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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… identification of potential risks for the environment and human health arising from hydrocarbons operations involving … States has resulted from accidental contamination owing to human errors on the surface or to the poor mechanical … pivotal role. Furthermore, the specific nature of mineral rights in the United States, which give landowners ownership …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… historical impact sustained over thousands of years of human development, settlement, commerce and resource … life in the Mediterranean Sea is threatened by intensive human activities such as fisheries, ship traffic, pollution … heavy industries on the coast and a variety of other human activities generally do not generate such intense …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… of the world’s environment at the UN Conference on the Human Environment, one of the pressing needs that they … Plan adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972) and noted with … of the delegation, including the exercise of voting rights. 4.1.2.1 composition of Delegations A delegation can …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… of the world’s environment at the UN Conference on the Human Environment, one of the pressing needs that they … Plan adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972) and noted with … of the delegation, including the exercise of voting rights. 4.1.2.1 composition of Delegations A delegation can …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… litter, the amount of litter and sources, and also the human behaviours and activities which produce it. Effective … Analysis, 2014). Even remote areas completely devoid of human habitation have become inundated with man-made litter. … Sea (1982). The Act needed to take full advantage of its rights under the UN Con- vention thus a draft Maritime Zones …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing human well-being across deforested or degraded forest … vision of the ecological functions and benefits to human well-being that restoration will produce although … is important that the restoration process respects their rights, is aligned with their land management practices and …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Are there any (special policy provisions recognizing rights or status of local communities or, in countries where … and also possibly geological or landform features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and … character and influence without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed so as to …
Guidelines on compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements
… and environmental safety and health, in particular human health. 8. The guidelines are intended to facilitate … could support efforts to foster public awareness about the rights and obligations under each agreement and create … of innovative means for securing, raising and maintaining human and financial resources to strengthen enforcement; (i) …