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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… services provided by ecosystems greatly alleviate the harmful effects of pollution on human health. Managing and … for the impact of the higher energy prices. The fuel subsidy reforms resulted in savings of 211.3 trillion … (for example with long floating barriers) • Possibility of harmful atmospheric emissions; costly and requires large …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… productive use for private benefit so long as it is not harmful to the community. Land is a finite commodity and … using the EU’s financial instruments, such as the LIFE subsidy instrument, to stimulate stakeholders to create … is to persuade landholders not to behave in a way harmful to the environment. It is less effective where …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… of protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of chemicals by 2020. Its global approach … historic baseline levels of consumption and production of harmful ozone-depleting substances have been phased out. … community is made to bear a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of pollution. Sustainable development is not …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… mechanism to ensure incentives do not result in unintended harmful outcomes. 18 Ibid. Introduction 9 2. Legal clarity … projects that can be adjusted to avoid repetition of harmful actions.81 National legislation can, for instance, … of the Constitution. 148 Annex III the negative effects of harmful activities on man’s health and the environment as …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… of natural resources and on companies whose activities are harmful to the environment. This applies especially in the … per hectare. For forestry services, it offered a grain subsidy for five years for cash crops, such as chestnut, tea, … pine, and cedar. The payments include a one-time cash subsidy of 750 RMB per hectare for pur- chasing seedlings …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… by scientific studies of the impacts of toxic and other harmful substances in the marine environ- ment. These … emphasis in international environmental law on toxic, harmful, and noxious substances, especially those which are … “which may reasonably be expected to result in major harmful consequences.” (Article 221) Under the LOS …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… sustainability and social justice, such as advancing harmful economic developments or socially exploitative … marketplace environmental brands, and various tariff and subsidy arrangements (which often promote resource extraction … areas must establish more restrictive protection against harmful uses, and link their management to the conservation …