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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… conservation programmes. The Task Force initially developed a set of guidelines for managers and other … on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … of alternative resources. Contingency plans should be developed and communicated to all stakeholders in times of …
Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides
… being widely sold and used in others. The world's less developed countries are desperately striving both to … it difficult to monitor and control imports. 4 If a member country – generally referred to as a State party – decides … While such powdered formulations may be safely used in developed countries, where seeds are often treated and …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… strategy and action planning: What biodiversity does a country have and where is it? What is the state of … contacted for information on how this approach was developed and applied. Discussions between UNEP-WCMC and … as well as several additional operational principles developed through practical application of the approach. The …
Share - Managing water across boundaries
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … to strengthen transboundary water governance. It has been developed within the scope of IUCN’s capacity-building … opportu- nities, costs and the type of cooperation that is developed between riparian states. Similarly, each type of …
GEO yearbook 2003
… on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any country, territory or city or its authorities, or concerning … The GEO Year Book series, part of a set of products developed within UNEP’s GEO process for integrated … in urban areas, and most of this growth will occur in less developed countries. The rural population will decline …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… International concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … a revised Blue Carbon Policy Framework 2.0 has now been developed.5 It updates the previous version and adds a … ensure compatibility and consistency, approaches already developed for tropical forests for emissions reductions …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … cooperation has been with us for many years, it has developed rapidly in the last thirty years. In 1988 there … and its task force on transboundary protected areas, has developed many of the concepts and approaches currently in …
Vital Waste Graphics 3
… the geo-political situations or the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authority, or … trends; • examining various concerns and the strategies developed to address them; • considering the difficulties … and global scales. Many options have been and are being developed to translate our shared responsibility into …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… in 1986. It traces its genesis as a political notion developed by civil society activists to highlight the … of farmers to PGRFA.9 At the beginning, the idea developed as a way of countering increased demand for plant … with regard to plant genetic resources from the developing country perspective. However, it does not lay down any …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or … point in the United Kingdom). There are likely to be developed futures markets (NYMEX or ICE). Not all gas is … used in conventional extraction. Hydraulic fracturing was developed in the late 1940s and initially used to stimulate …