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Desertification: the invisible frontline

… crisis that is destabilizing communities on a global scale. as the effects of climate change undermine … and mitigate the effects of drought. otherwise, many small-scale farmers and poor, land- dependent communities … DeclInIng opTIons, global consequences FooD (In)securITy - FarmIng ourselves InTo exTIncTIon in 2008, food insecurity …
31 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… to unleaded fuels. To date, only three countries still use small amounts of leaded fuels, all of which are set to stop … responses to the pollution challenge exist, their scope, scale and effectiveness are still limited. Evidence of the … developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States 11.2 By 2030, provide access …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and the fetus. In lead-exposed women there is secretion of small amounts of lead into breast milk, further exposing … result of industrial releases, such as in artisanal and small-scale gold mining to mercury in artisanal and small-scale
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… environmental agreements Scientific evidence • Need to scale up implementation action (through, for example, … investors making large financial commitments, it seeks small financial commitments from a large number of people. An … landscapes. Efficient agriculture techniques, organic farming, and integrated landscape management can …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… of being extinguished… Simply because we defend this small piece of land that used to give us enough to eat.”15 … put more pressure on indigenous lands from large-scale developments.20 During the civil war, the … companies – over indigenous, traditional and small-scale farming communities, which have organised a growing …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… compounds and other major air pollutants on a national scale; (e) Meteorological and physico-chemical data relating … these layers by means of periodical cleaning is very small, so processing to secondary raw material is … reduction, and may be difficult to apply to more than a small percentage of the vehicle fleet. 49SECTION IV – 1988 …
31 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 65 ENHANCED ADAPTATION OF WINTER PULSES TO RAIN-FED FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA SARKER, ASHUTOSH; AGRAWAL, SHIV … 92 TEN YEARS OF LARGE-SCALE REFORESTATION IN THE OFFICE NATIONAL DU BOIS: … EROSION AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN A MEXICAN ARID SMALL WATERSHED LOREDO, CATARINA ; LARA, JOSÉ LUIS ; ANGELES, …
31 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere