United Nations Environment Programme collaborates with a wide range
of partners throughout the UN system and beyond to provide information
on the state of the planet’s natural resources and their contribution
to sustainable development.
The increasing complexity of environmental degradation requires
an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment, monitoring and
early warning. UNEP is implementing or participating in several
global environmental assessments, including the Global International
Waters Assessment, the Global Environment Monitoring System
Freshwater Quality Programme and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Human-induced environmental change has accelerated over the
last three decades, as is illustrated in UNEP's flag-ship Global
Environment Outlook reports. For this reason, UNEP's Governing
Council initiated a process to strengthen the scientific base
of UNEP, referred to as the Science Initiative.
Science Initiative
The Science Initiative
is established to identify gaps and needs in the current assessment
structure. more..
UNEP
Year Book 2009
The UNEP Year Book 2009 presents work in progress on scientific
understanding of global environmental change, as well as foresight
about possible issues on the horizon. more..
Further Resources
To link to the
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment website, click here
