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Sustainable Development Issues

The sustainable development issues are listed in the several topics.

Agriculture ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_agri.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on agriculture, land and desertification.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development: urbanization and sustainable agriculture development.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development: biotechnology for sustainable agriculture.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development: linkages between agriculture, land and water.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development: trends in national implementation.	PDF
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development.	PDF
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture.	PDF

Atmosphere ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_atmosphere.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Protection of Atmosphere.	PDF
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc Working Group on Transport and Atmosphere.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Protection of the Atmosphere.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on International Cooperation for an enabling environment for Sustainable Development.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport.	PDF
Protecting of the Atmosphere.	PDF
Contribution of Conf. of Parties to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.	PDF
Protection of the Atmosphere.	PDF

Biodiversity ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_biodiverstiy.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on the global status of biological diversity.	PDF
Addendum to the Secretary-General's Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Biodiversity Resources.	PDF
Biodiversity Resources in Small Island Developing States.	PDF
Conservation of Biological Diversity.	PDF
Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.	PDF
Conservation of Biological Diversity.	PDF
Report of Ad Hoc Working Group on Sectoral Issues.	PDF
Statement of Parties to Biological Diversity.	PDF

Biotechnology ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_biotechnology.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Transfer of environmentally sound technologies, cooperation and capacity-building. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology.	PDF
Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology.	PDF
Management of Biotechnology.	PDF

Capacity-building ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_capacity_building.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
PDFReport of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Transfer of environmentally sound technologies, cooperation and capacity-building. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology.	PDF
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Human Resources Development.	PDF
Capacity-building, Education and Public Awareness, Science and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology.	PDF
National Mechanisms and International Cooperation for Capacity-Building in Developing Countries.	PDF
Capacity-building for Sustainable Development.	PDF

Consumption and Production Patterns (http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_consumption_production.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Changing consumption patterns.	PDF
Changing Consumption and Production Patterns: Organic Agriculture.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Changing Consumption and Production Patterns.	PDF
Measuring Changes in Consumption and Production Patterns - A Set of Indicators".	Html
Trends in Consumption and Production: Selected Minerals.	PDF
Consumer Protection and Sustainable Consumption: New Guidelines for the Global Consumer.	Hmtl
Changing Consumption and Production Patterns.	PDF
Critical Trends - Global Change and Sustainable Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, fifth session.	PDF
Critical Trends - Global Change and Sustainable Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, fifth session.	PDF
Changing Consumption and Production Patterns	PDF
Supporting Information and In-depth Analysis	PDF
Speech delivered by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in the context of Chapter 4, at the Brazil-Norway Workshop "Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns and Policies".	Html
Changing Consumption and Production Patterns	PDF
Report of Brasilia Workshop on Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns	PDF
Proceedings, International Workshop on Policy Measures for Changing Consumption and Production Patterns" (Korea, 1995) Policy Measures for Changing Consumption Patterns	PDF
Information about the Final Report, Rosendal Workshop on Consumption and Production Patterns: Clarifying the Concepts (1994)	PDF
Urgent & Major Emergent Issues	PDF

Demographics ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_demographics.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Demographic dynamics and sustainability.	PDF
Demographic Dynamics and Sustainability	PDF
Demographic Dynamics and Sustainability	PDF
Corrigendum to Demographic Dynamics	PDF
Demographic Dynamics - Progress and Recommendations	PDF
Demographic Dynamics	PDF

Desertification and Drought (http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_desertification_drought.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on agriculture, land and desertification	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: combating desertification and drought. Addendum 2	PDF
Combating Deforestation and Application of the Forest Principles	PDF
Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating Desertification and Drought	PDF
Combating Desertification and Drought	PDF
Report of Ad Hoc Working Group on Sectoral Issues	PDF

Education and Awareness ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_education_awareness.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
PDFReport of the Secretary-General on Education and public awareness for sustainable development.	PDF
Implementation of the work programme on education, public awareness and training.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Education and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Capacity-building, Education and Public Awareness, Science and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (E/CN.17/1998/6).	PDF
Areas for Policy Action by Governments to Accelerate the Development, Transfer and Dissemination of Environmentally Sound Technologies.	PDF
Role of major groups in sustainable development education with special attention to the role of the youth.	Html
Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training	PDF
Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training	PDF

Energy ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_energy.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
PDFA Framework for Action on Energy, developed for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Energy and Transport.	PDF
Report of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Energy and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Provisional Agenda.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Protection of the Atmosphere.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General: National submissions.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General: Energy and sustainable development: Key issues.	PDF
Report of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Energy and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Energy Resources.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Preparatory Modalities for the Discussion on Energy and Sustainable Development at the Ninth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.	PDF
Fostering Linkages Between Energy and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Critical Issues and Policies: Energy, Transport, Water.	PDF
Development of Energy Resources in SIDS	PDF

