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HIGHLIGHTS

Holidays for a living planet
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Let's plant One Billion more trees in 2008
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The 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development.
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Climate Change Links 2008 Champions of the Earth Award Winners.
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UNEP calls for nominations for the 2008 UNEP Sasakawa Prize

The Arab Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change.
"English", "Arabic"

The fourth Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4)
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UNEP's flagship assessment process and report - GEO-4, launched in 4 cities in West Asia: Abu-Dhabi, Syria, Lebanon, and Bahrain.
(English), (Arabic)

Zayed International Prize for the Environment
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(summary of the Prize)

CAMRE Prize on the Environment, 2008
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Gender and the Environment
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UNEP’s activities in SIDS - Small Island Developing States
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Corporate Responsibility to an Annual State of the Environment Report Announced Under New Pan Arab Initiative
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MISSION

The mission of the Regional Office of West Asia is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people in West Asia to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

UNEP in the region : West Asia

ROWA activities in 2007:
UNEP ACTIVITIES IN WEST ASIA January-December 2007 (English, Arabic)
UNEP-ROWA report (English, Arabic, Annexes)
UNEP-Conflict work in the Arab Region (English, Arabic)

Comprehensive guide on UNEP's activities in the West Asia region.
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Emirates Diving Association
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State of the Environment Abu Dhabi

IN FOCUS

The International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2008 Biodiversity and Agriculture
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The West Asia regional winner of the Seventeenth International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment.
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World Environment Day 5 June 2008

Business for the Environment, Global summit 2008.
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UNEP Organizes GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) POLICY DEVELOPMENT MEETING ON CLEAN FUELS & VEHICLES
12-13 March 2008 - Manama, Bahrain
(English) (Arabic)

UNEP Launches Year Book 2008
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Champions of the Earth
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"Arabic"

10th Special Session of GC/GMEF>
The Principality of Monaco, 20-22 February 2008.
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