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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698303603321

Titolo

The North American mosaic : an overview of key environmental issues / / prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation ; contributing authors, Tundi Agardy, Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Jane Barton, Ramón Pérez Gil, Erica Phipps, Jamie Reaser, Elizabeth Shoch, Kent Thornton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, Quebec : , : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, , 2008

Beaconsfield, Quebec : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps

Disciplina

363.7/0097

Soggetti

Environmental policy - North America

Environmental degradation - North America

Environmental indicators - North America

Environmental quality - North America

Biodiversity conservation - North America

North america

Ground-level ozone

Climate change

Greenhouse gas emissions

North american

Document est la

Est la propriété

Suivant les termes

Ce document est

Et est diffusé

North America Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"June 2008".

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Air and atmosphere. Climate change ; Ground-level ozone ; Particulate matter ; Stratospheric ozone -- Biodiversity and ecosystems. Land use ; Oceans and coasts ; Invasive species ; Species of common conservation concern -- Pollutants. Acid deposition ; Industrial pollution and waste ; Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances -- Water. Water quality ; Water quantity and use ; Shared water resources.

Sommario/riassunto

"This report addresses the state of the environment in the territories of the Parties to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation by providing an overview of key environmental issues. It provides an objective appraisal of environmental trends and conditions to inform the Council's deliberations on strategic planning and future cooperative activities"--title page verso.