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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014

… community. Competing water uses, such as agriculture, energy production and recreation, together with the expected … 2013, 51–72; Seita Romppanen, ‘Promotion of Renewable Energy for Climate Change and the “Facilitative” Function of … There is a need to invest more in low carbon and energy efficient technologies with increased focus on …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… Agriculture, Lands, Forests & Fisheries/Public Utilities/ Energy/Marketing & Natural Importing Board MARPOL - … coastal tourism, seabed resources, and renewable energy. It further outlined the need for a reduction in … as the 3 R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle) and also through energy recovery. The green economy approach was cited as a …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … collaborative or community efforts. They do not include conventional urban parks with lawns, flowerbeds and sports … – context and concept Urban Protected Areas | 5 Box 4 Conventional urban parks, with lawns, flowerbeds, playgrounds …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… https://blog. blueventures.org/elections-bring-new-leaders-energy-into-velondriake-association-madagascars- … Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, … by and adopting strategies for the promotion of renewable energy.” (Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… impacts of climate change. • Promote the use of renewable energy as an important tool for enhancing livelihoods. 7. … industrial economies consume unsustainable quantities of energy and raw materials, and produce high volumes of wastes … trends in forest cover, emission of greenhouse gases, and energy use. Reporting on environmental sustainability is a …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… supplies of water to help meet goals for food security, energy development and access to drinking water. It supplies … in strategies for coping with the threats of future water, energy and food scarcity. lt is critica! for optimising solutions in the water-energy-food and human security nexus, and therefore to …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… city. Geomancy is under- pinned by the belief that vital energy forces (‘ki’) flow under the ground, and that auspicious nodes are formed where the vital energy accumulates. Since parents are the main bodies of … for the treatment of illnesses. They have been known to conventional medicine for centuries and are used even in our …
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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Gust (Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France), Marine Arabidze (National Environmental … in rivers and coastal waters. To what extent more conventional and newer uses of plas- tics in agriculture … of most data collection efforts, as well as overlooked in conventional government or aid programs that support fishing …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… the key impor- tance of charcoal in African local energy consumption, and its related widespread trade. The … fuel and charcoal account for up to 90% of the household energy consumption in some countries, according to FAO. FAO … and 1,057 million m3 in 2050. In Kenya charcoal provides energy for 82% of urban, and 34% of rural households.147 The …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… for ways to work with ecosystems – rather than relying on conventional engineering solutions (such as seawalls) – to … agroforestry systems, restoring wetlands) as well as more conventional solutions such as improving access to food and … Case study 7); • conserving forests to support food and energy security, local incomes, climate change adaption and …
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