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GREEN LIFE SMART LIFE MARCH 1, 2010 E-waste Causing Problems for Countries A report was recently released by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) about the rising problem of E-waste in countries like China and India. The UN Under-Secretary-General Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP says this can happen by setting up large, efficient facilities in China to collect and manage the e-waste. MORE >>	THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS FEBRUARY 23, 2011 New Report: UNEP Links Economic Growth to Sustainability Image from UNEP report, "Towards A Green Economy." UNEP makes the case for capital resources and development directed at low emissions projects. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS APRIL 22, 2013 \| GREEN LIVING IDEAS It’s Earth Day! How are you saving the planet today? APRIL 11, 2013 \| NATURE CONSERVANCY - SCIENCE New Study: Marine Protection Goals Are on Target, But Still Not Enough APRIL 10, 2013 \| NATURE CONSERVANCY - SCIENCE Kareiva: Vanishing Soils, the World’s Dirty Secret FEBRUARY 20, 2013 \| GREEN PROPHET Eat Less Meat and Save The Planet FEBRUARY 12, 2013 \| THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS UNU-IAS Reports and Policy Briefs JANUARY 22, 2013 \| THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS UNEP Case Study Booklet- ‘Seeds of Knowledge: Contributing to Climate Change Solutions’
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NATURE CONSERVANCY - SCIENCE APRIL 11, 2013 New Study: Marine Protection Goals Are on Target, But Still Not Enough 'Visitor snorkeling over coral reef in a marine protected area (MPA) of Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Photo © Mark Godfrey. Not quite, say the authors. MORE >>	GREEN BLOG AUGUST 16, 2011 Drinking water in Nigeria polluted with benzene at levels 900 times above the limit The UN Environment Program (UNEP) launched on the end of November 2009, an assessment of the impact of contamination from oil across the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Food & Health Africa benzene environment Niger Delta Nigeria Ogoniland oil oil industry oil production oil spill petroleum pollution UN UNEP MORE >>	GREEN PROPHET NOVEMBER 23, 2012 COP18 and Four Degrees: Have We Passed The Point Of No Return? ” The recently released UNEP Emissions Gap Report echoed many of these findings. But time is very short.” MORE >>	GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW DECEMBER 8, 2010 Himalayan Glaciers Melting at Alarming Rates; Reducing Soot and Other Non-CO2 Forcers Key to Survival Cancun, Mexico , December 7, 2010 – Concern for high-mountain regions of the world is rising, according to a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today, which states that the Himalayas and many other glaciers are melting quickly, threatening lives by flooding, and by reducing the region’s freshwater supply. MORE >>
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GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
US, China, and Others Launch Coordinated Study of Soot’s Impact on Arctic Melting

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighted the multiple benefits from cutting black carbon and another local air pollutant, tropospheric ozone, in its February “Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone: Summary for Decision Makers”. You can’t. MORE >>

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GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
Investing in carbon capture and storage Nature's way

Stopping deforestation, greening agriculture better than carbon capture and storage, says UNEP Report by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It does, does it? OMG, how new, NOT. It is mind-boggling what those scientists are capable of discovering at high cost which everyone else knew long ago. Now who would have thought? MORE >>

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GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
Goodall, Clinton and Cousteau at Eye Earth Summit Abu Dhabi

The four day summit was organized by the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Read more about Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Prince Shames White House by Crowning Court Roof with Solar Panels. MORE >>

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THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
Pachamama: Our Earth, Our Future

Named after a word meaning Mother Earth in the Inca culture, it is a special youth edition of UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook 2000. ‘Children are often the driving force behind eco-friendly living’, says a new publication which gives them an international voice. and Action! MORE >>

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THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
Environment and Trade: A Handbook - Second Edition

MB) UNEP, IISD, IISD, 2005. Get the Book English (PDF - 2.5 MB) Español (PDF - 4.5 MB) Russian (PDF - 1.1 It is also a practical reference tool for policy-makers and practitioners. But the target audience is not just government policy-makers; the media and public will also find it useful. MORE >>

