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News: Publications
19.01.2011 | Publications
Watershed Management
1603
Guiding Principles for Switzerland

This document introduces the principles of watershed management. It serves as a policy framework for the water management stakeholders in cantons, regions and communes. The Guiding Principles have bee ...>
19.01.2011 | Publications
Climate, Carbon and Coral Reefs
1601
Coral reefs, the “tropical rainforests of the ocean,” are facing unprecedented threats from climate change, including damage from increasingly severe tropical cyclones, bleaching events and ocean acid ...>
14.01.2011 | Publications
Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050
1588
Report and interactive maps

Using various modeling techniques, the authors of the report project 15 different future scenarios for food security through 2050. Each scenario involves an alternative combination of potential popula ...>
12.01.2011 | Publications
Has policy improved Europe's air quality?
1587
In recent decades, the EU has introduced a range of policies to improve air quality by controlling pollutant emissions. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) 'Impact of selected policy ...>

2010

08.12.2010 | Publications
Energy self-sufficient regions
1562
A CIPRA background report

Not having to depend on energy imports: this vision holds great fascination for many regions. Self-sufficiency is “in.” There are already many very positive approaches and examples of attempts to go d ...>
01.12.2010 | Publications
The European environment - state and outlook 2010
1517
Set of assessments

The European Environment Agency (EEA) released today its fourth Environment State and Outlook report – SOER 2010 – a comprehensive assessment of how and why Europe’s environment is changing, and what ...>
30.11.2010 | Publications
Weathering climate change
1516
Insurance solutions for more resilient communities

An estimated 3.4 billion people are threatened by natural hazards, most of them in the developing world. Climate change could put at risk many more. A new Swiss Re report shows how innovative insuranc ...>
29.11.2010 | Publications
Biodiversity, health and well-being - critical links
1513
Policy Brief No. 11 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

Global biodiversity degradation significantly impacts the key components of human health and wellbeing. Ecosystem services, i.e. the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, are indispensable for the ...>
29.11.2010 | Publications
Global Environmental Change and Food Security
1512
Policy Brief No. 12 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

Attaining food security for all is clearly more complicated than just producing more food. Besides food production, food availability and food affordability are critical prerequisites for ensuring foo ...>
25.11.2010 | Publications
The Emissions Gap Report
1509
Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient?

This report, published by UNEP, tackles the question whether the Copenhagen Accord are sufficient to limit global warming to 2 °C or 1.5 °C. The Emissions Gap Report informs governments and the wider ...>
18.11.2010 | Publications
Swiss Environmental Domains
1504
A new spatial framework for reporting on the environment

Swiss Environmental Domains (SwissED) is an environmental classification of the territory based on key climatic, geologic and topographic variables that influence both natural and anthropogenic proces ...>
29.10.2010 | Publications
Tracking progress towards Kyoto and 2020 targets in Europe
1493
Deep emission cuts give the EU a head start

Current emission levels and projections in the EEA Report No 7/2010 show that the EU is well on track to achieve its 2020 reduction target of 20 % with domestic emission reductions only, provided that ...>
20.08.2010 | Publications
Future Perspectives of 2nd Generation Biofuels
1397
TA-Swiss Report

By 2030, biofuels and electro-mobility could replace 41 per cent of the fuel Switzerland needs. Hence the latest study by the Centre for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS. But it will only happen under o ...>
28.07.2010 | Publications
Europe's mountains: rich in biodiversity but increasingly vulnerable
1379
New assessment on mountain ecosystems

European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. The European Envi ...>
13.06.2010 | Publications
EU greenhouse gas emissions
1289
Inventory report 2010

The European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also ...>
10.06.2010 | Publications
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
1285
Latest data on status and trends of biodiversity

Global Biodiversity Outlook is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Drawing on a range of information sources, including National Reports, biodiversity indicators inform ...>
17.05.2010 | Publications
Swiss climate policy at a glance
1244
Condensed version of Switzerland’s Fifth National Communication submitted to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in 2009

The Federal Office for the Environment FOEN summarizes Swiss climate policy in this brochure of 20 pages. It is available in four languages (German, French, Italian and English) and addresses schools, ...>
07.05.2010 | Publications
Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012
1229
Architecture, Agency and Adaptation

Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012 provides a comprehensive assessment of policy options for future global climate governance, written by a team of 30 leading experts from the European Union and de ...>
20.04.2010 | Publications
The Human Perturbation of the Carbon Cycle
1187
Policy Brief No. 10 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

The carbon cycle is closely linked to the climate system and is influenced by the growing human population and associated demands for resources, especially for fossil-fuel energy and land. The rate of ...>
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News: Publications
19.01.2011 | Publications
Watershed Management
1603
Guiding Principles for Switzerland

