Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern

This planet and its people face a growing number of challenges. They are as diverse as our cultures and environments, but they can all be tackled through a combination of science, policy and action. The Frontiers 2017 report presents six emerging issues of environmental concern with global implications: Antimicrobial resistance, nanomaterials, marine protected areas, sand and dust storms, solar energy, and environmental displacement.

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Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors: Science Division
Format: Reports, Books and Booklets biblioteca
Language:English
French
Spanish
Russian
Chinese
Arabic
Published: 2017
Subjects:ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, SOLAR ENERGY, NANOTECHNOLOGY, NANOMATERIALS, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, ANTIBIOTICS, BACTERIA, PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, OCEANS, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SAND AND DUST STORMS, LAND DEGRADATION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION, SOLAR BATTERIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, POPULATION TRANSFERS, DISPLACED PERSONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DISPLACEMENT, Climate change, Disasters and conflict, Ecosystem management, Environmental Governance, Resource efficiency, protected marine zone, protected area, sand, dust,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/22255
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Summary:This planet and its people face a growing number of challenges. They are as diverse as our cultures and environments, but they can all be tackled through a combination of science, policy and action. The Frontiers 2017 report presents six emerging issues of environmental concern with global implications: Antimicrobial resistance, nanomaterials, marine protected areas, sand and dust storms, solar energy, and environmental displacement.