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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… coastal ecosystems. Sources of pollution include modern industrial processes, with major ones being chemically … the animals are raised (e.g. water pollution from animal waste, habitat degradation from grazing, and pasture … of silk is called “cultivated” and is produced on large, industrial scale farms so does not seem to drive land …
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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya

… industries - heavy industry - thermal power plant - waste processing plants and dumps - alternative energy … activity, in decline since the 1960’s due to the shift to industrial fishing, diseases and pollution (Otman and … Lampara boats targeting small pelagic fishes, while the industrial tuna fishery provides less than four percent of …
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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… address a variety of issues ranging from tourism and waste management to freshwater and transportation. Clearly, … Unplanned or poorly planned development, whether industrial, urban, or within the tourism industry, rates high … tourism facilities Unplanned/poorly planned development of industrial and/or urban development Overfishing Population …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… reach across a diverse set of ecosystems, from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to … tures are threatened through mining operations, dumping of waste etc., they would trigger a higher threat score, … factor for certain natural habitats of the site; new industrial or other kinds of developments around the site, …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… to protect environmental resources at ministerial and industrial levels. Some western countries placed emphasis on … protection, development planning, resource utilization, industrial and agricultural production, and regional … loss of mud and sand, as a result of abandoned soil, waste sand and slag generated from mining, quarrying, road …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… Haygood, Environmental Consultant and former employee of Waste Management. Some companies and many conservation groups … around the world, including for the control of industrial pollution as well as for the management of water … the company purchased an area of degraded saltpans and industrial land adjacent to its main tailings impoundment …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… previously established for managing garbage and human waste have become overwhelmed. More importantly, the risks to … miles of coastline around Vitória and Buzios Islands from industrial trawlers. Despite being officially categorized as … that Angkor (Yasodharapura) had been the largest pre-industrial city ever, over twenty times bigger than its …
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European models of good practice in protected areas

… and local breeds, restoring cul- tural monuments, studying waste generation patterns and urban mobility, creating … mayors. They have important roles in land-use plan- ning, waste and water management. ❚ Intellectuals and the media, … solutions for the elimination of liquid and solid toxic waste. ❚ Collaboration among several institutions (munici- …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… of two dwellings to single dwelling, advertising, waste disposal and does not cover conversion to TFCA. … demands, from agriculture, local communities, urban and industrial development, environment and tourism, both within … forestry have entrenched rights to water. In Zambia industrial use of water is specially protected. Institutions …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… of two dwellings to single dwelling, advertising, waste disposal and does not cover conversion to TFCA. … demands, from agriculture, local communities, urban and industrial development, environment and tourism, both within … forestry have entrenched rights to water. In Zambia industrial use of water is specially protected. Institutions …
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