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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… surface water and groundwater. It also includes in-stream storage of surface water behind dams or other artificial … plant for the generation of hydro-electric power, water storage works or well; or 2. any accessory, apparatus, … diversion, drainage, filtration, passage, purification, storage, supply or use of water, including effluent or waste …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… contributions of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and removals in the Agriculture, Forestry and … land use (AFOLU), and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is shown. AFOLU estimates reported here are … nuclear and fossil fuels with carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) are modelled to increase in most 1.5°C pathways …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… Solar /wind electricity provision of processing and storage houses Reduced electricity consumption cost Less CO2 … Solar /wind electricity provision of processing and storage houses Reduced energy consumption Financial resources … rural-urban migration and social urban tensions Create storage, laboratory (for quality assurance) facility at CBO …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… due to the friability of asbestos; (e) Inappropriate storage and treatment of biomedical and health-care wastes, … such as used HIV-contaminated syringes, and the improper storage of expired pharmaceuticals can lead to human exposure … wastes in respect of their recycling, recovery, treatment, storage and final disposal. The technical guidelines adopted …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… remit making provisions for the import, export, transport, storage, wholesale and retail trade of biofuels. Furthermore, … services provided by wetlands (which includes carbon storage, flood protection, food and fibre production, and … related to production, quality control, import, export, storage, distribution, retail, marketing, and environmental …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 49 LAND-USE IMPACTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND CARBON STORAGE AT ITAPARICA RESERVOIR, NORTHEAST BRAZIL … VILLEGAS FLORES, JOEL .......................... 55 CARBON STORAGE SYSTEMS IN THE REGION OF THE MOUNTAINS, VERACRUZ, … set up LAND-USE IMPACTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND CARBON STORAGE AT ITAPARICA RESERVOIR, NORTHEAST BRAZIL …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… and site class- es, right to the company’s central data storage. In the absence of such an electronic system, data … (vegetation and topsoil removed); topsoil and waste storage areas roads; plants and other infrastructure; areas … part of the quarrying operations, e.g. for process water storage and supply, for settlement of sediment from washings …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… collection of fluorescent tubes for their treatment and storage in a safe place to prevent the release of mercury in … offset programs, such as emissions sequestration and storage, within the province. There is a further target of … State of Kentucky, it has been established that geologic storage of carbon dioxide poses a threat to the …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… photocopying and recording, or in any information storage retrieval system without permission in writing from … of grasslands for meat production resulted in a net carbon storage of 471 CO2e/M 2 per year, compared to 259 CO2e/M 2 … Rundel, P., 2005. Effects of goat pastoralism on ecosystem storage in semi arid thicket Eastern Cape South Africa, …