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UNEP. The first 40 years
… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. Director of Publication: Nick Nuttall … that would break them apart into their component atoms: carbon, chlorine and fluorine. “That debris would be the … renewable energies to more sustainable agriculture — would offset those lost from the former “brown economy”. For …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… www.i-c-e-l.org The text of this book is printed on Multi-Offset (FSC) 100 g/m2 paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword to … be anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses, including carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), … forest management… especially with reference to natural carbon stock, water supply and biodiversity as well as to the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… in particular are now thought to perform important carbon sequestration functions. These 'carbon sinks' absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and … A working definition is that "wetland losses must be offset by wetland gains".36 An area-based approach of this …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… cuts, satisfying governmentally imposed local content or offset requirements and surmounting barriers to otherwise closed markets.60 Examples are counter-purchase, offset, buyback, advance purchase and barter;61 in some … Safeguard Measures on Imports of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe from Korea (2002), (WT/DS202/17). …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… controlled substances (chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, … 1989 Annex B, group I (other CFCs) Annex B, group II (carbon tetrachloride) Annex B, group III (methyl chloroform) … Protocol Annex B, group I (other CFCs) Annex B, group II (carbon tetrachloride) Annex B, group III (methyl chloroform) …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… so sediment trapping and replenishment are required to offset these processes and maintain tidal flat extent. … produce biomass, decompose organic matter and recycle carbon, water and nutrients, and also reduces the stability …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… developed/harvested – sometimes called a ‘biodiversity offset’ or a ‘mitigation’ effort. In some cases such PPAs are … for the property was both biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration (by removing stock from this former … – an industry perspective on financing conservation for carbon and biodiversity markets’. In P. Figgis, J. Fitzsimons …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… in 1998 of greenhouse gas emissions from ships, including carbon dioxide, in order to examine technical and other … esti- mated to contain nearly thirty times the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As the Earth warms, the gas … that a few technologically advanced vessels may more than offset catch reductions as older vessels are retired or …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… will be swamped by rising sea levels as a result of carbon emissions in the developed part of the world. The 1972 … and can be put into use immediately; this is, however, offset by their informality and lack of legal force. Soft- … Also, during this episode about 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide were pumped into the atmosphere.8 ‘Playing …