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Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)

… boosting livelihoods, economies, food and fuel production, water security and climate change adaptation and mitigation. … large amounts of carbon, protecting downstream water supplies and providing rich wildlife habitat. • … of it. • The potential of restoration to improve habitat quality. Restoration, by ensuring that a greater diversity of …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… (such as the National Forests Authority, the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Roads Authority); and … health, land, minerals and mining, trade and industry, water, and so forth) but which focus more on their sector’s … been developed that allows the public to check current air quality in bigger cities. Singapore: An environmental mobile …
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The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries

… Africa do not produce as much as two hectares of good quality land in the Black Sea region. In Kenya, classifying … flush toilet or vip latrine Household has internal running water % Kenya Tanzania Nepal Nicaragua 13 5.1 53 4.1 70 27 12 … Figure 1.5 Smallholder households with internal running water and sanitary facilities Figure 1.6 Smallholder …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… 16 1. Air pollution and air quality … are covered in the compilation: (a) Air pollution and air quality; (b) Biodiversity; (c) Chemicals and wastes; … access to at least 40 litres per capita per day of safe water and that 75 per cent of the urban population are … and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the protection and …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… which are naturally common to all are the air, flowing water, the sea and the seashores” (emphasis added).25 21. … study states that “This element is no less important than water” and “Since the atmosphere performs all these … and of the Council of the European Union on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe;55 and directive …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… 3.5  Tenure of land, fisheries, forests, and access to water............................................... 37  3.6  … or  lead  to  environmental  degradation  and water  scarcity,  thereby  reversing  development  pathways  … also  ensure  food  is  of  sufficient  quantity  and  quality  to  satisfy  dietary  needs  of  particular  types  …
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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… wider landscape 27 Forests managed to maintain soil and water resources 27 Forests managed for community purposes 28 … types of conserved forest 47 Forests protected to maintain water resources: forests around Stockholm, Sweden 47 … indicators, it has become clear that perceptions of forest quality are extremely variable. Thus, as well as statistics …
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Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… recover energy, are usually passed after conditioning with water to an electrostatic precipitator to remove suspended … a broad range of temperatures, forming carbon dioxide, water and products of incomplete combustion, some of which … into concrete. Care must be taken not to impair the quality of the concrete and to ensure that hazardous …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … taken at the national level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… offsets 22 4.2.1 Wetland Banking in the US under the Clean Water Act 22 4.2.2 Conservation Banking in the US, under the … unavoidable harm. Similarly, Chris Spray of Northumbrian Water notes that the first priority is to minimise … achieve a net positive outcome, in terms of biodiversity quality, rather than simply restoring the status quo ante. In …
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