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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… in enabling and guiding actions and including pollution management into development agendas, states and local … renewable energy production, reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and restore degraded lands (International … Some of the partners are India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change; the International Fertilizer …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … tertiary gene pools somewhat fuzzy (see Maynard, C. 1996. Forest Genetics Glossary). The paragraph acknowledges that … of genetically important wild crop relatives situated in forest habitats (for exam- ple, the Mazatlan Biosphere …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… the services they provide, such as food, water, disease management, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment, and … certification schemes for sustainable fisheries and forest practices, for example, provide people with the … requires greater technical capacity for agriculture, forest, and fisheries management and for effective management
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Global Mercury Assessment

… deposited to plant surfaces can be re-emitted during forest fires or biomass burning. Mercury may be deposited and … soon as possible. Arnold John Labrentz / Shutterstock.com Forest fires re-emit mercury deposited to vegetation. UNEP … by enterprises that hold permits for hazardous waste management. The amounts that may be emitted or released …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… water resources and environmental degradation to a water management system that reduces poverty, ensures healthy … Australia, a 1-in-5 year flood event in the Barmah-Millewa Forest is enhan- ced through releases from a major storage in … management measures where feasible, e.g. adapting: • forest and vegetation cover manage- ment; • agriculture land …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… 63 4.1 The institutional framework for the management of shared waters ................................ … naturally established between water, flora (mostly forest), soil, subsoil and fauna, and among these resources … of Germany. Facts The Danube, has its source in the Black Forest in Germany, and flows through the Jura Mountains in …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… environmental provisions that relate to the protection and management of water (mismanagement and/or depletion of … (which covers basic human needs), appropriate ecosystem management has an important role in the provision of water … cleaning, cooking and sanitation; EMPHASIZING that water management should take into account the fulfilment of basic …
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Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

… available to encourage stakeholder participation in the management of these sites; 2. CALLS on IUCN State Members to … areas; 4. ENCOURAGES further research on the sustainable management of karst areas within the ecosystem matrix and …
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Factsheet - Protected Areas

… and by giving prominence to ecological representation, management effectiveness and multiple benefits, the PoWPA is …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… access to our resources, and coordination with ecosystem management and protection requirements. Requirements and … mational) are primary in each situation. 292 FAO, 1995, “Forest Management Legislative Development in Tonga” (FAO) … Financial Mechanisms for Water Services from Forests” (Forest Trends). 78 5.2.2 Excludability of the micro-physical …
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