely basis about these issues and to provide input to its own work programme and that of other UN agencies. ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/geocities_tbilisi.pdf 2012-04-1900:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/geocities_tbilissi_summary_for_decision_makers.pdf 2012-04-1900:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/Nevado_coropuna_article_final.pdf 2012-04-1700:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://blog.rts.ch/pj/2012/04/nouvelle-m%C3%A9thode-pour-l%C3%A9valuation-des-risques-naturels.html 2012-10-1200:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/chercheurs-genevois-evaluent-dangers-cyclones/story/16763176 2012-10-1200:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_TheNeedforNumbers.pdf 2012-08-2300:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_TheNeedforNumbers.pdf 2012-04-2400:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/GEAS_TheNeedforNumbers.pdf 2012-04-2400:00:00 +0200 Under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, was the focus of the latest Global Environment Outlook at the municipal level. Released in December, the GEO-Cities Tbilisi report recommends increased environmental monitoring, a greater emphasis on renewable ... /nhttp://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1410.html 2012-02-2400:00:00 +0200 The impact of tropical cyclones on humans depends on the number of people exposed and their vulnerability, as well as the frequency and intensity of storms. How will the cumulative effects of climate change, demography and vulnerability affect risk? Conventionally, reports assessing tropical cy ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/Dec_11_Palm_Plantations.pdf 2011-12-2000:00:00 +0200 An international commodity used for food, household and industrial purposes, oil palm is cultivated on approximately 15 million ha worldwide. As global demand for palm oil is expected to double by 2020, researchers have broadly studied the varying environmental threats arising from increased oi ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/quarterly2011-3.pdf 2011-12-1300:00:00 +0200 An international commodity used for food, household and industrial purposes, oil palm is cultivated on approximately 15 million ha worldwide. As global demand for palm oil is expected to double by 2020, researchers have broadly studied the varying environmental threats arising from increased oi ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/quarterly2011-3.pdf 2012-05-2300:00:00 +0200 The Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Development Programme (RiVAMP) is a methodology developed by UNEP to quantify the role of ecosystems for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) as well as other benefits for sustainable development. RiVAMP is across four ... /nhttp://www.grid.unep.ch/products/3_Reports/quarterly2011-3.pdf 2012-05-2300:00:00 +0200 In order to disseminate the RiVAMP methodology, a training was prepared. It is based on free open-source software. You can download the training manual, ... /n