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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Once processed the efficiency and power output of copra oil is roughly equivalent to that of diesel. Moreover its … converted—can be a source of domestic energy and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Collected effluent is … its use in hydropower installations, water is also used in oil and gas production and for cooling in electricity …
Global Land Outlook
… 179-206. 25 Shiva, V. 2002. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit. Pluto Press, London. 26 Weber, T. 1988. … driver,14 especially the production of beef, soybeans, and oil palm.15 Although the net area devoted to agriculture … of deforestation, forest degradation, and soil erosion.48 Oil and gas extraction – in addition to their role in …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… damage to the oceans is caused by sea-based and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living and … industrial, agricultural and urban run-offs, accidental oil spills, nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from … Anti-fouling Convention,90 the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… for the Protection of the Marine Environment against Pollution from Land-Based Sources … that require attention: persistent organic contaminants, oil pollution, heavy metals, noise, radioactivity, and … management of offshore exploration and drilling for oil and other minerals so as to minimize pollution and other …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… Endangered species Invasive species Climate change Pollution (air, water) 0% 23 Region 1st priority 2nd priority … renewable natural resources Intensive agriculture Mining, oil and gas 0% Figure 8. Most urgent environmental issues … n Indian Ocean n West Africa 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% Mining, oil and gas Invasive species Population growth and/or …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… services such as flood control, groundwater recharge, pollution control and supply regulation (Opperman 2009). 3 … in Oman. They were built to treat produced water from oil production operations in the Nimr oil fields, as an alternative to disposing water in deep …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… crime, vandalism, littering, dumping, and light and noise pollution; and • Are subject to such urban edge effects as … invasive alien species, urban wastewater, and waste and oil from ships. In addition, there is intrusive noise from … increasingly proposed and sometimes built: an underground oil pipeline was recently constructed just inside the park …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… that tackle the drivers of biodiversity decline such as pollution and the loss of species habitats. More recently, … For example, would it be possible to claim that an oil-palm plantation for biofuel production is an NbS? Or, … due to expansion of agriculture (cropland and pastures), oil exploration, logging, mining as well as insecure land …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… legislation 117 Box II(3)-13: Development control under pollution legislation 118 Box II(3)-14: Court attention to … that are under pressure from human activities such as oil and gas exploration, overexploitation, fishing and … frontiers for harvesting and mining, including deep water oil drilling (and damage from accidents such as the BP Deep …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… No. 67/2003/ND-CP, 13/06/2003, limiting environmental pollution caused by waste water, guiding the economical use … 27. Decree No. 78/200/ND-CP, 26/12/2000, on petrol and oil charges 28. Inter-Sectoral Circular No. … 31. Decision No. 64/2003/QD-TTg, guiding the control of pollution and waste 32. Decision No. 34/2002/QD-BNNPTNT, …