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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments

… policy to introduce a feed-in-tariff to address renewable energy investment risks, the policy will not succeed if it is … the target of 10 percent of power to be produced from wind, small- scale hydro and biomass. Broadly, PROINFA is … from renewable sources. Ontario’s program requires that wind and solar projects greater than 10 kW include a minimum …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… doubt that movements of animals and plants and the flow of wind, water, materials and biota between habitats is a key … edges. These include changes in microclimatic conditions (wind speed, temperature, humidity, solar radiation), changes … wind through landscape mosaics, and the flow of materials, energy and nutrients that are transported in this way, are …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… necessity product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On … and habitation patterns, such as soil erosion caused by wind and/or water, deterioration of the physical, chemical … transpirational cooling (Akbari and Taha, 1992), shade, wind reduction, sequestering of gaseous air pollutants …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… infrastructures to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative … protection (due to cooling effects). They also reduce wind velocities, dust (including air pollutants) and erosion … protects the underlying roof cover from the impacts of wind, UV and temperature impacts, thereby increasing the life …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… challenges for policy- makers. Transport, housing, energy and The world population is steadily increasing, … combustion Biogas / methanisation: 95 to 178 $ per MWh 2 Wind (offshore) Hydropower Wind (on land) 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 Source: Energy
30 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… dry disposition. The atmosphere’s acidity is carried by wind, which blows these particles and gases onto buildings, … by man directly or indirectly of substances or energy into the air, resulting in deleterious effects of such … include energy efficiency, use of renewable energy such as wind power, reducing the sulphur content of fuel, the …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… Agriculture, Lands, Forests & Fisheries/Public Utilities/ Energy/Marketing & Natural Importing Board MARPOL - … by the indiscriminate disposal of waste upriver, and wind and storm driven litter which winds up in the sea. Once … in the development of other products. These plastics may wind up in the ocean through spillage, improper disposal, or …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… and integrated framework for decision making on water and energy development that incorporates the full range of … access to drinking water and water for agriculture. • Wind power turbines may have an impact on migratory birds, … from inadequately managed agricultural waste. Similarly, wind power turbines may be located far from the routes of …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Shilloh K.D. Osae, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana Mohammed Tigani, previous consultant … of the pollutant, which may relate to site topography or wind direction; b) selected random samples, locations and/or … Lagoon Open Channel & Culvert: Direct drainage to Lagoon Wind Old transformers repair station Groundwater flow Wind
30 May 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… when there is reason to believe that substances, waste or energy introduced into the environment are likely to cause … of a clean cover over the waste can reduce exposures via wind-born dusts, erosion of the contaminated deposit by … given off directly into the atmosphere; • Dust emissions; wind-borne particulates may carry absorbed chemicals. Persons …
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