Search results
328 Results
Sorted by relevance
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… degradation and biodiver- sity loss (Target 7). Nutrient pollution has stabilized in parts of Europe and North America … parentheses: • Developing and enforcing national water and air quality guidelines and/or concentration thresholds for … sanitation and modern energy sources, and reduce urban air pollution and fertilizer use. This forced the analysis to …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… stretch of water, are highly threatened due to upstream pollution. Molluscs such as these provide important functions … both cetaceans and their habitat (bycatch, noise, chemical pollution). 42 2011 Update Future Goals Success Stories … natural system modification (dams/agriculture), pollution (domestic / industrial), invasive species, …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… from low-flying aircraft, helicopter flights or hot-air balloons; and limiting human activity below the surface … on the world’s oceans through fishing pressure and pollution. If the impacts of transboundary air pollution and climate change are factored in, the entire …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… the Ae- gean Sea and seemingly suspended in mid-air, this was a daring architectural feat for the late … water directly into the river, causing noticeable river pollution” (World Bank 2005). The APSARA Authority, aware of … water is the medium used to drive the prayer wheel and air the medium to propagate ‘goodness’ (dharma). Sacred …
Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexabromocyclododecane
… to hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) emitted into indoor air by drawing flame retarded curtain”, Organohalogen … freshwaters and estuaries ”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research , vol. 19, pp. 772-783. Rüdel, H., Nowak, …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting
… 103 10. General Considerations for Heated Air Treatments … more slowly. However, in commercial practice with heated air treatments the entire load heats up relatively slowly … genetic resources, while also reducing soil, air and water pollution. Countries and regions must enhance their …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… ecosystems, owing mainly to ongoing drainage, conversion, pollution, and over-exploitation of their resources. The … sources, such as agricultural, industrial or domestic pollution, may occur at considerable distances from wetland … Connections” initiative, has provided subsidized air travel to participants in meetings of the Ramsar …
Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries
… to energy-related challenges such as climate change, air pollution, volatile fossil fuel prices, and a growing demand … to energy-related challenges such as climate change, air pollution, volatile fossil fuel prices, and a growing …