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Country Profile: Madagascar |
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Overview of Environmental Issues
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| Title: |
Agenda 21 - Information on Madagascar |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
| Abstract: |
Agenda 21 -
Information on Madagascar (French language version only) is provided by the United
Nations Commission on Sustainable Development which monitors and reports on implementation
of Agenda 21, the plan of action which was agreed upon at the 1992 UN Conference on
Environment and Development (Rio Conference). Included are resouces on:
Social
Poverty
Demographics
Health
Education
Human
settlements Indicators
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Desertification
and Drought Energy
Forests
Freshwater
Land
Management
Mountains
Oceans
and Coastal AreasToxic
ChemicalsWaste and
Hazardous MaterialsIndicators
Economic
International
Cooperation and TradeChanging
Consumption Patterns Financing
Technology
Industry
Transport
Sustainable
TourismIndicators
Institutional
Integrated
decision-makingMajor groups
Science
Information
International
LawIndicators
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| Affiliation: |
United Nations |
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| Title: |
Coast and Inshore Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region at the Dawn of the 21st Century. |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
International Ocean Institute |
| Abstract: |
Coast and Inshore Marine Environment of
the Western Indian Ocean Region at the Dawn of the 21st Century is a report produced
by the International Ocean Institute with information on:
Location and the Historical Background of the Region
The Coastal and Marine Resources and Industries
Coastal And Marine Management Issues
Status, Successes and Failures of Regional Organizations in the Management
of the Coastal and Marine Environment.
Western Indian Ocean Commission on Sustainable Development (WIOCSD)
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| Title: |
Guide to Environmental Statistics |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
World Resources Institute |
| Abstract: |
The Sustainable Development
Information Service of the World Resources Institute includes a Guide to Environmental
Statistics
available online and maintained by or through United Nations Organizations, the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or WRI itself. The database includes:
Global Environmental Data:
Global Environmental Data
(UNEP/GEMS)
Global Resource Information
Database (GRID) (UNEP/GEMS/GRID)
World Resources (WRI)
Land Use:
Agricultural Production
Statistics (FAO)Global Environmental Data
(UNEP/GEMS)
Global Resource Information
Database (GRID) (UNEP/GEMS/GRID)
Pollution: Global Environmental Data
(UNEP/GEMS) Global Urban
Air Quality (UNEP/GEMS)
Summary Statistics: Environmental
Statistics (OECD)
Urban Air Quality: Global Urban
Air Quality (UNEP/GEMS)
World Resources Statistics: World
Resources (WRI)
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| Affiliation: |
United Nations |
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| Title: |
Madagascar Environment On Line |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
National Environment Office |
| Abstract: |
Madagascar Environment
On Line is maintained by the National Environment Office. Includes a general
overview of environmental issues facing Madagascar with sections on:
Current situation
Problems
Water pollution
Reduction in forest cover
Soil degradation
Threats of extinction of fauna and flora
Natural cataclysms
Human activities (agriculture, fishing, industry, energy,
transport)
Demography (increase, distribution, standard of living)
Solutions
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| Title: |
The Living Edens: Madagascar |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
Public Broadcast Corporation |
| Abstract: |
This is a Web Site that was developed to provide accompanying
information to The Living Edens: Madagascar,
a natural history television show produced by the U.S. Public Broadcast Corporation.
The site includes:
Notes
from the Field (about the making of the show), Creature Features(profiles of
lemurs and chameleons), Paradise
in Peril(activities impacting the environment), Classroom Resources, Did You Know... (a quiz), Related Links,Screen Saver,Eden Evolution (Isolation and
Biodiversity, an essay By Dr. Laurie Godfrey of the University of Massachesetts in
Amherst), and Credits
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