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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… Sulfite CCD Charge-Coupled Device CCGT Combined cycle gas turbine CFBC Circulating fluidized bed combustion CFC … ignition CN Combined Nomenclature CNG Compressed natural gas CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide DBB Dry … Marine Diesel Oil MIR Maximum incremental reactivity NG Natural Gas NH3 Ammonia NMVOC Non-methane Volatile Organic …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… planting, seeding and/or the human-induced promotion of natural seed sources (UNFCCC). Should be distinguished from … occurring in an area outside of its historically known natural range as a result of intentional or accidental … or draft resolution). Anthropogenic emissions Greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from human activities, under the …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… and facilitator, promoting the wise use of the planet’s natural assets for sustainable development. To promote and … poverty eradication, and preventing and mitigating natural disasters. Auditing the Implementation of MEAs: A … stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 1979 ...... 465 11.1 Monitoring and … Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 1979, and - Espoo Convention on … the global warming potential of each such greenhouse gas, taking fully into account any relevant decisions by the …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 2.10.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) ............. 39 2.10.5. … Carbon Partnership Facility FIP Forest Investment Program GAS Guarani Aquifer System GEF The Global Environment … and the conservation and rational utilisation of natural resources.47 In 1995, the Parties established the …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… of humankind, which provides a conceptual framework for natural resources that are located within 21 See Art. 1 of … of the economic repercussions from the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. the consequences of global warming). … or draft resolution). Anthropogenic emissions Greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from human activities, under the …
Ozone Depletion - Chapter 9 - UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law
… Chlorine that reaches the stratosphere is also produced by natural occurrences such as volcanic eruptions or large … of chlorine fluctuate. It has been shown, however, that natural sources only create approximately 15% of chlorine in … Protocol has also avoided the emissions of greenhouse gas equivalent to more than 135 billion tonnes of carbon …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… For CFC and HCFC: nitrogen plasma arc, microwave plasma, gas phase catalytic dehalogenation and super-heated steam … of methyl bromide were originally conceived to protect natural ecosystems and agriculture from the accidental … could be comparable to various other factors such as the natural variability of global ozone, its secular trend over a …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… exploitation of non-living marine resources such as oil, gas, sand, gravel, and diamonds and other precious minerals … forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, and natural forces at work on the ocean floor. Marine … fish, namely that they are a common property and renewable natural resource that moves around freely. Failure to …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… exploitation of non-living marine resources such as oil, gas, sand, gravel, and diamonds and other precious minerals … forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, and natural forces at work on the ocean floor. Marine … fish, namely that they are a common property and renewable natural resource that moves around freely. Failure to …