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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… Pests and Noxious Plants Act, Chapter 43 d. Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Order, 2005 a. Infectious Diseases Act, … all the animals that live on land, or in water, or in the air that still has the properties of wild, free-living good … or cause to be taken out of the State, by land, sea or air any live protected animal or animal product of a …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… coastal development and deforestation to climate change, pollution to overfishing have endangered mangroves and coral … species, and different types of degradation, including pollution (Zedler et al., 2004; Bromberg Gedan et al., 2009). … locations because of high levels of toxins from coastal pollution and eutrophication in the area, which eliminate all …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… 6. Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1996 (London … document LVC Low volume consuming country MAC Mobile air conditioning MDI Metered-dose inhaler MLF Multilateral … or through the atmosphere States shall enforce, within the air space under their sovereignty or with regard to vessels …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Other threats are reported too: population pressures, pollution, climate change, ethnic tensions, loss of cultural … of ecosystem goods and services that provide for clean air, water, and soils, and help reduce the threat of cli- … from imported fruit. With the rapid rise in the use of air freight and chilling of fruit, cheap produce can now be …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… dustrial practice, including diminution of environmental pollution; and � significant environmental benefits, includ- … diversity but also other parts of the environment such as air, water and soils. The reference to “conservation and … of UNCLOS. Article I, sections 1-5, of the International Air Services Transit Agreement lay down the extent and limits …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… dustrial practice, including diminution of environmental pollution; and � significant environmental benefits, includ- … diversity but also other parts of the environment such as air, water and soils. The reference to “conservation and … of UNCLOS. Article I, sections 1-5, of the International Air Services Transit Agreement lay down the extent and limits …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… meet this standard in an era of climate change and global pollution (Venter et al. 2016, Halpern et al. 2016). However, … million hectares, roughly the size of South Korea) to the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (almost 8 million hectares) … 95.1 Pantanal Conservation Complex Brazil 1,987 1,830 92.1 Air and Tenere Natural Reserves Niger 78,520 70,523 89.8 …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… impacts of mining and hydroelectric development; • Air pollution caused by transport and manufacturing sectors; • … change are already being felt in China. Annual average air temperature has risen faster than the average rate of …