Finance( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_finance.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
PDF Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Finance and Trade.	PDF
Financial resources and mechanisms (Chapter 33 of Agenda 21)	PDF
Financing Resources and Mechanisms	PDF
Financial Flow Statistics	PDF
Financial Resources and Mechanisms - Addendum	PDF
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters: Provisional agenda	PDF
Financial Resources and Mechanisms	PDF
Second Expert Group Meeting on Finance	PDF
Initial Financial Commitments & Flows	PDF
Govt. Info on Financial Commitments	PDF

Forest ( http://www.un.org/esa/forests/documents.html )

Freshwater ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_freshwater.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General: Actions taken in organizing the activities of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General - Freshwater Management: Progress in meeting the goals, targets and commitments of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General - Sanitation: Progress in meeting the goals, targets and commitments of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on activities undertaken in preparation for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003.	PDF
Progress made in providing safe water supply and sanitation for all during the 1990s.	PDF
Sustainable agriculture and rural development: linkages between agriculture, land and water.	PDF
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Freshwater Resources.	PDF
Strategic Approaches to Freshwater Management.	PDF
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Strategic Approaches to Freshwater Management.	PDF
Activities of the Organizations of the UN System in the Field of Freshwater Resources.	PDF
Freshwater Resources in Small Island Developing States.	PDF
Expert group meeting on strategic approaches to freshwater management - Harare, 27-30 January 1998.	Html
Freshwater Resources.	PDF

Health ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_health.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Health and sustainable development.	PDF
Protecting and Promoting Human Health.	PDF
Human Health.	PDF

Human settlements ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_human_settlements.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Human settlements: policy options and possible actions to expedite implementation: Report of the Secretary-General.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Progress in meeting the goals, targets and commitments of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.	PDF
Sustainable Human Settlements Development: Report of the Task Manager.	Html

Indicators ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/publications.htm#indicators )

REPORTS	E - Version
CSD Theme Indicator Framework.	Html
Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies.	PDF
CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development - Recent Developments and Activities (31 March 2004).	PDF
Guidelines for Developing a National Programme of Indicators of Sustainable Development.	PDF

Industry ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_industry.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Industry and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Industry and Economic Development.	PDF
Industry and Social Development.	PDF
Industry and Environmental Protection.	PDF
Corporations and Environment - Agenda for Action.	PDF
Sustainable Industrial Development.	PDF

Information for Decision-making including Indicators of Sustainable Development

( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_information_decision_making.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Progress in implementing the decisions of the Commission on Sustainable Development related to improvements in national reporting and further work on indicators of sustainable development.	PDF
Report of the Ad Hoc Inter-sessional Working Group on Information for Decision-making and Participation and on International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Information for Decision-Making and Participation.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Information for Decision-Making and Participation. Addendum - The CSD Work Programme on Indicators of Sustainable Development.	PDF

Institutional Arrangements ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_institutional_arrangements.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary General: Follow-up to Johannesburg and the Future Role of the CSD - The Implementation Track.	PDF
Report of the Consultative Meeting among Regional Institutions 4-6 February 1998, New York.	Html
International Institutional Arrangements.	PDF
Assessment of international institutional arrangements to follow up the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).	Html
Institutional Arrangements to Follow-up UNCED.	PDF
Background paper on institutional arrangements to follow up the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).	Html

Integrated Decision-making (http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_integrated_decision_making.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Protection of the Atmosphere.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: combating deforestation.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: combating desertification and drought.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: sustainable mountain development.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: conservation of biological diversity.	PDF
Strategic Approaches to Freshwater Management.	PDF
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Strategic Approaches to Freshwater Management.	PDF
Integrating Environment and Development in Decision-Making.	PDF
Integrating Environment in Decision-making.	PDF
Integrating Environment in Decision-making.	PDF

International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment

( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_intl_cooperation_enabling_env.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Transfer of environmentally sound technologies, cooperation and capacity-building. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology.	PDF
Decision on International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment	Html
Report of the Ad Hoc Inter-sessional Working Group on Information for Decision-making and Participation and on International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on International Cooperation for an enabling environment for Sustainable Development.	PDF

