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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… disruption, lack of access to key inputs such as water or chemical inputs); and even the available genetic diversity. … through certain species of biting midges and is generally restricted to tropical and sub-tropical areas, where these … à Reduced growth of livestock and associated sectors à Restricted access to export markets W ea th er D is ea se H …
27 May 2026 Literature

Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Account No. 015-002756, UNEP General Trust Funds Account, Chemical Bank, United Nations Branch, New York, N.Y. 10017, … an important role in implementing activities related to chemical and waste instruments, including the Rotterdam … the boundaries of sites included in the Ramsar List are restricted or a Ramsar site is deleted from the List. Annex …
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Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia

… process. Aerosols that are formed from gases through chemical changes (oxidation) in the air are referred to as … Using satellite data and regional assimilation models, the chemical composition of aerosols in ABCs and how their … in IPCC-AR4, 12 Figure TS1.2 Annual and area average chemical speciation of (a) surface mass concentration for …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… related to specific issues such as biological diversity, chemical pollution, climate change or wetlands protections. … showing that long-range environmental transport of the chemical, with the potential for transfer to a receiving … properties and/or model results that demonstrate that the chemical has a potential for long-range environmental …
27 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… as forest owners whose lands are not equipped with fire-chemical Forest fires and the law 44 stations. Failure to … for the district and of the trigger points for imposing restricted access or for closing access into any exotic … Zealand, the National Rural Fire Authority may establish restricted or prohibited fire seasons by notice in the …
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Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… pressure on wild fish populations. Another problem is the chemical interaction produced by the discharge of water … targeted for the future. This certification should not be restricted only to the fish stocks captured for fish meal and … in the bottom substrate. Current situation There are many chemical compounds that aquaculture may release to the …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… recycling of nutrients can be replaced by the use of chemical fertilizers. The cost of replacement of such … function: Processes inherent to the various biological, chemical and physical elements of a wetland such as the …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… was proposed. The system would cover, at the beginning, a restricted list of crops, based on the criteria related to … training, for food and agriculture only. For other uses (chemical, pharmaceutical, non-food and agricultural … by several countries. By then, many countries had already restricted the access to their own genetic resources, and …
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Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… greenhouse gases alters the thermal structure and chemical composition of the mesosphere significantly. Rashid … ‘transboundary air pollution’ means any physical, chemical or biological alteration in the composition or … or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological, radioactive … substance or matter which …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… compounds can be analysed straight away without awaiting chemical analysis results from Chemistry Department. DOE … Singapore held a joint exercise to deal with a potential chemical spill at sea. The idea was to enhance the …
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