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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or … point in the United Kingdom). There are likely to be developed futures markets (NYMEX or ICE). Not all gas is … 3,900 public water systems were estimated to have had at least one hydraulically fractured well within a mile [1.6 km] …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Institutional Arrangements

… technical support to contracting parties, in particular to least developed nations, to build their phytosanitary capacity to … their phytosanitary measures on international standards developed by the IPPC; however, the Convention and the SPS …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)

… hazards suggest that the acid/clay process is the least environmentally sound of the three main re-refining … Technical solutions to many of these problems have been developed and are being increasingly applied, however the … (regulations and other economic instruments could be developed and implemented to assist in sustaining the market) …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Giraffids: reversing the decline of Africa’s iconic megafauna

… and civil unrest; NOTING that while previously listed as Least Concern and Near Threatened, giraffe and okapi have …
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… to ban of import. In order to impose a ban de facto, any country could just refuse to import a substance or to demand … from these products, they have introduced standards and developed technologies and work methods, which constitute … that amendments must be communicated to all Parties at least six months before the CoP meeting, and they shall be …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… makes sense in secularised societies, in which culture has developed more or less independently of spirituality over the … in- clude references for further reading. 15 Continent country Name Category V Governance Culture Religion Added … long-term association with the land dating back at least a number of centuries if not over a thousand years. In …
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Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications

… Skanska Understand the value of water Rio Tinto has developed a water diagnostic tool to help understand the … Habitat fragmentation is most severe in Europe and least severe in South America. Many countries in sub-Saharan … role in regulating the hydrological cycle underpinning the country’s agriculture and hydropower. Nonetheless, between …
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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … river basins span more than 150 countries, include at least 40 % of the world’s population, and cover 62 million … 2015). Thus, while gender-sensitive policies have been developed, the reality on the ground does not yet reflect …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Can carbon dioxide storage help cut greenhouse emissions?

… further. While the individual components of CCS are well developed, they still need to be integrated into full-scale … legal and regulatory environment also needs to be further developed. This must include agreed methods for estimating … if climate change is to be successfully addressed at least cost. For further information, see www.ipcc.ch. c18 …
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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… of the impact of individual and mixtures of chemicals has developed gradually over the past 60-70 years. Nevertheless, … of major pollutants suggests that the societal cost is at least 10 % of the GDP (xxii,xlii). Other factors causing harm … the mechanisms of toxicity you would like to avoid, or at least which families or groups of chemicals do not possess …
21 Jun 2026 Document