International Law ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_international%20law.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.	PDF
Resolution Adopted By The General Assembly Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21.	Html
International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms.	PDF
Application of Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.	PDF
Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.	PDF
Contribution of Conf. of Parties to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.	PDF
Report of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development on the Fourth Session (18 April-3 May 1996). International legal instruments and mechanisms.	PDF
International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms.	PDF
International Legal Instruments - Current Overview.	PDF
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Identification of Principles of International Law for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 26-28 September 1995.	html
Statement of Parties to Biological Diversity	PDF
Report of the CSD on its 2nd Session	PDF
General Discussion on Progress in the Imp . . .	PDF
Task Manager's Report on Decision-Making Structures: International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms	Html

Land Management ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_land_management.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on agriculture, land and desertification.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: combating deforestation.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: combating desertification and drought.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: sustainable mountain development.	PDF
Integrated planning and management of land resources: conservation of biological diversity.	PDF
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Land Resources.	PDF
Land Resources in Small Island Developing States.	PDF
Integrated Approach to the Planning and Management of Land Resources.	PDF
Planning and Management of Land Resources.	PDF
Report of Ad Hoc Working Group on Sectoral Issues.	PDF
Indicators of Sustainable Development.	PDF
Report of the Panel of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on Science and Technology for Integrated Land Management	html

Major Groups (http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_major_groups.htm)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Fourteenth session

REPORTS	E - Version
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by women.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by children and youth.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by non-governmental organisations.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by local authorities.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by workers and trade unions.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by Business and Industry.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by the scientific and technological community.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups. Contribution by farmers .	PDF

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth session

REPORTS	E - Version
Major groups' Priorities for Action in water, sanitation and human settlements: Note by the Secretariat.	PDF

Commission on Sustainable Development

Twelfth session

REPORTS	E - Version
Discussion papers on water, sanitation and human settlements submitted by major groups: Note by the Secretariat.	PDF
Discussion papers submitted by major groups Addendum: Youth and children discussion paper on water, sanitation and human settlements.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by business and industry.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by the scientific and technological community.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by indigenous people.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by farmers.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by non-governmental organizations.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by workers and trade unions.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by local authorities.	PDF
Discussion paper submitted by women.	PDF

IV Preparatory Committee to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

REPORTS	E - Version
Dialogue paper by women.	PDF
Dialogue paper by youth.	PDF
Dialogue paper by indigenous peoples.	PDF
Dialogue paper by non-governmental organizations.	PDF
Dialogue paper by local authorities.	PDF
Dialogue paper by workers and trade unions.	PDF
Dialogue paper by business and industry.	PDF
Dialogue paper by farmers' organization.	PDF

II Preparatory Committee to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

REPORTS	E - Version
Dialogue paper by women.	PDF
Dialogue paper by youth.	PDF
Dialogue paper by indigenous peoples.	PDF
Dialogue paper by non-governmental organizations.	PDF
Dialogue paper by local authorities.	PDF
Dialogue paper by workers and trade unions.	PDF
Dialogue paper by business and industry.	PDF
Dialogue paper by the scientific and technological communities.	PDF
Dialogue paper by farmers' organization.	PDF

Commission on Sustainable Development

Ninth Session

REPORTS	E - Version
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport Addendum No. 1: Dialogue Paper by Business/Industry.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport. Addendum No. 2: Dialogue Paper by Scientific and Technological Communities.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport. Addendum No. 3: Dialogue Paper by Workers and Trade Unions.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport. Addendum No. 4: Dialogue Paper by Local Authorities.	PDF
Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy and Transport Addendum No. 5: Dialogue Paper by Non-Governmental Organizations.	PDF

Commission on Sustainable Development

Eighth Session

REPORTS	E - Version
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on sustainable agriculture.	PDF
Secretary-General's note for the Multi-Stakeholder dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture - Addendum No. 1: Discussion Paper contributed by the International Agri-Food Network.	PDF
Secretary-General's note for the Multi-Stakeholder dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture - Addendum No. 2: Discussion Paper Prepared by the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and Via Campesina.	PDF
Secretary-General's note for the Multi-Stakeholder dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture - Addendum No. 3: Discussion Paper Prepared by the Trade Unions.	PDF
Secretary-General's note for the Multi-Stakeholder dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture - Addendum No. 4: Discussion Paper Prepared by NGOs.	PDF

Mountains ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_mountains.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable mountain development.	PDF
Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development.	PDF
Sustainable Mountain Development.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Coordination, programme and other questions: Proclamation of an International Year of Mountains.	PDF

National Sustainable Development Strategies ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/publications.htm#nsds )

REPORTS	E - Version
Guidance in preparing a National Sustainable Development Strategy.	PDF

