The Second World Ocean Assessment


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"In its resolutions 57/141 and 58/240, the General Assembly decided to establish a regular process under the United Nations for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socioeconomic aspects, both current and foreseeable, building on existing regional assessments. In its resolution 71/257, the Assembly recalled that the scope of the first cycle of the Regular Process focused on establishing a baseline and decided that the scope of the second cycle would extend to evaluating trends and identifying gaps. The programme of work for the period 2017-2020 of the second cycle of the Regular Process includes the preparation by the Group of Experts of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects, of the second World Ocean Assessment, building on the baselines established by the First Global Integrated Marine Assessment (first World Ocean Assessment). In its resolution 72/73, the Assembly decided that the Group of Experts should proceed on the basis of a single comprehensive assessment. The present document was prepared by the Group of Experts in accordance with those decisions"--Summary.




Sundarban


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Silent Proof


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For 30 years, the brutal murder of a woman in a Seattle park has remained unsolved. Homicide detectives Leah Harris and Frank Milkovich suspect a career criminal about to be released from prison. Now they have 48 hours to make the charges stick. Original.




Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality


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To research this book, the authors traveled to six continents, interviewed nearly a hundred industry experts, and analyzed multiple emerging trends among LGBT travelers. The Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality is an easy-to-read, practical, and relevant guidebook with a simple goal: to help marketing professionals, business owners, and allied professionals compete in the increasingly competitive global LGBT travel and hospitality industry.




The Essential Vegan Travel Guide


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This step-by-step guide shows you how to research and locate vegan-friendly (or vegetarian, raw, or gluten-free) fare in any city. Beyond the food, the book offers hints for choosing a place to stay, packing, keeping the peace with non-vegan companions and planning vegan adventures (such as camping, road trips, cruises, and retreats).




The Essential Vegan Travel Guide


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Your vacation isn't just any old trip. It's your escape from the hair-tearing moments of your everyday life. It's your time to do you (not in a dirty way) - your time to attend to your own wants and desires - and not your energy-sucking vampire boss's or anyone else's. You deserve to sip pomegranate mojitos on the boardwalk with the girls Or to tear off your partner's clothes under the stars on a moon-swept patch of sand, Not worry about whether you'll have to contend with a waiter who thinks trout is some sort of vegetable grown in the sea right next to kelp. Want a stress-free, meat-free vacation? The Essential Vegan Travel Guide will teach you how to find vegan food anywhere - from Tacoma to Timbuktu, so you can stop wasting your precious time off, and start enjoying it (with delicious vegan food, to boot). No more picking pepperoni off your pizza. About the author Caitlin Galer-Unti is a vegan food and travel writer currently living in Barcelona, Spain. She's traveled to 29 countries (and counting) and blogs about the vegan food she finds around the world at theveganword.com, which has been featured on The New York Times and Yahoo!. The Essential Vegan Travel Guide is her first book. Praise for the book "Caitlin's travel guide is a must-have addition to any vegan's suitcase. Whether you're taking your first trip abroad as a vegan, or you're an old hand at plant-based travel, Caitlin has a wealth of tips and tricks to make your travel easier, tastier, and more fun - all written in her trademark engaging style." - Flicking the Vs (flickingthevs.blogspot.com) "Caitlin's book features amazing vegan travel and dining tips along with stories that I can relate to. I constantly feel as though what she is writing depicts my own personal journeys. Traveling and living abroad as a vegan can have its challenges but is a truly rewarding adventure!" - Vegan Miam (veganmiam.com) "This guide will prove really useful for travelers, and I learned things along the way too about making my own maps and using sites like Doodle that I didn't know about. The guide is really thorough, and covers all of the small and large obstacles a vegan traveler might encounter." - Cadry Nelson (cadryskitchen.com) "The guide told me lots of things I didn't know despite 20+ years of travel as a vegan. The book was also an enjoyable read, with stories of Caitlin's personal travel experiences." - Alison Classe




The State of the Marine Environment


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Trek Celebration


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Principles of Economics; Volume 2


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Frank William Taussig's Principles of Economics provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and theories that underpin modern economics. Covering topics such as production, distribution, and consumption, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in economics and its practical applications. With clear explanations and real-world examples, Taussig demystifies economic concepts and makes them accessible to all. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




The Maxims of Ptah-hotep


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