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Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… development priorities into fishing, maritime transport, mining, trade, energy, tourism and other activities with the … ocean areas, and the impacts of deep sea exploration and mining operations; f. support the Regular Process for global …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… within the park (Griffith 1984). Fire regimes and sand-mining, as well as introduced plants and feral animals, have … brought here to winter. While commercial fishing, sand-mining and summer holidays brought people to the coast in the … that the end of pastoral activity, timber extraction and mining made the area more amenable for recreation. From the …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… of renewable natural resources Intensive agriculture Mining, oil and gas 0% Figure 8. Most urgent environmental … n Oceania n Indian Ocean n West Africa 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% Mining, oil and gas Invasive species Population growth and/or … in areas experiencing negative effects from logging, mining, oil palm development, fisheries activities. It aims …
Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)
… will be recycled to augment supplies that come from mining sources (UNEP, 2013). Lead can be recycled … moreover the purity of the final product is poor. Lead mining uses large amounts of energy and environmental … lead saves approximately 55–65% of the energy used in mining and processing (UNEP, 2013). Provided it is carried …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… Mark Infield, the International Council of Mines and Mining Biodiversity Working Group, Bill Jackson, Yoshio … such as release of pollutants, fishing, building, or mining, the “default state” is that activities can go ahead. … not reducing fisheries harvest levels, or not refusing mining applications. Environmental objections against them …