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… specifically affect biological diversity. If there is a risk of significant harm to biodiversity, they should apply … "protected areas should strive to contribute to poverty reduction at the local level, and at the very minimum must … in addition, the government must establish "natural disaster and emergency area zones" on areas where adverse …

… have more than doubled since 1996, and 97% of all natural disaster deaths occurred in developing countries. Poor water … of drinking water supplies through the elimination, or reduction to a minimum con- centration, of constituents of … include those necessary for: (a) The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and …

… these two pillars of sustainable development which often risk being overridden by the third economic pillar. In the … developed country Parties to implement their emission reduction commitments minimising adverse social, … is for projects conducted within the framework of a disaster emergency response. Other examples of legal …

… unabated (DeConto and Pollard 2016) as well as increased risk of drought and extreme storms (Hansen et al. 2015). … et al. 2010, Ricketts et al. 2010) and contributing to disaster risk reduction (Dudley et al. 2013). In addition to providing …

… 171 20.3 Additional reading 171 Article 21 | Prevention, Reduction and Control of Pollution 173 21.1 Commentary 173 … impacts on water service 203 Figure 6.1 | Water Security Risk Index 218 Figure 6.2 | International humanitarian laws … is little time left to avoid a widespread humanitarian disaster in the region. In this case, state A would likely be …

… rare and endangered wild animal species and the sufficient reduction of “pest” species (Articles II (1), II (13) and II … species are species that are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Endangered species are … a) whenever an environmental emergency or natural disaster occurring in a Party is likely to affect the natural …

… debt. Science 319, 5867, pp. 1235-1238. The International Risk Governance Council is also drafting a set of Risk Governance Guidelines for the Production and Trade of … agriculture. In general, these approaches involve reduction or elimination of synthetic inputs, improved …

… these beetles for carrion and the extinction or drastic reduction of potential carrion species (e.g. passenger … were identified that could support, with low population risk, the extraction of individuals for translocation to the … 4- Associate Professor, Ujigawa Open Laboratory, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, …

… dual track of actions: • Targeted interventions, based on risk assessments and scientific evidence of impacts, to … pollutants based on what could be done to reduce their risk to human health and ecosystems. Possible near-term … Convention) Chemicals/Pollutants International pollution reduction action already agreed (mainly through multilateral …

… the management of coastal Blue Carbon ecosystems, through reduction in emissions, conservation, restoration and … against storm damage, sea level rise and flooding risk. Thus new ways of working could be developed to reduce … municipalities, urban planners, protected area managers, disaster and climate change management agencies and insurance …