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UNEP’s official online bookshop continued to show
great success in 2002. Three new organizations joined
the service, bringing the total number of participating
organizations to 18 and the total number of available
publications to more than 11,000. EarthPrint serves its
partners well by enhancing their channels for distribution and
by improving users’ access to environmental publications.
EarthPrint is a joint venture between GRID-Arendal and SMI
(Distribution Services) Ltd.
e-bookshop
success
EarthPrint
The online edition of the GEO-3 report was prepared by GRID-Arendal
in four official UN languages (English, Spanish, French, and Russian),
with a Chinese edition provided by collaborators in China and an
Arabic edition still in production. Publishing this flagship UNEP report
in multiple languages with consistency among the editions was a
major achievement for UNEP and for GRID-Arendal.
multilingual web
publishing
Global Environmental Outlook (GEO)
The Sustainable Alternatives Network (SANet) helps businesses in
countries with emerging markets invest in cleaner technologies by
providing information and expertise relating to alternative solutions. In
2002, the SANet web site was redesigned to improve usability, and the
site now includes more than 30 detailed case studies and links to more
than 100 planning tools. GRID-Arendal’s role is to provide technical
services to SANet in collaboration with UNEP’s Division of Technology,
Industry, and Economics (DTIE).
solutions for
industry
Sustainable Alternatives Network (SANet)
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