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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… Oceans Commission (2013): “In such a highly frag- mented landscape, policy coherence and effective international … of protecting particular species or habitats. V Protected Landscape/ Seascape: A protected area where the interaction … and would not add value to the existing governance landscape. It has been suggested that economic and strategic …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… shale gas can contribute to the future of the energy landscape and highlight the challenges this may involve. The … has significantly changed the United States gas sector landscape in recent years, and this trend is forecast to … that natural gas is expected to play in the future energy landscape. Natural gas is pointed out as a bridge fuel by the …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… WHRDs; the publication of case studies documenting the landscape in which WHRDs live and work; and the issuance of 5 … World Heritage Site called the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. A civil society organisation called Save … in the past or with significant architectural history, landscape history, or engineering achievements. In addition, …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… systems of protected areas, integrated into the wider landscape and seascape” (Aichi Target 11) and IUCN encourages … conservation measures, integrated into the wider landscape and seascape. CALLS UPON the EU and its Member … Source: Roussel et al (2010) Given their ecological and landscape benefits man- groves have been identified as …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… damage, such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. Recent international legal frameworks, such as the … damage such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. The use of fossil fuels is particularly damaging … and wind turbines can have an aesthetic impact on the landscape. The production of biofuels, subsidised by several …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical … component. Wetlands are described as the ‘kidneys’ of the landscape because of the functions they perform in hydrologic … the water law recognises aquatic ecosystems as fundamental landscape resource units supp- lying water and associated …