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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… on biodiversity. Direct pressures are primarily physical, chemical, and biological in nature. There are five main … coastal ecosystems. Sources of pollution include modern industrial processes, with major ones being chemically … of silk is called “cultivated” and is produced on large, industrial scale farms so does not seem to drive land …
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… about the potential harmful health effects of some industrial substitute fibres and products proposed to replace … to those actors having a “particular interest in this chemical”. ICa and other observers were finally invited. 40 … and use of chrysotile, probably more than any other industrial product including most asbestos replacements fibre …
26 May 2026 Document

Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… 2001 (Refer to 4.3.2.1) 6.1.2.3 Seed Act 1976 512 6.1.2.4 Chemical Fertilizers (Development Surcharge) Act 1973 521 … Industries Development Board Act 1972 701 6.1.6.2 NWFP Industrial Loans Act 1946 716 6.1.7 Transport 720 6.1.7.1 … subsistence living and includes a worker as defined in the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (XXIII of 1969). 3. …
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Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

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Water Management and Stewardship

… launch of the EWS standard, companies in the beverage, chemical, disposable goods and food processing sectors have … of sectors, ‘there is big scope for re-use in, at least, industrial contexts, although much less so in agriculture, as … When combined with allocating local water resources to industrial water use and other higher economic returns, this …
26 May 2026 Literature

Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… an increase in temperature of 2.0–6.4o Celsius above pre- industrial level in 2100, climate change will probably become … countries that will hold companies liable for accidents at industrial installations, including tailing dams, as well as … sectors considered to be environmentally risky, such as chemical facilities or service stations. Source: Business and …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with nature … Attenborough Nature Centre a wildlife haven in the industrial East Midlands of the England, UK © Equilibrium … flooding rice paddies in the winter season without chemical fertilizers and pesticides to support ecosystem …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… purely economic goods, giving priority to extractive and industrial uses of natural resources over conservation … and is lead- ing to important changes. The exponential industrial, agricultural, and urban growth of the last cen- … to Item III. Other uses (such as power generation, industrial uses, and recreation) must also be taken into …
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