This document introduces the principles of watershed management. It serves as a policy framework for the water management stakeholders in cantons, regions and communes. The Guiding Principles have bee ...>
19.01.2011 | Publications
Climate, Carbon and Coral Reefs
1601
Coral reefs, the “tropical rainforests of the ocean,” are facing unprecedented threats from climate change, including damage from increasingly severe tropical cyclones, bleaching events and ocean acid ...>
14.01.2011 | Publications
Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050
1588
Report and interactive maps

Using various modeling techniques, the authors of the report project 15 different future scenarios for food security through 2050. Each scenario involves an alternative combination of potential popula ...>
12.01.2011 | Publications
Has policy improved Europe's air quality?
1587
In recent decades, the EU has introduced a range of policies to improve air quality by controlling pollutant emissions. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) 'Impact of selected policy ...>

2010

08.12.2010 | Publications
Energy self-sufficient regions
1562
A CIPRA background report

Not having to depend on energy imports: this vision holds great fascination for many regions. Self-sufficiency is “in.” There are already many very positive approaches and examples of attempts to go d ...>
01.12.2010 | Publications
The European environment - state and outlook 2010
1517
Set of assessments

The European Environment Agency (EEA) released today its fourth Environment State and Outlook report – SOER 2010 – a comprehensive assessment of how and why Europe’s environment is changing, and what ...>
30.11.2010 | Publications
Weathering climate change
1516
Insurance solutions for more resilient communities

An estimated 3.4 billion people are threatened by natural hazards, most of them in the developing world. Climate change could put at risk many more. A new Swiss Re report shows how innovative insuranc ...>
29.11.2010 | Publications
Biodiversity, health and well-being - critical links
1513
Policy Brief No. 11 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

Global biodiversity degradation significantly impacts the key components of human health and wellbeing. Ecosystem services, i.e. the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, are indispensable for the ...>
29.11.2010 | Publications
Global Environmental Change and Food Security
1512
Policy Brief No. 12 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

Attaining food security for all is clearly more complicated than just producing more food. Besides food production, food availability and food affordability are critical prerequisites for ensuring foo ...>
25.11.2010 | Publications
The Emissions Gap Report
1509
Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient?

This report, published by UNEP, tackles the question whether the Copenhagen Accord are sufficient to limit global warming to 2 °C or 1.5 °C. The Emissions Gap Report informs governments and the wider ...>
18.11.2010 | Publications
Swiss Environmental Domains
1504
A new spatial framework for reporting on the environment

Swiss Environmental Domains (SwissED) is an environmental classification of the territory based on key climatic, geologic and topographic variables that influence both natural and anthropogenic proces ...>
29.10.2010 | Publications
Tracking progress towards Kyoto and 2020 targets in Europe
1493
Deep emission cuts give the EU a head start

Current emission levels and projections in the EEA Report No 7/2010 show that the EU is well on track to achieve its 2020 reduction target of 20 % with domestic emission reductions only, provided that ...>
20.08.2010 | Publications
Future Perspectives of 2nd Generation Biofuels
1397
TA-Swiss Report

By 2030, biofuels and electro-mobility could replace 41 per cent of the fuel Switzerland needs. Hence the latest study by the Centre for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS. But it will only happen under o ...>
28.07.2010 | Publications
Europe's mountains: rich in biodiversity but increasingly vulnerable
1379
New assessment on mountain ecosystems

European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. The European Envi ...>
13.06.2010 | Publications
EU greenhouse gas emissions
1289
Inventory report 2010

The European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also ...>
10.06.2010 | Publications
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
1285
Latest data on status and trends of biodiversity

Global Biodiversity Outlook is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Drawing on a range of information sources, including National Reports, biodiversity indicators inform ...>
17.05.2010 | Publications
Swiss climate policy at a glance
1244
Condensed version of Switzerland’s Fifth National Communication submitted to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in 2009

The Federal Office for the Environment FOEN summarizes Swiss climate policy in this brochure of 20 pages. It is available in four languages (German, French, Italian and English) and addresses schools, ...>
07.05.2010 | Publications
Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012
1229
Architecture, Agency and Adaptation

Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012 provides a comprehensive assessment of policy options for future global climate governance, written by a team of 30 leading experts from the European Union and de ...>
20.04.2010 | Publications
The Human Perturbation of the Carbon Cycle
1187
Policy Brief No. 10 from UNESCO, SCOPE, and UNEP

The carbon cycle is closely linked to the climate system and is influenced by the growing human population and associated demands for resources, especially for fossil-fuel energy and land. The rate of ...>