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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… Database on Protected Areas) which docu- ments the extent, quality and diversity of pro- tected areas; Key Biodiversity … (e.g. International Finance Corporation Performance Standard 6, or the Forest Stewardship Council standard); … Possible impacts on ecosystem services, such as fresh water, food and air regulation are also considered. In addi- …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… 3.5 Tenure of land, fisheries, forests, and access to water............................................... 37 3.6 … or lead to environmental degradation and water scarcity, thereby reversing development pathways … also ensure food is of sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy dietary needs of particular types …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… for Economic Cooperation and Development ■■ GWP – Global Water Partnership ■■ IGRAC – International Groundwater … Groundwater quantity: Over-exploitation 4 8.3 Groundwater quality: Pollution 7 8.4 Assessment of groundwater pollution, … old. ■■ Content Management Systems (CMS) use the Internet standard of presenting linked web-pages to organise and …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… over the past ten years. In Lake Victoria, a decline in water quality and the introduction of the Nile Perch (Lates … major communities that we need to have behind the new IUCN standard for “KBAs”, 9 already recognized as needing to …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… leveraging the country’s vast natural land and water‐based resources (Poverty Reform Strategy Paper … the formal courts and to improve the quality of local justice, is being implemented. In 2015, … reveal that the mining company departs from this standard in two material respects. First, the company …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… Marine, National Forest Service, General Directorate of Water, National Marine Fisheries Service, Chilean Antarctic … of activities, staffing and project implementation. The quality and effective implementation of a programme or … recently, the report formats were only made available in standard office software applications (Microsoft Word or …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… In all cases, the Convention requires that the standard of “environmentally sound management” (ESM) is met. … waste from cathode-ray tubes; waste asbestos; waste oils/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, emulsions; and wastes of an explosive nature …
Statutes, including rules of procedures of the World Conservation Congress, and Regulations
… existence; - civilization has achieved its present high standard by finding ever more effective means for developing … utilizing these resources, and that consequently soils, water, forests and vegetation, wildlife, wilderness areas … be: (a) appointed by the Council according to the highest standard of merit for such period and under such terms and …