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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… in Fiji. She compares the expected gross returns from agricultural activities, such as taro and kava production, to … are the value of reduced losses arising because of it. In practice, a warning system is likely to reduce the scale of … has now been lost due to reforms in the European Common Agricultural policy (see Lal and Rita, 2006 and Levantis et …
31 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… – BBRs) BiTC Business in the Community BMP Best Management Practice BBR Biodiversity business risk (opposite – BBOs) CBD … for example the tourism, fisheries, forestry and the agricultural sector. FIs, such as retail and commercial … ­commodities, such as for wild fish, aquaculture or agricultural products. Estimates suggest a potential market …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… for use or repair may be improperly disposed of near agricultural land, residential locations or water sources … Mixed waste dumps which include industrial, household and agricultural wastes increase human exposure to carcinogens …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… materials can be difficult to trace, and it may in practice be too time consuming or costly to check for all … conflict between the use of standardised (good laboratory practice) vs non-standard data. This may influence the study … to illustrate how systematic assessments can be done in practice (lxi). The idea is that the inclusion of more …
31 May 2026 Document

Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… as a source of lead exposure and can advocate for this practice to be better controlled and regulated. It also aims … van der Kuijp et al., 2013; Daniell et al., 2015). This practice is sometimes carried out in urban areas with high … are engineering and emission controls. However, work practice controls are also needed to protect the health of …
31 May 2026 Document