Publications

Remarks: 17-19 Dec. 2003 at Manilla, the Philippines

The development of financial mechanisms for urban environmental improvement is an innovative direction that has been receiving increasing attention from local governments. Strategies are necessary to encourage public initiatives and promote private sector participation in financing urban environmental infrastructure. Towards this end, the second...

The publication by corporations of information relating to the environment is becoming more and more widespread. In particular, there has been a rapid increase in the number of companies which disclose information in the form of environmental reports. An environmental report is a document for public consumption which sets out a company's efforts to...

Environmental education is one of the most effective strategies for increasing general levels of public environmental awareness, developing skills for solving environmental problems, and maintaining and improving quality of life and the environment. In recognition of the world’s growing interest in environmental education, this issue of IRES...

This edition of IRES presents expert reviews on a diverse range of environmental topics of direct relevance to Asia including environmental education, global climate policy, urban growth management, financing renewable energy, balancing trade and environmental concerns in free trade agreements. EDITOR'S NOTE http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules...

Environmental education is rooted in the belief that humans can live compatibly with nature and act equitably towards each other. Reorienting education as a whole towards sustainability involves the various levels of formal, non-formal, and informal education at all levels of society. At the global level, UNEP, in collaboration with UNESCO, was...

Since Mongolia was opened up to the world in 1990, a number of books on contemporary Mongolia have been published for Western readers, focusing mainly on its history, politics, economy, and social issues. There is, however, still only a limited range of scientific books relating to traditional agriculture and environmental protection in Mongolia...