Max. 2000 characters)The report describes the work of theSystems Analysis Department at RisøNational Laboratory during 1997. Thedepartment is undertaking research withinEnergy Systems Analysis, Integrated Energy,Environment and Development Planning –UNEP Centre, Industrial Safety and Reliabilityand Man/Machine Interaction. The reportincludes lists of publicat...

Decision 14.78 (Rev. CoP15) directs the Secretariat to produce an updated analysis of MIKE data, and invites TRAFFIC to submit an updated analysis of ETIS data, UNEP-WCMC to provide an overview of the latest elephant trade data and the IUCN/SSC African and Asian Elephant Specialist Groups to submit new and relevant information on the conservation status of elephants, and on pertinent conservati...

ometime in the early-to-mid-1980s national park and protected area planning entered a different phase or paradigm. A broad threshold was reached where the theory, methods, and practice of protected area planning and management re-arranged themselves into what is essentially a new framework that is still evolving (IUCN/UNEP/WWF 1991; McNeely 1993; Nelson and Serafin 1997; Sportza 1999). This shi...

1 Changing Ocean Research Unit, Global Fisheries Cluster, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2 UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK, 3 Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Paris, France, 4 Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 5 Fisheries Economics Research Unit, ...

In this study, nitrobenzene in water and ice samples collected from the Songhua River after the explosion of a petrochemical plant was determined by GC/MS. The results showed that nitrobenzene was detected in most of the water and ice samples taken from the Songhua River. However, the concentration of nitrobenzene in all water and ice samples was from 0 to 0.65 microg L(-1); this range was suff...

Despite the fundamental role of social aspect in implementation sustainability bio-based industries, most assessments research have addressed environmental and economic dimensions. However, dimension has been neglected it can cause an irreparable outcome biotechnology industries. Following this issue, study propounds a modified systemic approach for impact assessment treatment technologies conv...