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… and protecting them is designed to enable farmers and farming communities to continue performing their role as … continued conservation of plant genetic diversity within farming environments. Maintaining traditional agricultural … over thousands of years. Over the centuries, diverse farming systems have been shaped by physical land …

… process with the organized participation of communities (Organic Environmental Law, articles 77–78). In Japan, the … capture or convey or keep in captivity for the purposes of farming, breeding, or selling" without the permission of the … area (Biodiversity Regulation, articles 30–31.) The Organic Environmental Law created CORACs, under the aegis of …

… and were free to practice swidden (slash and burn) farming in the forest. People cultivated land in the forest … areas, watersheds, bird sanctuaries, and agro-forestry farming lots. In order to harvest timber, a household must … farmers would sell a certain amount of timber to purchase farming tools and materials, and pay for major family …

… related to sediment loading, chemical composition, total organic carbon content, and microbial quality.2 Climate … vulnerability. Activities included aquaculture (fish-farming), honey production and agro-ecology (community … some growers produce their crops through traditional and organic means, others – particularly those developed by …

… is damaged by development projects that destroy land for farming and growing food, people go hungry or become ill and … Trade (art. 15), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (art. 10), and the United Nations … including the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Convention on Biological Diversity, …

… Working Group PIC Prior Informed Consent POP Persistent Organic Pollutant POPRC Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee SDGs Sustainable … THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION The Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), known as the Stockholm Convention, …

… (hydro-electrical energy, irrigation, water, fisheries, farming industries), shared by the co-riparian State … shared waters, in addition to human, industrial, farming and mining considerations. The allocation of water … 23,000 people, with an economy traditionally based on farming. The second city, located in Argentina, has a …

… Air Pollu- tion on Heavy Metals and on Persistent Organic Pollutants, endorsement of the Pan-European Strat- … food product labels state that they were produced through farming methods that did not use chemical pes- ticides or … • Content labels • Categorization of products as “organic,” “green” or “recyclable” • More detailed product …