Cover title. Writers: Claire Bedelian, University College, London; Braedon Cashion, UNEP/DEWA/LAC-Panama; Ludgarde Coppens, UNEP/DEWA-Nairobi; Lindsey Harriman, UNEP/DEWA/GRID-Sioux Falls; Joseph Muhlhausen, CielMap; Naga Manohar Velpuri and Gabriel Senay, USGS; A. Rozenberg, UNEP/DEWA/GRID-Geneva; Mwangi Theuri, UNEP/DEWA-Nairobi; Martin Walter and Michelle Luebke, UNEP-RONA. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
January. Transnational environmental crime: a common crime in need of better enforcement -- February. Forecasting and early warning of dust storms -- March. The impact of corruption on climate change: threatening emissions trading mechanisms? -- April. Water hyacinth: can its aggressive invasion be controlled? -- May. A new eye in the sky: eco-drones -- June. Balancing economic development and protecting the cradle of mankind -- July. From hotspots to hopespots: connecting local changes to global audiences -- August. Mangrove forest cover fading fast -- September. Where will the water go? Impacts of accelerated glacier melt in the Tropical Andes -- October. Municipal solid waste: is it garbage or gold? -- November. Cyclone Phailin in India: early warning and timely actions saved lives -- December. Saving the great migrations: declining wildebeest in East Africa?
Summary:
"UNEP's monthly Global Environmental Alert (GEAS) bulletins 'take the pulse of the planet' and widely distribute the findings about environmental events and trends to the public. The science about the state of the planet's health is presented in highly readable language, accompanied by clear graphics and stunning satellite imagery. The bulletins use sound scientific investigation to recognize important environmental trends and connect them to policy by uncovering the links to past human activity and the potential for future action. This 2013 Emerging Environmental Issues publication presents the 12 monthly bulletins in a single document, allowing readers to note and assess significant environmental events that took place that year. UNEP's GEAS team carefully identified and selected these monthly issues by continuously scanning the scientific literature, focusing on policy relevant environmental hotspots, environmental science, and near real-time environmental hazards. They are organized around UNEP's five themes: environmental governance, harmful substances and hazardous wastes, ecosystem management, climate change, disasters and conflicts, and resource efficiency. Each bulletin acknowledges UNEP's team of authors and provides a full list of the scientific literature referenced."--Executive summary.
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