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Global Land Outlook
… more rational land use allocations that lead to greater resource use efficiency and the reduction of waste; it is … billion annually,43 albeit under threat.44 A wide range of genetic variation is needed for crop breeding to help species … lagoons, and backwaters is used for building construction. Marine dredged sand forms an important component of aggregate …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… 3 25 III. NATIONAL SOIL REGIMES 27 1. Soil in Other Resource-Oriented Legal Regimes 28 2. Legal Frameworks 29 3. … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … processes and life-support systems, the preservation of genetic diversity, and the sustainable use of species and …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… countries have used an IEM approach and similar natural resource management concepts in the development of national … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources”.9 The United Nations Convention to Combat … as well as integrated river-basin management, integrated marine and coastal area management and others are consistent …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… fertility. This Guide, intended to primarily serve as a resource for States to assist their endeavours to reform … biological diversity, including species diversity, genetic diversity within species, and ecosystem diversity, … among all sources, including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… both as a training tool and as a self-directed manual and resource document for decision-makers, practitioners and a … of time. Injuries such as cancer, birth defects, and genetic mutations necessarily require a latency period for … fate of persistent organochlorine pesticides in coastal marine environment of Mumbai. Environment International, …