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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… sectors may be useful (e.g. data on the location of agricultural fields, plantation forestry, and extractive … towards meeting biodiversity targets in the analysis. In practice, management effectiveness is difficult to measure … land-uses, for example, by avoiding areas that have high agricultural or mining potential or that have been earmarked …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… to lay the foundation for the development of good practice guidance for the mining industry. Those case studies … increasing simplification – with large losses of agricultural biodiversity. The consequences of these changes … resources for the research and development of food, agricultural, pharmaceutical or cosmetic products. But most …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… includes many aspects of impact assessment, already common practice without necessarily being described as biodiversity. … or cultivated species, and species with medicinal, agricultural, or other economic, social, cultural or … of such a trigger would be trade liberalisation in the agricultural sector and the effects this might have on …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… alternatives for cooperation which are leading the way in practice. Using international law as a starting point, this … to water resources, hydro power, panoramic resources, agricultural land, flora, fauna and geothermal resources, see … poverty and hunger, water is an essential resource for agricultural and industrial production; investments into …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… through biodiversity offsets, is increasingly seen as good practice. 10. There are some developments towards integrating … regard to biodiversity data, leading in many cases to the practice of only assessing the bio-physical environment, A … tool is a constant subject in literature and EIA and SEA practice globally. Regarding EIAs, common concerns are summed …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… of the world. It is essential that this potential good practice is communicated to end-users to ensure every … nutrient enrichment from the discharge of sewage, and agricultural and industrial waste into the ocean, ultimately … Climate: A Game-Theoretic Perspective. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie 61: …
Introduction to the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment
… caused by rapid population growth, industrialization, agricultural development, and technological progress. EIA … have adopted some form of EIA legislation, policy or practice. EIA concepts are also supported at the …