The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in July 2006.
Happy Planet Index
Special Climate Change Program 2009-2012 Mexico (PECC)
Elaborated by the Mexican Federal Government this document establishes quantitative mitigation and adaptation goals for the period 2009-2012 and long term goals for 2020 and 2050.
The World Conservation Strategy
The World Conservation Strategy was published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 1980.
Identification of Minamata Disease
Minamata disease is one of the most severe diseases caused by environmental pollution in the world, which was first confirmed in 1956 in Minamata City, Japan.
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
The Stern Review is a 700-page report released for the British Government, on the economics of mitigating and adapting climate change.
‘Geoengineering the Climate – Science, Governance & Uncertainty’
‘Geoengineering the Climate – Science, Governance & Uncertainty’ is a report published by the Royal Society in September 2009.
International Space Station (ISS)
The start of construction of the International Space Station (ISS)
Environmental Partnership for Sustainable Development founded
Founded in 1991 as a response to the dramatic political changes in the region, the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe (as it was first called) initially aimed to identify key…
National Innovation Council for Competitiveness, Chile
The National Innovation Council for Competitiveness is a public-private partnership that acts as permanent adviser to the President of the Republic of Chile.
‘Putting Africa First: The Making of African Innovation Systems’
Publication of the book, Putting Africa First: The Making of African Innovation Systems (2003)