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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… are eager to identify and utilize cost effective, long term and environmentally appropriate infrastructure … options – consisting of green and grey alternatives, or mutually supportive green and grey elements. Mainstreaming GI … traditional grey approaches. Also, there is a need for agreed methodologies for cost-benefit analyses that would …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… wish to consider placing migratory species on the medium- term work programme for further consideration. It may also … and implemented very quickly. An MOU co-ordinates short-term measures to be taken by the Range States at the … plan for the western population seeks to obtain long-term leases in large sections of the rice fields with low …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… they are usually applied as temporary or short- term measures. Financial measures Financial measures deal … is usually a need to set in place a mix of compatible and mutually reinforcing incentives to reach a given nature … be defined, and their roles and responsibilities clearly agreed before the a final choice of incentive measures is …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… VU Vulnerable viii | IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Glossary Term Definition Area of assessment Defines the implementation … responsible for appointing members to a maximum four-year term, which expires at the following session of the IUCN … processes; (ii) present convincing and generally agreed evidence that such threats are very likely (Table 3) …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… of the topic “Protection of the atmosphere” in its long-term programme of work. The syllabus, containing a brief … It should be stressed that the Commission further agreed that it should not restrict itself to “traditional … them into a single, flexible set of guidelines. As agreed at the time of taking up the present topic, the work …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… the Greek word for life, bios, with diversity, the term biodiversity refers simply to the vast variety of life … of Wild Fauna and Flora (commonly known as CITES) is agreed in Washington, DC, USA. The treaty prevents or … because of a lack of funds; quality, time and money are mutually dependent parts of communication. When calculating …
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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… thus may be traded on a temporary or permanent basis. Long term, clearly defined and secure, they amount to a form of … is complicated by the fact that there is no universally agreed definition. Indeed the term "water right" is actually … and (4) season of use. These types of change are not mutually exclusive and the four aspects may be simultaneously …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… forest law that is under review. In this example, if the term changes in one piece of legislation, it will have … A community wildfire protection plan may be formulated and agreed to by the concerned local government, local fire … by carefully drafted memoranda of understanding which are agreed between and among the Forest fires and the law 56 …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… degradation of ripar- ian and wetland ecosystems. The long-term viability of irrigation-based economies in these regions … actors together to negotiate conflicting interests. An agreed infor- mation base helps all stakeholders understand … users need help from technical specialists to take agreed actions as well as to inform and receive support from …
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Brexit: environment and climate change

… and those seeking to preserve or invest in it, need long- term policy stability. Maintaining this stability during the … cycle.”40 The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) agreed: “The EU may take a long time to produce policy and … As Prof Lee commented, countries could “decide, mutually, to recognise our different safety standards”.135 …
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