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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - http://www.unep.org/
State of the global environment, international partnerships, global sustainability. |
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IUCN - The World Conservation Union - http://www.iucn.org/
The world's largest conservation organisation, with over 900 governmental and non-governmental members from 138 countries. |
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World Heritage (UNESCO) - http://www.unesco.org/whc/
With 552 cultural and natural sites already protected worldwide, the World Heritage Centre is working to make sure that future generations can inherit the treasures of the past. |
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United Nations Institute For Training and Research - http://www.unitar.org/
UNITAR is an autonomous body within the United Nations with a mandate to enhance the effectiveness of the UN through training and research. To meet this aim, UNITAR provides training to assist member states, conducts research to explore innovative training and capacity building approaches |
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Global Environment Facility - http://www.gefweb.org/
Independent international financial entity established to help defray the costs of making projects environmentally friendly and reduce global environmental threats in developing countries and countries transitioning to a market economy. |
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UNEP GRID-Arendal - http://www.grida.no/
Internationally recognised information centre providing decision-makers and the public with improved access to high quality environmental information. GIS resources, and state of the environment reports. Global scope, but with particular emphasis on northern and central Europe and the former Soviet Union (CIS). |
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Global Resource Information Database (GRID) - http://www.grid.unep.ch/
United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) center for environmental information, assessment and early warning activities. Major responsibilities in geo-spatial data and information management, environmental assessment and reporting. |
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UN Environment Programme: Technology, industry and economics - http://www.unepie.org/
Information about Ozone protection, chemical management, trade and the environment, energy, cleaner and safer production, sustainable consumption, and tourism. |
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UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) - http://uneprisoe.org/
Research, studies and methodologies on policies and economics related to climate change, energy and economic development. Page includes newsletters. |
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CEPIS/PAHO Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences - http://www.cepis.ops-oms.org
Specialized center for environmental technology of the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Publications, fact sheets, databases of journal and conferences, and other information on a wide range of topics related to environmental health and sustainability. Multilingual. |