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Global Land Outlook
… food loss is primarily due to the lack of storage and transport while in wealthy nations, food waste is a result of … of arable land, usually with water rights and access to transport infrastructure, as a hedge against future price … production, carbon-intensive processing and transport, land-intensive diets (primarily from the increased …
GEO yearbook 2003
… however, still vary significantly. Trends in energy, transport, waste, agriculture and tourism all over Europe are … fuels dominate the fuel mix with an 80 per cent share. ● Transport is the largest energy-consuming sector in Europe. … and 19 per cent in Eastern Europe (2002 data). ● Road transport has by far the biggest share of transport energy …
Sources of international water law
… State has the right of reserving for its own flag the transport of passengers and goods loaded at one port situated … A State which does not reserve the above-mentioned transport to its own flag may, nevertheless, refuse the benefit of equality of treatment with regard to such transport to a co-riparian which does reserve it. On the …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… are kept open for the free flow of water and for transport, timber floating and the passage of fish.”191 This … an aquifer.227 For example, aquifers typically store and transport water, dilute wastes and other contaminants, … and formulated rules for flood control, navigation and transport, and municipal supplies, albeit always with the …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… not refined or manufactured within a given nation, their transport by road, rail, or water also presents risks. In … 4. forestry; 5. hydropower industry; 6. recreation; 7. transport; 8. construction; 9. fire safety; 10. fishing … local water supplies. They have therefore been forced to transport water over long distances. This usually results in …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… a watercourse. The convention is also concerned about the transport of hazardous waste. Transporting hazardous waste, … as acceptable and regulated by the convention:225 such transport must be reported in the documentation for movement … “Monitoring data showing that long-range environmental transport of the chemical, with the potential for transfer to …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… human uses, including for irrigation, energy, and transport. The hydrological cycle is therefore not just the … sharing; regional health management; infrastructure and transport; commercial navigation; tourism; and emerging … enhance the integration between sectors such as housing, transport, energy, agriculture, and industry. Spatial …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… and terti- ary distribution canals, pipelines, etc. Transport, bulk deli- very and distribution to consumptive … subsistence use of rivers for fish, domestic water, transport and floodplain recession agriculture is difficult … fish, recrea- tion, tourism, water supply and agriculture, transport for income generation and livelihoods • Benefits …
Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale
… la création et la gestion des aires marines protégées, le transport de déchets dangereux, l’immersion, la pollution … portant réglementation de la collecte, du stockage, du transport, du traitement et de l’élimination des déchets … 1992 portant organisation de la commercialisation et du transport de bois dans les grandes agglomérations et la …