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Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants

… greatly to human well-being. Chemicals have raised farming yields by killing crop pests and have made possible …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… per cubic metre 1 Volume of demand Private gardens Organic farming Wine and fruits Other agricultural uses Greenhouses … other waste management or confinement sites is lost for farming, housing and leisure. Price of land Loss of land …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… one or few services provided by the ecosystems (logging, farming, fishing for example). The lack of information on …
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Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia

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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… Annual & Perennial Non-Timber Crops: 2.1.3 Agro-industry Farming; 2.3 Livestock Farming & Ranching: 2.3.3 Agro-industry Grazing, Ranching or Farming 7. Natural System Modifications: 7.2 Dams & Water …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… loss of traditional varieties). Change from subsistence farming to cash crops is an example. Changes to traditional … by natural vegetation is destroyed by unsustainable farming practices. Deforestation and land degradation are a …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… before 2005 by donating plots of 100 hectares to people farming them, and selling plots of 100– 1,500 hectares at a … forest, elimination of “slash-and-burn” methods of farming (especially in forested zones), using alternative … their livelihood, forest fires, slash-and-burn methods of farming, and the granting of large, uncontrolled forest …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… should improve soil conservation and introduce sustainable farming and forestry practices, which ensure long-term … may not only involve action by the source Party, but also cooperative international action .383 This may require … resources cannot succeed . In establishing the basis for cooperative efforts, this provision attempts to conserve …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… (2) Any fish specifically provided for under a marine farming licence are not owned by the State but are the … 304(d)(1) provides that the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a state under Legislating for …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

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