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UNEP Year Book 2010: New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment
The purpose of the Year Book is to strengthen the science-policy interface. Thus, it presents recent developments and new scientific insights of particular interest to policy-makers. Consistent with the Year Book’s established format and style, important issues are examined, referenced, and often illustrated. The main sources of information are peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals, results published by research institutions, news articles, and other reports. While the Year Book brings to the forefront some of the views expressed and progress made in recent months, it does not endorse particular views or indeed any scientific findings.
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Are the Farmers Always Right? Rethinking Assumptions Guiding Agricultural and Environmental Research in Southeast Asia
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Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis
Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis
"The development of youth leadership has been a central concern of my professional work. Young people have a lot to offer to sustainable development and should participate in planning for our planet's future. This rich collection of theoretical and practical approaches captures the growing response of young people to this challenge. I am particularly pleased with the attention paid to the role of often-underrepresented regions of the world, to the role of women, and to the Earth Charter in the creating a peaceful and sustainable future."
-Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of IUCN (International Union for Conversation of Nature), and former Rector of the University for Peace
"This book is a rich, global tapestry depicting the inter-linkages among youth, education and sustainable development. What is particularly interesting is that it shows how education, at all levels, can be a powerful engine for promoting sustainability. This work is an important contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development."
- Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary-General, Association of African Universities, and Past President, International Association of Universities
"This important and skillfully-prepared book comes at a critical time.... A great strength of this volume is that it blends together theoretical and practical insights regarding education for sustainable development by and for young people. It is written from diverse cultural perspectives from all world regions. Readers, from many fields, especially young people and their teachers, will find it timely and relevant. I hope that it will inspire the younger generation to get involved in seeking solutions to the challenges we face."
- James Gustave Speth, Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Dean Emeritus of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University
"It is my hope that you are inspired, as I have been, by Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis, for the stories in this volume are full of the possibilities that emerge when we honour and support young people."
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Nepal Climate Change and Security Factsheet
This paper is co-authored by SARCAN Coordinator Mr. Manish Thapa and Christian Webersik who is Post-Doctoral Researcher based at United Nations University. The Paper have been presented as Climate Change Factsheet at Climate Change Conference in Poland in 2008.
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South Asian Regional Study on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Implications for Human Development
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