To mark its 40th anniversary, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has sponsored a new book detailing the history of the Nairobi-based organization over the last four decades.Written by award-winning conservationist Stanley P Johnson, UNEP the First 40 Years charts the evolution of UNEP from its inception at the landmark Stockholm conference of 1972 to its position today at the heart of the global environmental movement. Entitled: "The First 40 Years; A Narrative", UNEP the First 40 Years – which is not an official UN history but the view of its world-acclaimed author – explains in depth UNEP's role at the forefront of efforts to protect the environment and is stuffed with interesting facts and figures.