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Global Land Outlook
… and consumption, and ensuing levels of food loss/waste, further accelerate the rate of land use change, land … of storage and transport while in wealthy nations, food waste is a result of profligacy and inefficiencies towards … J. 2015. The global burden of obesity and the challenge of prevention. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 66 (Supplement …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 85 6.1.2 Improving law and policy for the prevention and control of LD in the PRC … loss of mud and sand, as a result of abandoned soil, waste sand and slag generated from mining, quarrying, road … and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste 1995 provide the major legislative mechanisms for land …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… between cages or limits on diseases, as in examples of prevention from Norway, or any activities that take advantage … the migrating organisms have been shown to both reduce net waste discharges from fish cages and increase fish landings. … models used for predicting the impact of particulate waste material (and special components such as medicines) …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… piped from rivers and reservoirs some distance away, and waste may be disposed miles away from its source. The same is … for construction materials, the amount of construction waste that has to be disposed of, and other types of damage … and social benefits, this action has contributed to the prevention of improper land use, including potential …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… power generation, infrastructure and urbanisation, waste handling, traffic, etc. It is most often linked to soil … control of “soil erosion”, control of “soil pollution”, prevention of “soil degradation”, “establishment of soil … Issues associated with the impact of chemicals, industrial waste and urbanisation on land and soils. Drafting …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and … Users of biodiversity components should seek to minimize waste and adverse environmental impact and optimize benefits … financial resources for supporting programmes targeted at prevention and mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts (WPC …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… providing food and water, fuel and fibre, employment, waste purification, and many more services. As a result the … food demand continues to increase, and consumption waste is not reduced, global food production will require … and ecosystem impacts with priority placed first on prevention or avoidance of land degradation, followed by …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… of selective and environmentally safe fishing gear,74 the prevention or elimination of overfishing and excess capacity, … coastal environment because most of them have inadequate waste treatment systems. As a result, many traditional … of the people and government, (v) uncontrolled dumping of waste, (vi) differing and conflicting stakeholder interests, …