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Women and the Environment (open access)

Women and the Environment

This publication focuses on the gender-related aspects of land, water, and biodiversity conservation and management.
Date: 2004
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women at The Frontline of Climate Change - Gender Risks and Hopes (open access)

Women at The Frontline of Climate Change - Gender Risks and Hopes

Women are often in the frontline in respect to the impacts of a changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent droughts and floods which are having economic but also profound social consequences. The women and people of Asia are currently at greatest risk with over 100 million people affected in this region annually.
Date: 2011
Creator: Nellemann, Christian; Verma, Ritu & Hislop, Lawrence
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wood Chips for the Land. (open access)

Wood Chips for the Land.

Describes how farmers and ranchers can use wood chips to prevent soil erosion, as bedding for livestock, and as a way to make soil richer for producing crops.
Date: June 1952
Creator: McIntyre, Arthur Clifton, 1894-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work of the United States Forest Service. (open access)

Work of the United States Forest Service.

Discusses forest depletion and provides a history of forest conservation efforts by the United States government. Describes the work of the the Civilian Conservation Corps and other emergency projects, and discusses forest and range research.
Date: April 1940
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work Plan – Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Ecosystem Changes (open access)

Work Plan – Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Ecosystem Changes

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Date: August 2007
Creator: Thematic Working Group members on Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Ecosystem Changes
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workshop on New Emissions Scenarios Meeting Report (open access)

Workshop on New Emissions Scenarios Meeting Report

This report summarizes a workshop which investigated the possible roles that the IPCC could play in developing and assessing new emission scenarios.
Date: August 2005
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Investment Report 2010: Investing in a Low-Carbon Economy (open access)

World Investment Report 2010: Investing in a Low-Carbon Economy

According to the preface, this report focuses on climate change and the role of transnational corporations in investing in a low-carbon economy.
Date: July 22, 2010
Creator: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy? (open access)

Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy?

Describes the importance of good soil tilth and methods for improving soil.
Date: August 1952
Creator: O'Neal, A. M. (Alfred Moore), b. 1881 & Klingebiel, A. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library