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Securing the future for global peatlands
… and for support to international efforts to share good practice and science relating to peatlands; ACKNOWLEDGING the … through peat forest fires, conversion of peatlands for agricultural uses, mining for fuel, mining to sell in … of peatland to be applied by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in its Soils Charter, by the …
Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries
… 2.1.6 NET METERING Net metering broadly refers to the practice of crediting onsite generators for electricity they … (bark, saw dust, chaff…) 0.95 biogas power plants from agricultural plants (corn silage…) and organic remains and … examples. 39 | P a g e health impacts of air pollutants, agricultural yield loss, material damage, and energy supply …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… Wildlife Protection and Trafficking Assessment in Kenya ix agricultural, residential, or industrial use. Kenya’s … ranges: habitat fragmentation due to land subdivision, agricultural expansion, high-density human settlement, … agencies as to how to put these helpful provisions into practice; • Transport, mismanagement and sometimes theft of …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… Convention can play in shifting conservation thinking and practice with respect to ensuring biocultural integrity and … the on-going efforts by IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM to connect practice and build the capacity of heritage practitioners as … It contains numerous religious sites, habitation sites and agricultural terraces, showing considerable investment from …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… vague, and seem to be applied to a wide range of items in practice, from compounded raw materials to processed … clearance for development projects, timber thinning, or agricultural expan- sion (the “salvage” exception); - -- was … whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural produc- tion systems (for example, in fruit …