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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … is a main factor in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of management. Because of this, it is of great … units for departments of forestry, agriculture, fisheries, energy or oceans, which may not coincide with administrative …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… the integration of cross-sectoral plans for fisheries, energy, transportation, waste disposal, tourism, etc. ICM … industrial economies rely heavily on oil, gas and coal for energy. Resulting in flooding, salination of agricultural … to the lowest appropriate level in order to increase efficiency, effectiveness and equity; 17 UNEP/CBD/COP/5/23 …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… of the Specialized Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Party to the Statute of the International … gratitude to the President for his great skill and energy in the difficult task of leading the Conference … to move on to this new task with his customary energy and efficiency. At an IWRB meeting in Malacca, Malaysia, early in …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … and Communication Ludovic Armand, Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Planning and Development (France) Keerti … Part of this response includes improving energy efficiency, which is a major way to reduce greenhouse gas …
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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0

… than one facilitator Facilitating a workshop requires high-energy input and constant attention on the part of a … tures of participants and/or loss of commit- ment and energy. • Draft strategy/plan: the need for this will depend … cial and technical resources available. However, its efficiency can be significantly improved by clearly …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… now being issued, generated not surprisingly in renewable energy projects. Forestry projects, too, are gaining … have special features compared with CDM projects in the energy or industry sector. Sink projects usually involve … also when compared to CDM energy-related activities (e.g. efficiency improvements in existing fossil fuel-power plants …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… no electricity, but it has rustic showers heated by solar energy and compost toilets. The ecolodge presently suffers … Ottoman years. In Simonopetra, water was once used as an energy source for oil presses and timber sawmills. Today, … Yearly consumption is approximately 8,000 m3. In terms of energy, Mt. Athos is not connected to Greece’s main power …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… a green economy and to sustainable approaches to food, energy and water security. Indeed, efforts to encourage … to the international community in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable … to the international community in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… in lost and discarded nets. The grow- ing size and efficiency of the world’s fleets require measures to … and developments current at the time. 3 The OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency had designated a site 700 km northeast of Spain … nearly complete. These rights extend to the production of energy from water, currents, and winds and to the …
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Waste or Wealth

… of these metals has the greatest positive impact (eco-efficiency) at this time. As much as 95 % of the materials in a mobile phone can be recycled or recovered as energy. The remainder can be used in inert construction … in the metal-recycling rate increases also the material efficiency. Reuse, refurbishment and recycling contributes …
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