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Despite its relatively small size, Colombia is the second most biologically diverse country on Earth, home to about 10 percent of the world's species. This biodiversity results from Colombia's varied ecosystems—from the rich tropical rainforest to the coastal cloud forests to the open savannas. More than 1,821 species of birds, 623 species of amphibians, 467 species of mammals, 518 species of reptiles, and 3,200 species of fish reside in Colombia. About 18 percent of these are endemic to the country.
Colombia: Environmental Profile
The broad aim of UNECE ’s environment activities is to safeguard the environment and human health, and to promote sustainable development in its member countries in line with Agenda 21. The practical aim is to reduce pollution so as to minimize environmental damage and avoid compromising environmental conditions for future generations. To this end, UNECE has adopted a four-pronged approach: 1. Its Committee on Environmental Policy brings together governments to formulate environmental policy and support its implementation by organizing seminars, workshops and advisory missions and providing a forum for sharing experiences and good practices. 2.
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Solid Waste Management - UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
The aim of this course in Solid Waste Management (SWM) is to enlighten the state of the art in technology, organizational and legislative developments and practices and financial burdens and benefits of handling solid wastes. The materials presented will help participants to make informed decisions in their professional activities; it will assist them in defining and implementing integrated solutions to the challenges posed by solid wastes in - primarily - urban environment.Una carrera hacia el hambre
El pasado febrero, los espectadores de la carrera Daytona 500, en Florida, recibieron banderas verdes a la entrada para que las agitaran durante la carrera, a manera de celebración porque los autos en competencia comenzarían a usar gasolina con un 15% de etanol a base de maíz. Así comenzó una campaña televisiva que durará toda la temporada para promocionar las ventajas de los biocombustibles entre los norteamericanos. Visto superficialmente, el autoproclamado “enverdecimiento de la Nascar” (Asociación Nacional de Carreras de Autos de Serie) es simplemente un ejercicio transparente (y, uno sospecha, desafortunado) de limpieza medioambiental para el deporte. Pero esta alianza entre un pasatiempo adorado por los estadounidenses y el lobby para los biocombustibles también marca el último intento por inclinar la opinión pública a favor de una política verdaderamente irresponsable.
State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet
An incisive account of the global food crisis—and how it can be solved. Nourishing the Planet “ State of the World 2011 objectively states the hunger, water and environmental problems facing Africa and the rest of the world, and illuminates a multitude of encouraging answers that are already saving lives and livelihoods. It is an eloquent, painstakingly researched sound of warning and expression of hope.”
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Eltiempo Multimedia La lucha por un frágil ecosistema Especial multimedia de la pugna que libran ecologistas y una multinacional minera por la explotación de oro en un enclave ecológico. La lucha por un frágil ecosistema Otros especiales
La lucha por un frágil ecosistema
Table of Contents Prepared by Constantine Stamatopoulos Senior Fishery Data Officer Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit FAO Fisheries Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2002