United Nations Development Programme

Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity by Eric Chivian ( Book )
3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. Edited and written by Harvard Medical School physicians Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein, along with more than 100 leading scientists who contributed to writing and reviewing the book, Sustaining Life presents a comprehensive-and sobering-view of how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food, both on land and in the oceans, depend on biodiversity. The book's ten chapters cover everything from what biodiversity is and how human activity threatens it to how we as individuals can help conserve the world's richly varied biota. Seven groups of organisms, some of the most endangered on Earth, provide detailed case studies to illustrate the contributions they have already made to human medicine, and those they are expected to make if we do not drive them to extinction. Drawing on the latest research, but written in language a general reader can easily follow, Sustaining Life argues that we can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world, nor assume that we will not be harmed by its alteration. Our health, as the authors so vividly show, depends on the health of other species and on the vitality of natural ecosystems. With a foreword by E.O. Wilson and a prologue by Kofi Annan, and more than 200 poignant color illustrations, Sustaining Life contributes essential perspective to the debate over how humans affect biodiversity and a compelling demonstration of the human health costs

Human development report by United Nations Development Programme ( )
in English and Undetermined and held by 1,511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Entwicklung; Humangeographie; Jahrbücher; Statistiken; UNO

World resources : a report by the World Resources Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development by World Resources Institute ( )
in English and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An authoritative primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations

Making global trade work for people ( )
8 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

World resources 2000-2001 people and ecosystems : the fraying web of life by C Rosen ( )
18 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 1,268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World Resources 2000-2001, People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life focuses on the critical link between ecosystems and people and provides an overview of current global environmental and economic trends using hundreds of indicators in more than 150 countries. Until now there has not been a comprehensive, formalised process to assess human damage to our ecosystems, to establish a baseline for future actions, or to disseminate information that would aid the formulation of better policies world-wide. This book is the first reliable, comprehensive base of evidence for taking stock and taking care of the world's diverse ecosystems. & bull; deals with the critical issues that focus on the link between ecosystems and people & bull; highlights the goods and services that ecosystems provide and illustrates the benefits of a better understanding and better management of the planet's natural wealth & bull; reports on pilot studies by leading scientists and international institutions assessing the state of the world's ecosystems - forests, croplands, grasslands, freshwater systems and coastal areas & bull; increases the understanding of human dependence on nature & bull; raises awareness of environmental threats & bull; provides examples of wise stewardship from all corners of the globe & bull; focuses on four main issues: population and human well-being, food and water security, consumption, energy and wastes, trace emissions since the Kyoto protocol & bull; gives data tables for more than 150 countries It demonstrates the power of information and new digital technologies to transform the way we interact with our environment and is particularly important for environmentalists, scientists, professionals, journalists, policy-makers and students. This special Millennium Edition of the World Resources Institute's biennial report published by Elsevier Science in September 2000 in partnership with the World Resources Institute, the UN Environment Program, the UN Development Programme and the World Bank

Journal of human development ( )
in English and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

African development indicators 2000 by World Bank ( )
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Malaysia enterprise training, technology, and productivity by New Holland (Publishers) Ltd ( )
8 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This report presents the findings of a study of enterprise-based training in Malaysia ' s manufacturing sector which was jointly sponsored by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Economic Planning Unit, a Malaysian government agency. Using data from a survey of 2,200 companies, the study investigates the incidence and productivity outcomes of employer-sponsored training in in-house company programs and from external training providers, and the role of government policies and incentives in encouraging private sector training. The study also looks more broadly at technology in firms, their use of quality control systems, and the skill requirements associated with the use of new technology and organizational change. The report concludes that while some firms, especially the larger, more technologically progressive ones and the multinational companies do provide training, in general, most Malaysian firms underinvest in employee training. It documents the primacy of the private sector

Assessment of capacity for countries of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia to produce MDG-relevant statistics by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) ( )
5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 555 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Declining inequality in Latin America : a decade of progress? by Luis Felipe López-Calva ( Book )
4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Why is inequality finally declining in a region marked by uncommonly high--and previously persistent--income disparities? And what does it imply for the future? In this excellent book, Lopez-Calva, Lustig, and their outstanding team of authors do not shy away from the complexity inherent in the interaction of economics, policy, and politics that lay behind changes in the distribution of incomes."--Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America, World Bank --