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Cancun Climate Talks Conclude on Positive Note GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2010
A 1,700 Gigaton Carbon Bomb is Thawing in the Permafrost GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Subsidising waste, pollution and climate change GREEN ME | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
Global Temperatures Rising on a Trajectory That is Devastating CELSIAS | SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012
Ethics and Sustainability: The Religions of the World Are United THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2009
Putting a price tag on ecosystem services GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
Eat Less Meat and Save The Planet GREEN PROPHET | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013
MENA Is Changing Drastically & NASA Has The Pictures To Prove It GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
Permafrost Thawing May Cause Major Increase in Global Warming Feedback Loop CELSIAS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
Financial Short-Termism A Major Obstacle to Sustainable Change in Business - Expert Poll CELSIAS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
$210 Billion Invested in Renewables Last Year- China in the Lead- Bloomberg New Energy Report CELSIAS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
World’s First Solar-Powered Transcontinental Flight in Pictures GREEN PROPHET | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
Dramatic Sea Level Rise Expected From Faster Melting of Arctic Snow and Ice GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011
The Arab World Is Changing Drastically & NASA Has The Pictures To Prove It GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
UN: Control Dangerous Chemicals & Save The Lives of Millions GREEN PROPHET | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Bio-Powered Green Bus Fitted With Recycled Materials Cruises Dubai GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
World’s Largest Artificial Lagoon Nears Completion in Egypt, Despite Chaos GREEN PROPHET | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012
UN Report: 90% of illegal logging may be linked to organised crime GREEN PROPHET | MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
New Delhi: new green hotels couldn’t be more different GREEN TRAVELER GUIDES | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
“The Garden of Eden Had Been Turned Into The Ashes of Hell”- Azzam Alwash On The Destruction Of The Marshlands of Iraq GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
Urban Research Symposium 2009 THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Mountains of Toxic E-Waste in Pakistan are a Goldmine GREEN PROPHET | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011
David de Rothschild Talks Adventure And Plastic With Green Prophet (Exclusive) GREEN PROPHET | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
Fight Crime By Getting the Lead Out GREEN PROPHET | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
Solar power for the poor: facts and figures THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
Abu Dhabi beach gains Blue Flag award GREEN PROPHET | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
Interview: Pitfalls of Environmental Journalism in the Middle East with Najib Saab GREEN PROPHET | THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
Kareiva: Vanishing Soils, the World’s Dirty Secret NATURE CONSERVANCY - SCIENCE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
It’s Earth Day! How are you saving the planet today? GREEN LIVING IDEAS | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
UNU-IAS Reports and Policy Briefs THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
UNEP Case Study Booklet- ‘Seeds of Knowledge: Contributing to Climate Change Solutions’ THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013
Capacity Development Key to Stopping Illegal Trade in Hazardous and Electronic Waste GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
‘Vampire Diaries’ Actor Ian Somerhalder Unveiled as Winner GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Sustainability through Sport THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Sustainable Coastal Tourism - An integrated planning and management approach THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Climate Change Adaptation THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Environmental Crime: Who is Offending? Who is Watching? GREEN HOME BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
Creating the future we want THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
Workshop on the Low Carbon Development and Resilient Society in Asia: Elements for Qatar and Future Regime THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
Time to rethink the way we use natural resources THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012
Avoiding Future Famines Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Security through Sustainable Food Systems THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012
World Energy Supplies on an ‘Unsustainable Path’ says UNEP GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012
Importance of Rio+20 To Be Explored in Free Webinar Presented by International Society of Sustainability Professionals GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
Will 40% of London businesses have employees sleeping in the office during the Olympics? GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
Green Economy THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
Green Growth Leaders THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
United Nations: Electronic Waste Worsening ECO TECH NINJA | THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
Ecosystem Management: Tomorrow’s Approach to Enhancing Food Security under a Changing Climate THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Ecosystems for water and food security THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning: A Guide for Practitioners THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
Visions for Change - Recommendations for Effective Policies on Sustainable Lifestyles THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011
Power, Responsibility, and Accountability: Re-Thinking the Legitimacy of Institutions for Climate Finance THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Phytotechnologies THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The role of natural resources and the environment THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
Sustainable Consumption and Production Publication THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
Protecting rainforests shown to reduce poverty Ecologist THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
Greening events - Green Meeting Guide 2009 THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010
Sustainable Transportation THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
Resource Center for Urban Agriculture and Food Security THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
Human waste could be fertiliser and power source THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
Climate Change Resources THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
A brief history of climate change THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
Our Planet - UNEP’s magazine THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
PLANET GREEN’S BLUE AUGUST MONTH DIVES INTO SUMMER WITH A CELEBRATION OF THE OCEANS GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009
12 steps to unite to combate Climate Change THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
The World Environmental Day Alphabet THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
World Environment Day 2009 - What Is It and What You Can Do THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
UNESCO World Conference on ESD documents THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009
Why Do Businesses Need to Tackle with Biodiversity Conservation? THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
The Sustainability Project THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009
Latest UN Environment Report Describes a 'Threatened Planet THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
Earth Is Reaching The Point of No Return, Says Major UN Environment Report THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2007
Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4) THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2008
All About: Developing cities and pollution THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
Masdar City Will Be World's First Zero-Carbon, Zero-Waste, Car-free City THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
World Environment Day on 5 Jun 2008: Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
Towards Sustainable Lifestyles THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008
A 'Green New Deal' can save the world's economy, THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
Organic agriculture - one of the most promising options to meet global challenges THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008
UNEP Launches Green Economy Initiative THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Entrepreneurs of the Natural World Show Case Their Ground Breaking Solutions to the Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Building a Green Economy THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Scientific Facts on Mercury THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009

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