GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2002

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e-bookshop success EarthPrint

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.

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)