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Water for people.pdf - WHO Thailand Digital Repository

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P R O T E C T I N G E C O S Y S T E M S F O R P E O P L E A N D P L A N E T / 1 5 5Some Useful Web Sites 2United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)http://www.biodiv.orgPromotes nature and human well-being, focusing on the importance of biological diversity <strong>for</strong> the health of <strong>people</strong> and the planet.United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Freshwater Portalhttp://freshwater.unep.net/In<strong>for</strong>mation on the key issues of the global water situation. A section dedicated to water and ecosystems.United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Global Environment Monitoring (GEMS/WATER)http://www.cciw.ca/gems/A multifaceted water science programme oriented towards understanding freshwater quality issues throughout the world.World Resources Institute (WRI): EarthTrendshttp://earthtrends.wri.org/Environmental In<strong>for</strong>mation Portal. Among the issues featured: coastal and marine ecosystems, water resources and freshwaterecosystems, human health and well-being, biodiversity and protected areas.World Wide Fund <strong>for</strong> Nature (WWF): The Living Planethttp://www.panda.org/livingplanet/The Living Planet Report is WWF’s periodic update on the state of the world’s ecosystems and the human pressures on them throughthe consumption of renewable natural resources.2. The sites were last accessed on 19 December 2002.

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