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Global Land Outlook
… the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 369: 1010-1035. 6 van den Broecke, M. … billion annually,43 albeit under threat.44 A wide range of genetic variation is needed for crop breeding to help species … and diseases. Agronomists draw on two sources for the genetic materials to help develop crop resilience and …
GEO yearbook 2003
… hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of plant genetic resources for food security and sustainable … covered the areas of chemicals management, plant genetic resources, and ballast water management. Meanwhile … Action, Report of the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources. United States Government Printing …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species and genetic resources; and n prevent the deliberate or accidental … of directions to be followed by the Permanent Engineering Board established under Article XV of the … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… will be needed. A combination of approaches, ranging from engineering types to societal processes, will be required. … poverty precludes any other action. • Modify the event: engineering or structural measures can be used to modify … Useful options that were identified included: • adapting engineering practice to the impacts of floods and any other …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… remains unexploited. Structural and capital-intensive engineering solutions – particularly large dams and … serving as cradles of biological diversity, storehouses of genetic material and producers of food and resources … count in men and cause immune system disorders, cancer and genetic damage. Water pollution is particularly problematic …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… the integration of a range of disciplines, including engineering, law, ecology, economy, hydrology, political … inver- tebrate and vertebrate zoology, geomorphology and engineering. Their expertise needs to be crystallised into … of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of the genetic resources. Contracting Parties have an obligation to …
Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
… a pool of water-based or water-dependent species, genetic resources and landscapes for future possible uses, … the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, from civil engineering companies, and from a donor-funded water supply … previously inundated area will be achieved by constructing engineering works which allow flooding to take place. In …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… differing technical areas as h y d r o l o g y, ecology, engineering and economics. Accordingly, care should be taken … equipment and facilities involved,the process employed,the engineering aspects of the application of various types of … not done so to ratify the International Treaty on Plant Genetic R e s o u rces for Food and A g r i c u l t u r e ; …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… from ecosystems (e.g., freshwater, food, fibre, fuel, genetic resources, biochemical, natural medicines, and … or buy food products. For example, aquatic species provide genetic and biochemical resources invaluable for health and … cooperation, and/or hydrological modelling.17 Cooperative engineering projects that seek to establish man-made …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… that could threaten ecosystems, habitats, species or genetic resources. Prevent and reduce pollution.• Address, as … work in question, whenever a State wishes to construct an engineering project that could interfere with the waters … change scientific, recreation), production (such as food, genetic resources, fuels) and to the provision of habitats …