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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… plastic debris is ubiquitous in the global ocean and is harmful to marine life. Many of the LMEs with high relative … and which flow to the sea in rivers and can lead to harmful algal blooms. As nutrient input from many rivers is … fisheries management. LME-scale results vary from no subsidy to a subsidization rate of 80 per cent of the catch …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… agencies, projects and programmes to prevent or remediate harmful impacts on water resources. These may address … the mandated procedure, the NWC first declares an area harmful to the public interest and then deals with the … outcomes for ecosystems, then government may offer a subsidy or payment to reduce water use or increase water …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… and short-term future, they may also have unforeseen and harmful longer-term effects on ecosystems and even human … or render the water, as the case may be, detrimental, harmful or injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the … attendant to the water use and becomes a de facto public subsidy of the user’s enterprise. (This is part of the wisdom …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… rules and a broad interpretation of “interest” when harmful impacts of climate change upon humans are challenged … the cost of sanitation services. One option might be subsidy schemes to ensure affordability. Governments could … rules and a broad interpretation of “interest” when harmful impacts of climate change upon humans are challenged; …
GEO yearbook 2003
… the emission of tiny particulates in recognition of the harmful effects they pose to human health. The seventh … renewable energy sources, a phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies, and negotiations on a new long-term … out of existence Even at low concentrations lead can cause harmful effects for human health, and can bio-accumulate. In …
Global Land Outlook
… and Uzbekistan are estimated at USD 6 billion.238 Harmful side-effects of pesticide use also carry major and … which enter freshwater and marine ecosystems, have harmful impacts on biodiversity,70 including sometimes at … changes in fire regimes can lead to significant and often harmful ecological change. Some dryland plants rely on fire …