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Cutler J. Cleveland Original Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2006
| Introduction Section 1: Environment for Development
Chapter 1: The Human Dimension Section 2: Environmental State-and-Trends: 20-Year Retrospective
Chapter 2: Atmosphere - Regional synthesis
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
Chapter 3: Land - Regional synthesis
- Endowments and opportunities
- Challenges faced in realizing opportunities for development
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
Chapter 4: Freshwater - Regional synthesis
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
Chapter 5: Coastal and Marine Environments - Regional synthesis
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
Chapter 6: Forests and Woodlands - Regional synthesis
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
| Chapter 7: Biodiversity - Regional synthesis
- Sub-regional overviews
- Conclusion
Chapter 8: Interlinkages: The environment and policy web Section 3: Emerging Challenges
Chapter 9: Genetically Modified Crops Chapter 10: Invasive Alien Species Chapter 11: Chemicals Chapter 12: Environment for Peace and Regional Cooperation Section 4: Outlook
Chapter 13: The Future Today - Introduction
- The Characteristics of Four Scenarios
- Driving Forces
- Regional scenarios
- Regional Scenario Narratives: Land
- Regional Scenario Narratives: Freshwater
- Regional Scenario Narratives: Atmosphere
- Regional Scenario Narratives: Coastal and Marine Environments
- Sub-regional scenarios
- Western Indian Ocean islands
- Conclusion
Section 5: Policy Opportunities
Chapter 14: Back to Our Common Future: A Renaissance for the Environment
- Introduction
- Policy options for action
- The Human Dimension
- The Atmosphere
- Land
- Freshwater
- Coastal and Marine Environments
- Forests and Woodlands
- Biodiversity
- Genetically Modified Crops
- Invasive Alien Species
- Chemicals
- Africa's renaissance for the environment: environment for peace and regional cooperation
- Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States
- Policy Interlinkages
- Africa's renaissance for the environment: conclusion
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United Nations Environment Programme (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Africa Environment Outlook 2: Our Environment, Our Wealth (e-book)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 22, 2009; Last revised Date September 22, 2009; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Africa_Environment_Outlook_2:_Our_Environment,_Our_Wealth_(e-book)>
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