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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… the major primary sectors indicates that drivers linked to agriculture account for 70 per cent of the projected loss of … to grow,³⁶ and use of fresh water is rising unsustainably. Urban populations account for a large portion of humanity’s … quarters of the world’s resource consump- tion. With the urban population forecast to double by 2050, new urban …
Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… over the oceans. Additional warming occurs in cities and urban areas, often referred to as the ‘urban heat island effect’. An increase in temperature of … with large releases of POP s from households, industry, agriculture or old wastes/deposits. Ecosystems in these areas …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… possible by funding from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management … and forestry.) Of course, the concept of zoning existed in urban planning, but was much more complicated, and designed … to generate benefits for local communities, not for the urban elites who usually take the lion’s share of income from …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… the significant expansion, in recent years, of commercial agriculture for exportation (e.g., soya, biofuels, livestock, … in Central and South America. Roads open the way for agriculture to expand, but also for illegal logging – as a … areas, the main pressures come from tourism and unplanned urban expansion, inland contamination and aquaculture. …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… between the conservation sector and other sectors, such as agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, and urban and regional planning. One of the useful outputs is a … like mining or agriculture or earmarked for future urban expansion GIS capacity and ecological knowledge Some of …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… been sufficiently integrated into broader sectors, such as agriculture, fisheries, economy and tourism. They observed … for the world’s climate and for the development of agriculture, industrial activities, pharmaceutical … of species are also found in these wetlands. Expanding urban, industrial, agricultural and tourism development is …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… the fact that climate change will also severely affect agriculture on land. Likewise, the risk of impact on … cover result from direct conversion of mangrove areas to urban and industrial spaces, toand for aquaculture and to … Impacts- Case Studies on the Economy, Human Health, and on Urban and Natural Environments. Casalegno S. (ed.). INTECH …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… growth and crushing poverty in the tropics. Expanding agriculture, industry and urbanization are fragmenting, … Residential and commercial development Housing and urban areas Commercial and industrial areas Tourism and … species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and military effluents …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, 2017 The … (e.g. forestry, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, urban development, wood industry, community development, … it is mandatory to involve other sectors (agriculture or urban development) when an information needs assessment …
Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… Scoullos, European Environment Agency, Management Board Urban Boije af Gennäs, DG ENV, European Commission Rikke … Chemicals Agency, Sweden Teodóra Fáta Kristóf, Ministry of Agriculture Hungary Sari Kauppi, Finnish Environmental … Monitoring in faster responding media closer to the (urban) sources, such as air, water and sensitive species, …