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Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change

… areas of the Mekong. Rice cultivation, the main source of food in the region, will be strongly affected by changes in … water distribution through trucks and the importation of food supplies have helped people to overcome the immediate … assistance to flood victims or the organization of food parcels during droughts demonstrate how civil society …
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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… the daily vertical migration of plankton and other food sources. Because near-surface waters in the open ocean … the form of phytoplankton blooms. 8 The concentration of food over seamounts creates a cascade effect at higher … for a wide range of organisms (Dower and Fee, 1999). Food is also concentrated over seamounts by closed, …
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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… VIII.11, page 8 important in maintaining coastal food webs and populations of animals that live as adults … taxa make this a highly diverse community with a complex food web that is closely interlinked with adjacent … areas adjacent to warm seas. They have been exploited for food, building materials, medicines, and decorative objects, …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue

… fisheries contribute to poverty alleviation, livelihoods, food security and to national GDPs. However, there is an … illegal fishing, directly impacting marine biodiversity, food security, livelihoods and economies (see above), but … recognition of the threats of illegal fisheries to food security and livelihoods and the links with other …
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The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… hand, and the use of ecosystems through activities such as food production, aquaculture, transport, hunting, mining, … as most of the products of provisioning services (such as food products, timber, medicinal products) are traded on … the production of crabs, 2 Provisioning services includes food and fibre, fuel, genetic resources, biochemicals, …
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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions

… ERS Electronic Reporting System EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GEF … and disseminating decisions, introduced by UNEP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … about the safe and prudent management of pesticides and food safety control. Women as stakeholders Fifty-two …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… for Europe ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon … example for drinking water, sanitation and production of food. Climate change is likely to affect the availability of … now malnourished will require water to grow additional food. Large sovereign and commercial investments in …
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Designing national pesticide legislation

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 97 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, … selected developing countries, 1974 (E*) 7. An outline of food law, 1983 (E* F S*) 8. Legislación de aguas en América … en el sector agropecuario, 1976 (S*) 12. International food standards and national laws, 1976 (E F*) 13. Derecho …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… information on the use of the wildfowl resource for food, sport, amenity, scientific and other purposes; and a … the Netherlands and Sweden; a representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization; one from IUCN and the … value in supporting human communities by the provision of food, fibre or fuel; maintaining cultural values; supporting …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Candidate POPs - Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

… for the production of non–stick kitchen ware, food processing equipment. PFOA-related compounds, including … liquids, house dust, microwave popcorn bags, water, food, and Teflon. Unintentional formation of PFOA is created …
19 Jun 2026 Document