UNEP year book 2008
Subtitle: an overview of our changing environment
Contributors: United Nations Environment Programme. GEO Section
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789280728774
Subjects: Environmental impact analysis; Periodicals; Global environmental change; Environmental policy
Other titles: UNEP yearbook 2008
Description: "The UNEP Year Book 2008 (formerly the GEO Year Book) is the fifth annual report on the changing environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme in collaboration with many world environmental experts. The UNEP Year Book 2008 highlights the increasing complexity and interconnections of climate change, ecosystem integrity, human well-being, and economic development. It examines the emergence and influence of economic mechanisms and market driven approaches for addressing environmental degradation, and it describes recent research findings and policy decisions that affect our awareness of and response to changes in our global climate and environment."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Also available in French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian versions.
Table of contents: title: Global overview; title: Feature focus: putting the pieces together using markets and financing to fight climate change; title: Emerging challenges: methane from the arctic.