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Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries
… such as non-renewable co-generation, municipal solid waste, or non-renewable fuel cells. Example 1. Czech Republic … as ―efficient cogeneration‖ if the source of energy is ―waste…peat or oil-shale processing retort gas.‖ Electricity … power plants from agricultural plants (corn silage…) and organic remains and waste from agriculture and food …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… land and soil, livestock, mineral resources, sea, waste & hazardous substances, water and wild species and … law including on legal mechanisms dealing with waste, pollution and EIA. Access Access to ECOLEX is free of …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… nutrient-rich silt, filtration of pollutants, storage of organic matter. The vulnerability of wetlands and the many … United Kingdom, E. Maltby’s book “Waterlogged Wealth - Why Waste the World’s Wet Places?” (1986, 200 pp) set out the … xii + 770 pp. Maltby, E. 1986. Waterlogged Wealth. Why waste the world’s wet places? Earthscan, London, UK. 200 pp. …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… promotes excessive growth of algae. Discharges of waste through underwater drainage system. Photo: V. Tasso, … are thus a “refuge” from climate change for organisms. The organic deposits in Mediterranean saltmarshes and seagrass … oceanica meadows can sequester and store large amounts of organic carbon in sediments and biomass: the average storage …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… uncontrolled intensive sand and gravel excavation, Illegal waste disposal, unsustainable hunting and fishing, excessive … of mineral resources; pollution, mismanagement of solid waste; inappropriate wastewater management; and unsustainable …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… problems such as poaching, excessive visitor impacts and waste disposal. Threats that arise from outside a protected … inputs available and to identify gaps and shortfalls (or waste and over-spend if this is occurring). Foundation of … have been known to dismiss assessment exercises as a waste of time because there has been no resultant …