Oceans and seas ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_oceans_seas.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Oceans and the law of the sea.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Oceans and seas.	PDF
Results of the review by the Commission on Sustainable Development of the sectoral theme of “Oceans and seas”: international coordination and cooperation.	PDF
Report of the Seventh Session	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Oceans and Seas.	PDF
Addendum: Trends in national implementation.	PDF
Report of the Second London Oceans Workshop, London, 10-12 December 1998.	PDF
Report of the regional Conference on Cooperation for the Development and Protection of the Coastal and Marine Environment in Sub-Saharan, Cape Town, 30 November - 4 December 1998.	PDF
Report of the Ad Hoc Intersessional Working Group II.	PDF
Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 (para. 36)	Html
Report of the Secretary-General on overall progress achieved since UNCED, Add. 16 on Chapter 17 of Agenda 21.	PDF
Report of the 4th Session of the CSD.	PDF
Report prepared for the intersessional on the Protection of Oceans, Seas and Coastal Areas.	PDF
Addendum to the Report of the Secretary-General on Implementation of Agenda 21, Chapter 17.	PDF
Report of the Ad Hoc Inter-sessional Working Group on Sectoral Issues.	PDF
London Workshop on Global Decisions on Ocean Issues (30 November -2 December 1996).	PDF

Poverty ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_poverty.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Combating Poverty.	PDF
Combating Poverty.	PDF
Combating Poverty - Report of the Secretary-General.	PDF

Sanitation ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_sanitation.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Sanitation: policy options and possible actions to expedite implementation: Report of the Secretary-General.	PDF
Report of the Secretary General on Progress in meeting the goals, targets and commitments of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21,and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.	PDF

Science ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_science.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Science and Technology.	PDF
Capacity-building, Education and Public Awareness, Science and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology.	PDF
Science for Sustainable Development.	PDF
Background paper on scientific advisory processes.	Html
Science and Technology for Small Island Developing States.	PDF
Science for Sustainable Development.	PDF
Science for Sustainable Development.	PDF

Small Island developing States ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sids.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Port Louis, Mauritius 10-14 January 2005.	PDF
Secretary-General's report submitted to the 49th session of the General Assembly.	PDF
Secretary-General's report submitted to the 50th session of the General Assembly.	PDF
Secretary-General's report submitted to the 51st session of the General Assembly.	PDF
Secretary-General's report submitted to the 52nd session of the General Assembly.	PDF
Plans and Projects for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.	PDF
Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development acting as the preparatory meeting for the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States 14-16 April 2004.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on the Status of Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/6).	PDF

Sustainable Tourism ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_sustainable_tourism.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable development of tourism.	PDF
Provisional annotated agenda of the Ad Hoc Intersessional Working Group I on Consumption and Production Patterns and on Tourism.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Tourism and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Addendum 1 to the SG Report on Tourism and Economic Development.	PDF
Addendum 2 to the SG Report on Tourism and Social Development.	PDF
Addendum 3 to the SG Report on Tourism and Environmental Protection.	PDF
Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Sustainable Tourism.	PDF
Sustainable Tourism Development in SIDS.	PDF

Technology ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_technology.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Transfer of environmentally sound technologies, cooperation and capacity-building. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology.	PDF
Status of Implementation - CSD 6 Decision 6/3 on Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies.	PDF
Capacity-building, Education and Public Awareness, Science and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology.	PDF
Areas for Policy Action by Governments to Accelerate the Development, Transfer and Dissemination of Environmentally Sound Technologies.	PDF
Industry and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Industry and Economic Development.	PDF
Industry and Social Development.	PDF
Industry and Environmental Protection.	PDF
The Transfer of ESTs: The Role of Information Systems.	Html
The Role of Publicly Funded Research and Publicly Owned Technologies in the Transfer and Diffusion of ESTs.	Html
Information on the National Cleaner Production Centres Programme.	Html
Report of the Secretary-General on Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies, Cooperation and Capacity-Building.	PDF
Compilation of information on initiatives of countries and international organizations to implement the objectives of Chapter 34 of Agenda 2.	Html
Transfer of Environmentally-sound Technologies.	PDF
Transfer of Enviro. Technologies: Experiences.	PDF
Assessment of Technological Needs for Sustainability.	PDF
Sustainable Industrial Development.	PDF
Corporations and Environment - Agenda for Action.	PDF
Report of the African Regional Workshop on Technology Needs Assessment in Support of the Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies and International Technology Cooperation.	Html
The Transfer of ESTs to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: a Financing Prespective.	Html
Report of the Asia-Pacific Expert Group Meeting on Transfer of ESTs among SMEs.	Html
Environmentally-Sound Technology Transfer.	PDF
Seoul Workshop on Information.	PDF
Compilation of Information on Policies and Programmes to Promote Environmentally Sound Technology Transfer, Cooperation and Capacity-Building.	Html
Education, Science, Transfer of Environmentally.	PDF
Technology transfer.	PDF
Task Manager's Report on Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology, Cooperation and Capacity-Building.	Html
Progress in Env. Sound Tech. Transfer.	PDF

