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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… as an “orchard savannah”). For many years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) maintained different … from a strict category Ia protected area to a formal urban garden that does not qualify under any IUCN category of … population lives in towns and cities and one third of this urban population – over a billion city dwellers – have no …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… the Parties and between sectors using the water: industry, agriculture and transport. Institutional framework The Joint … of the basin inhabitants; n provide water for domestic, urban and industrial use; n regulate water courses and … the future the release into these bodies of industrial and urban waste waters, and polluted and drainage waters; n …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… grows in coastal areas valuable land is not removed from agriculture. Ecosystem preservation can be encouraged through … of serious damage to human well-being.4 As rural and urban low- income households do not have access to … energy services for the world’s poor—both rural and urban. In the face of projected climate impacts and their …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… Sources and Activities MALFF/PU/E/MNIB - Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forests & Fisheries/Public Utilities/ … recreational activities, movement of tides, proximity to urban areas and shipping lanes. These factors will influence … the beach, trash from street vendors in coastal cities or urban areas, waste processing facilities; sewage treatment …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… biodiversity issues. Notable among these are the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Code … communication initiatives, but these often only target urban people. Communication efforts should also be directed … rule is that rural communities consume more bushmeat than urban communities because of greater availability and, often, …
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Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… and automotive industry) and public (water treatment and urban infrastructure planning) sectors 7 P r i m a r y m i c … vehicles, electrical and electronic equipment, agriculture production, clothes and footwear, householder and … country assessments, that are most often occurring in urban environments (Essel et al , 2015; Lassen et al , 2015; …
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Issues in water law reform

… of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the … been inappropriately invoked to resolve problems between urban land owners or tenants in commercial buildings, over … licences were granted for two categories of water use: urban licences for domestic uses or for society as a whole, …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… of Uganda BMEL German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture CAR Central African Republic CBD Convention on … Council ENS Environmental Security Programme FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of … Affairs (INL), and the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). Project Predator Project Predator mainly …
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Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… waste, in particular, decays rapidly. 7. In cities and urban areas, waste is collected for disposal in specially … were built, usually at a higher density, particularly in urban areas, the area needed for the disposal of waste … elsewhere. In many instances, and almost always in urban areas, it is discharged into a sewerage system through …
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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise

… and incorporating the size of the site, population data, urban extent, slope Background information CIESIN, through … University. 2012. Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates. Palisades, … Center (SEDAC). http:// www.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/lecz-urban-rural- population-land-area-estimates/ 2) Strauss, B., …
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