Asia-Pacific Environment: an ESCAP-UNEP/ROAP Newsletter
Quarterly since 1983
The aim of the newsletter is to disseminate information pertaining to all aspects of the environment for use by professionals and other interested individuals in the public and private sectors. Its primary focus is the coverage of regional environmental conditions, activities and action programmes, specifically ESCAP and UNEP meetings, awards and events. In addition to book reviews and news about relevant upcoming events and courses, the newsletter is an essential source for environmental information and addresses for contact.
produced by: ESCAP and UNEP/ROAP (UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)
distributed by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division and UNEP/ROAP
current issue:
| vol.3, no.2, 1997 | free |
Environmental News Briefing
Bi-monthly since 1987
Published every two months, Environmental News Briefing is a compilation of selected media clippings on various environmental subjects from newspapers in the ESCAP region, and has as its aim to promote environmental awareness and to serve as a vehicle for the dissemination of environmental information to the regional and national network of environmental journalists. Topic headings include: nature conservation; forestry; pollution and wastes; environment and development; environmental management; radioactive contaminants; environmental health; ecotourism; and environmental awareness.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
current issues:
| vol.11, no.3, May-June 1997 | free |
| vol.10, no.1-6, 1996 | free |
Coastal Environmental Management Plan for Macajalar Bay Area, 1996, 2 volumes
The two monographs, volume 1 - Text and volume 2 - Executive Summary, present the findings and recommendations of the Coastal Environment Management Plan (CEMP) for Macajalar Bay, a primary industrial investment area in northern Mindanao, in the Philippines. The results of the two-year study, focused on instituting a coast environmental management plan and funded by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and partly by the Philippines Government through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DEND), underscores the necessity for establishing environmental safeguards in the various processes and activities which utilize raw materials and services.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1359 | free |
Coastal Environmental Management Plan for Pakistan, 1996, 233 pages
This report, presenting an integrated and consolidated sectoral account of Pakistan's Coastal Zone environment, keeps in view the concept that natural environment comprises the total sum of physical conditions and circumstances surrounding an individual or community, and covers a large variety of subjects: physical setting, ecology, status of living and non-living resources, development potential, associated problems of sanitation and pollution, that have a pervasive baring on the entire ambit of coastal zone development, protection and management planning.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1360 | free |
Guidelines on the State of Environment Reporting in Asia and the Pacific, 1996, 62 pages
Recognizing that the emergence of the concern for protection of environment and resource depletion and the consequent studies and reports on environmental issues is a relatively new field in academia, research institutions, and the government, the monograph draws upon the experiences gained so far in the preparation of state of the environment reports (SOE), especially in the Asia and the Pacific region, to indicate options in broad outlines for the preparation of such reports, both for national and international settings.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1707 | free |
State of the Environment Report in the Pacific 1995, 1996, 638 pages
The current volume, a five-yearly State of the Environment Report, provides a collected series of statistics and trends which indicate the aggregate effect of development on the environment across the region. They also illustrate successful local, national or regional initiatives which may be usefully transferred to other parts of the region, and identify the key areas in which urgent action is needed particularly in regard to international collaborative efforts. The rapidly changing demographic, economic and environmental conditions in Asia and the Pacific make this report highly relevant to the planning process for sustainable development in the region.
produced by: ESCAP and ADB (Asian Development Bank)
distributed by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1585 | free |
Towards Indicators of Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, 1997, 98 pages
This publication provides a review of the Regional Consultative Meeting on Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development Indicators, organized by ESCAP in 1996, for the purpose of developing a core set of sustainable development and methodology indicators, in Asia and the Pacific. Also included in the monograph is the report of four case studies of indicator development efforts and experiences, conducted by the United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (DPCSD), the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Netherlands, with a summary explaining the theory, basic concepts and development process of indicators in relation to the case studies.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1742 | free |
Training Manual on the Methodologies for Industrial Waste Audit, Volume 1: Workbook, 1997, 65 pages
Past experience in environmental pollution control has shown that the conventional end-of-pipe approach, while effective in reducing the emission of pollutants, is not always the most efficient in terms of cost and resource consumption. Therefore, increasing attention has been drawn to minimization of waste generation. This manual, one of the main outputs of the ESCAP project "Capacity Building in Industrial Audit for Waste Minimization", contains a simplified explanation of the technical methodologies and engineering guidelines for waste audit, including case studies, and offers a practical step-by-step approach to the application of waste audit methods.
produced by: Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
| ST/ESCAP/1811 | free |
******
As related to the subject of this section are the publications listed below. Please look for a
detailed description in the given section.
* Environmental Policies, Regulations and Management Practices in Mineral Resources
Development in Asia and the Pacific (Mineral Resources)
* Manual on Environmental and Urban Geology of Fast-growing Cities (Mineral Resources)