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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… causes of desertification, such as high rates of population growth and lack of necessary information on the part of local … are responsible for taking measures to reduce the rate of population growth. Further, article 5(a) and (b) obligates …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… of 10 States with the aim of accelerating economic growth and social progress, and promoting peace and security. … H Habitat 1) Place or type of site where an organism or population naturally occurs (CBD). 2) Shorthand for … to levels of trade that are significant in relation to the population of the species, in order to identify problems …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and … by humans, serious human health concerns can also arise. Population Increasing global human population in recent … cities that currently experience the highest population growth, such as São Paulo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and … by humans, serious human health concerns can also arise. Population Increasing global human population in recent … cities that currently experience the highest population growth, such as São Paulo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE REDUCED … limits Trends in fishing effort capacity Trends in population of target and bycatch aquatic species Trends in … target and bycatch species with recovery plans Trends in population of target and bycatch aquatic species Trends in …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… 1-8 1.1.1.4. Growth of law-making in international environmental matters … protect and improve environment for the benefi t of their population. Principle 14 Rational planning constitutes an … should be applied in those regions where the rate of population growth or excessive population concentrations are …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… severe and that the major threat to the small remaining population was ship strikes. The whales are particularly … and environmental reasons to allow for industry growth, new routes and access to ports. To access all other … protect the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale population from ship strikes while in its summer feeding …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… ecosystems are under increasing stress due to growing population and extension of agricultural land into forest and … natural resources as essential to the long-term economic growth and social development of their countries and the … purposes of the Association: (1) to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the …
A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law
… been the same for billions of years; while 2. The human population continues to increase. The UN forecasts that it … 9.7 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. Most of this growth continues to occur in developing countries, especially …