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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… agencies and other bodies responsi- ble for transboundary water issues. It is hoped that the document will also be … stakeholders from other sectors with a direct relevance to water, such as health, environment, education, agriculture, … limits based on best available technology; biological treatment or equivalent processes should be applied to …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in … CBD as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and … and pathogens by means of regulating the exchange or treatment of ballast water and sediments. 2.3.5. The Global …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… mesophytic, broadleaf forest on high ground in a white-water drainage (Freese et al . , in Wolfheim, 1983), whereas … in primary varzea forest (periodically flooded by a white-water river) (Mittermeier and Coimbra-Filho, 1977). In many … is more or less continuous, and it is possible that the treatment of these as all S. scluteus (following Honacki et …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… of common property resources such as grazing, forests and water. They are thus both 'communal' and 'individual' in … in Africa 27 pool resources such as forests, pastures and water sources. Tanner (2005 at 13) explains that: "Each … forums; [and] recognize and address differential treatment of women to ensure equal outcomes in land tenure" …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… A facility must usually get a permit to discharge “process water” into a river, or even onto land (where it will seep … That permit will contain certain conditions regarding the treatment of water before dis- charge. Thereafter, the holder of a permit …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… ecosystem processes, and meet human needs, including water production, soil conservation, and marine nutrient … Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities on Local Government … have followed a traditional sector approach to the treatment of soil-related issues in their national legal …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… changes to coral reefs, as we have seen in 2016 when water temperature rises turning beautifully-coloured reefs a … of frozen methane hydrate are stored in the sea floor at water depths of 200 – 2000 m. Increasing water temperature … of as yet undiscovered medical resources which may provide treatment for a number of human diseases (Maxwell et al., …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… they inhabit open Eucalyptus forest, timber bordering water-courses, Melaleuca woodland, arid Acacia scrublands and … it also occurs in deciduous forest some distance from water. It reportedly avoids humid tierra firma forest, … 1975); however opinion generally began to favour the treatment of pastlnator and sangulnea as conspecific. After a …