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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … promotes the sustainable use of ecosystems through better land use planning and development planning, however it … values”. Globally protected areas cover less than 12% of land and just over 1% of oceans. However, they provide …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… work in progress on the likely impact of climate change on land rent values, or Ricardian rent. Among the other … irreplaceable items (e.g. business and financial records, land titles, passports, school or work and/or items of … peak, had over 23,000 registered growers with registered land area of almost 181,976 ha. In recent years, particularly …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… Approach - a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … goods than can be sustained, such as overfishing; - land use and land cover changes, or changes to habitats due to conversion …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Professor and Vice Head of Institute, Contaminated Land Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied … Initiatives 12 1.4 Policy and Legal Issues Associated with Land Acquisition 12 1.5 Permissible Levels of POPs in the … and with the development of suitable technologies for land remediation in accordance with best available techniques …
02 Aug 2026 Document

Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … is defined as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … year with a loss of US$ 4.3– 20.2 trillion per year due to land use change (Costanza et al., 2014). In efforts to …
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Global Mercury Assessment

… was evaluated separately, with total releases to water and land totalling more than 800 tonnes per year. Deforestation … the atmosphere) and releases (mercury going into water and land), that is, those associated with human activities. The … Committee (INC) for more information on releases to land and water. The aquatic environment is the main route of …
02 Aug 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Bridging information

… (d) Patterns of disposal: e.g., disposal of chemical on land leads to ground water contamination. 11. Description of …
02 Aug 2026 Document

Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… and use of appropriate equipment, e.g. specific land machines and personal protective equipment (PPE). No … (d) Patterns of disposal: e.g., disposal of chemical on land leads to ground water contamination. 12. Description of … evaluation used an Australian computer model (PIRI) and land use data including application rates of the Sahelian …
02 Aug 2026 Document

Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… conditions): • comprehensive integration of vessel-based, land-based, and aerial visual monitoring (if any); • archival …
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