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Marine plastic litter and microplastics
… on POPs: POPs are organic chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in humans and wildlife, have … to protect human health and the environment from POPs. As of 2018, the Convention controls 28 POPs, including those … under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions: In 2017, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention decided …
Raising awareness of climate change: A handbook for government focal points
… Raising awareness of climate change Raising awareness of climate change A handbook for government focal points Published by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Division of … issue (see Annex I). More specifically, Article 6 commits Parties to “promote and facilitate at the national and, as …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… and S eascapes IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland, … public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic … ICOMOS Symposium “Heritage and landscape as human values”, Conference proceedings, Theme 5, Florence 2014. M. di …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 99 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009 Forest fires and the law A … Development Service), Ali Mekouar (Director of FAO Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division, formerly … Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… Boedhihartono, Caterina Wolfangel, Matthew Howell ii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE … .................................................. 3 1.2 THE KYOTO PROTOCOL … the other on their experiences and concerns. At the same conference, “The Nairobi work programme on impacts, …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 1 Introduction
… Archaeologists can tell us that the close asso-ciation between people and wetlands has an … from all over the world document the extensive human use of wetlands, a reflection of the immense wealth of wetland … be presented to the Ramsar community in the up- coming Conference of the Parties in, Valencia, Spain, in November …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible Governance of tenure of land, fisheries and … Session in November 2004, and the 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD). … Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of …
Conservation measures for vultures, including banning the use of veterinary diclofenac
… Conservation measures for vultures, including banning the use of veterinary diclofenac NOTING that diclofenac, a … Birds adopted through Resolution 11.15 of the Eleventh Conference of Parties to the UNEP Convention on Migratory … measures for vultures, including banning the use of veterinary diclofenac …