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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… results. 5. Aim for consistency across terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine realms. 6. Use an adaptive … a map of ecosystem types across the terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine realms. 15 3 Sourcing or generating … data layers (which are often useful products in their own right), map products (the outputs of the analysis) and other …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… achieved, with respect for all human rights, including the right to development and the right to an adequate standard of … and girl’s traditional responsibilities as food growers, water and fuel gatherers and caregivers connect them closely … life, representation, nationality; rights to land and water, education; employment; health; and economic and social …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… such as food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and protection from natural hazards. … – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at its … is a sector that requires adaptation strategies in its own right. Vulnerability Assessments Vulnerability is defined by …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… to concerns of a potential conflict between EIAs and the right to development, no agreement could be reached and the … decisions taken by different competent authorities. The Water Act of Kenya (2016), for example, stipulates in Article … At the same time, sectoral permitting bodies, such as the Water Resources Authority in the case of the Water Act, will …
Acting Now!
… chlorine- free. Inks are vegetable-based and coatings are water-based. UNEP’s distribution policy aims to reduce its … that operates based on an Overarching Framework (right top document). The eight work areas of the Partnership … eliminating global, anthropogenic mercury releases to air, water and land. The Partnership has more than 100 partners. …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… 30 Water … quality: crimes adversely affecting air, land, and water typically involve companies and/or organized crime … section examines the current state of our air, soil, and water, focusing on the main criminal challenges and on how … trading with financial crimes. Carbon markets provide the right setting for criminals to engage in securities fraud and …
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 … level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level … but with the objective of preventing damages it gives the right to the responsible authority to enter any property on …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… 2004; Hokkanen et al., this volume). In Germany, right after the fall of the Iron Curtain on 9 December 1989, … many years through the joint management of the lake and water resources. Towards the end of the Communist period, … See – Seewinkel Cooperation in nature conservation and water management started as early as the 1950s. This was …
Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach
… four Thematic Areas of Livelihoods, Ecosystem Services, Water and Air, and Geospatial Solutions, and underpinned by … rarities unspoiled by human hands. The river and its water regime are altered by a hydropower plant upstream of … Vasilijević and Pezold, 2011; see Appendix B). In the right circumstances, it has the capacity to improve outcomes …