Toxic Chemicals ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_toxic_chemicals.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Note by the Secretariat: Technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of persistent organic pollutant wastes.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Summary of the results of four case studies on regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and technology transfer under the Stockholm Convention.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of persistent organic pollutant wastes developed under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Guidance for a global monitoring programme for persistent organic pollutants.	PDF
Principles to be operationalised within the plan of action and concrete measures.	PDF
Paper presenting the views of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals.	PDF
Further input on health aspects of chemical safety submitted by the World Health Organization.	PDF
Report of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for the Application of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade on the work of its Eleventh Session.	PDF
Report of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for the Application of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade on the work of its Tenth Session.	PDF
Report of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for the Application of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade on the work of its Ninth Session.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General: Products harmful to health and the environment.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General on Management of toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes.	PDF
Note by the Secretariat: Follow-up to Agenda 21, Chapters 19, 20 and 21: Report of the Secretary-General on the management of toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes.	PDF
Note by the Secretary-General: Contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21.	PDF
Report of the Secretary-General: Products harmful to health and the environment.	PDF
Environmentally Sound Management of Toxic Chemicals.	PDF
Toxic Chemicals - Report of the Secretary-General.	PDF

Trade and Environment ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_trade_environment.htm )

REPORTS	E - Version
Report of the Secretary-General on Finance and trade.	PDF
Decision on International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment.	Html
Economic growth, trade and investment.	PDF
Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.	PDF
Key Issues in Trade and Environment Debate.	PDF
Report by the UNCTAD secretariat Development challenges facing island developing countries: basic issues and prospects in the context of trade liberalization and globalization.	PDF
Trade Issues and Development Prospects of Island Developing Countries of the Caribbean.	PDF
Trade Issues and Development Prospects of Island Developing countries of the Pacific.	PDF
Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.	PDF
UNCTAD & Agenda 21 Implementation.	PDF

Transport ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_transport.htm )

REPORTS

E - Version

Air Pollution from Ground Transportation: An Assessment of Causes, Strategies and Tactics, and Proposed Actions for the International Community. -Annexes

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Report of the Secretary-General on Energy and transport.

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Report of the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc Working Group on Transport and Atmosphere.

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Report of the Secretary-General on Transport.

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The Role of Urban Transport in Sustainable Human Settlements Development.

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Transport and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region.

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Aviation and Sustainable Development.

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Transport and Sustainable Development in the ECE Region.

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The Role of the Transport Sector in Environmental Protection.

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Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Air Transportation.

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Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action - Maritime Transportation.

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Critical Issues and Policies: Energy, Transport, Water.

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Maritime Transport in SIDS.

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Sustainable Development of Air Transport in SIDS.

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Waste (hazardous) ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_waste_hazardous.htm )

REPORTS

E - Version

Compilation of draft decisions forwarded by the Open-ended Working Group to the Conference of the Parties for consideration and possible adoption.

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Note by the Secretariat: Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Basel Convention: Report on progress.

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Note by the Secretariat: Implementation of existing technical guidelines.

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Note by the Secretariat: Basel Convention Partnership Programme.

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Note by the Secretariat: Partnership for meeting the global waste challenge.

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Note by the Secretariat: Report on the implementation of the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its Sixth meeting: International cooperation 2003–2004.

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Note by the Secretariat: Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Report on progress.

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Note by the Secretariat: Basel Convention Partnership Programme.

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Note by the Secretariat: Strategic plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention Report on progress.

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Note by the Secretariat: Strategic plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention: capacity-building.

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Note by the Secretariat: Work programme for the Basel Convention Partnership Programme.

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Note by the Secretariat: International cooperation, including cooperation with the World Trade Organization and the Global Environmental Facility.

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Note by the Secretariat: Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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Note by the Secretariat: National definitions of hazardous wastes.

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Report of the Secretary-General on Management of toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes.

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Addendum to the SG Report on the Barbados Programme of Action: Waste management in small island developing States.

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Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes.

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Hazardous Wastes.

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Report to the Commission on Sustainable Development on Chapter 20 of Agenda 21: Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes Including Prevention of Illegal International Traffic in Hazardous Wastes by UNEP Task Manager.

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Waste (radioactive) ( http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs_sdissues_waste_radioactive.htm )

REPORTS

E - Version

Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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Report of the Secretary-General on Management of toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes.

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Contribution of Conf. of Parties to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Waste.

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