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Defenders of the Earth

… defenders. In 2013, the World Bank introduced a new energy policy that sought to limit funding of coal-fired … of business projects – including agribusiness, mining and energy companies – over indigenous, traditional and … been violated.199 The Dakota Access Pipeline, operated by Energy Transfer Partners, will channel oil 1,200 miles from …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement

… conservation avoided; and ACKNOWLEDGING the efforts of the Energy Law and Climate Change Specialist Group of the World … advance IUCN's engagement in the transition to renewable energy; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in … Paris Agreement to accelerate implementation of renewable energy production; 4. CALLS ON all Members to strengthen …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… a part of international law when neither customary nor conventional laws cover a particular legal issue. green … water availability. Introduction 6 1.3. Hydropower The energy harvested from water as it moves through the water … of many nations, and when neither a customary law nor a conventional law covers a particular legal issue, these …
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A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27

… repeated every year requiring precise orientation and high energy consumption, as an ecological adaptation to different … José Joaquin Calvo Domingo (Ministry of Environment, Energy & Telecommunications, Costa Rica), Nick Davidson … infrastructure development, human disturbance, fishing, energy production and distribution. It has become clear that, …
30 May 2026 Document

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Shilloh K.D. Osae, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana Mohammed Tigani, previous consultant … organic fluids than to pure water, which is used in conventional field and laboratory hydraulic conductivity … can be scaled down, with trailer-mounted versions of conventional rotary kiln and fluidized bed incinerators in …
30 May 2026 Document

IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… level, such as threats from large dams and hydroelectric energy projects and mining and oil and gas development; other … waters Droughts Storms and �ooding 11 Habitat shifting 11 ENERGY PRODUCTION AND MINING 19 Mining and quarrying 19 Renewable energy GEOLOGICAL EVENTS 17 Erosion and siltation 15 …
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Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… dramatically in the coming years if the countries follow conventional development paths to industrialization. In this … by man directly or indirectly of substances or energy into the air, resulting in deleterious effects of such … to the circumstances of each Party. These can include energy efficiency, use of renewable energy such as wind …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… Commission on Human Rights IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization … protection in the absence of relevant international conventional law or regulation . The language was adapted … control pollution from all sources . It reflects existing conventional and customary international law283 and is …
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Raising awareness of climate change: A handbook for government focal points

… must be able to invest a significant amount of time and energy in building a national programme. He or she must have … climate change concerns into their strategic planning. ● Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources can reduce urban air pollution and improve …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… development projects intended to meet growing demand for energy, minerals, metals, crops and transport are planned in … for such species, into assets. That turns on its head the conventional wisdom of many landowners that endangered … abandoned due to lack of support. (BP also provided a more conventional offset in the form of ecosystem restoration.) …
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