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Subject: Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information
on CD-ROM and the Internet
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UNEP's contribution to locating global electronic environment
and development sources of information
Moscow, 5 June 1998 - "The information gap regarding the
quality and quantity of environmental data and information
remains great between the developed and developing countries
and countries with economies in transition", said Klaus
Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), when officially launching the UNEP
publication Guide to Environment and Development Sources of
Information on CD-ROM and the Internet during World
Environment Day celebrations hosted by the Russian Federation
in Moscow.
"Capacity building in these nations and regions requires rapid
development not only for environmental assessment and
reporting but for information retrieval and dissemination"
he said.
The purpose of the Guide to Environment and Development
Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet is
to assist users in locating relevant information sources on
environment and sustainable development. This Guide is a
result of a fruitful collaboration between UNEP and the
Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of
Sussex, in the United Kingdom.
In sustainable development, everyone is a user and provider of
information considered in the broad sense. That includes
data, information, appropriately packaged experience and
knowledge. The need for information arises at all levels,
from that of senior decision makers at the national and
international levels to the grass-roots and individual levels.
Although there exists a wealth of information that could be
used for the management of sustainable development, one of the
major problems encountered within many countries, particularly
developing countries, is that information is not adequately
identified the Guide to Environment and Development Sources
of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet is the latest
publication by INFOTERRA in a series of initiatives to open
up greater access to information on environment and
development. The target audience for the publication is the
broad base of librarians, documentalists, database developers,
thesaurus developers, terminologists, GIS specialists,
translators, interpreters and environment and development
information specialists in general.
UNEP's global environmental information exchange network,
INFOTERRA, now operates in 176 countries and continues to facilitate
access to environmental information by a diverse spectrum of users as
recommended in Chapter 40 of Agenda 21.
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For more information on the Guide or other INFOTERRA products and
services, contact:
Beth Ingraham, Information Officer
INFOTERRA Programme Activity Centre
Division of Environmental Information and Assessment
United Nations Environment Programme
PO Box 30552
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (254 2) 624299
Fax: (254 2) 624269
E-mail: ingrahab@unep.org
Web site: http://www.unep.org/.e.nc.us:80/ncgdc/
Tore Brevik, Director
Information and Public Affairs
United Nations Environment Programme
PO Box 30552
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (254 2) 623084
Fax: (254 2) 623692
E-mail: ipa@unep.org
Note to journalists:
In Moscow, Russia Federation, during the Press Conference for
World Environment Day the Guide to Environment and Development
Sources of Information on CD-ROM and the Internet will be
launched by the Executive Director of the United Nations
Environment Programme Dr. Klaus Toepfer, at Mayors Office,
Moscow Mansion House 5 June 1998 at 10 am.
For information regarding the day of the launch, contact the
Robert Bisset, Information Officer, Information and Public
Affairs, UNEP through the UNEP Committee, 11 Novy Abat Street,
Building 1, Room 1819, 121019, Moscow. Tel: 7095 203 5584,
Fax: 7095 202 6334, E-mail: < root@unepcomrus.mnt.msk.su >.
To order a copy, contact:
SMI (Distribution Services) Limited
P.O. Box 119
Stevenage
Hertfordshire SG1 4TP
England, United Kingdom
Tel: (44 1438) 748111
Fax: (44 1438) 748844
E-mail: Anthony@smibooks.com
Published by: United Nations Environment Programme
270 pages, A4,
ISBN: 92 807 1682 4
Order Price: US$25.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Thank you for your kind attention.
Ms. Beth Ingraham, Information Officer
INFOTERRA-Secretariat
The Global Environmental Information Exchange Network
Division of Environmental Information and Assessment
United Nations Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254-2) 624299 or 623273
Fax: (254-2) 624269
Email: beth.ingraham@unep.org or infotinf@unep.org
Web: www.unep.org/unep/eia/ein/infoterr
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