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Water Management and Stewardship
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … no incentive for holders of senior water rights, which are protected in law, to adopt water use efficiency measures. As … productivity in Australia by 36% cent from 2000 to 2005, protected and created industries, and developed a large …
Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways
… Status of Introduced Non-Native Waterbird Species in the Area of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement: … more than five times in the last 20 years. Map of the AEWA area © UNEP/AEWA Secretariat A further 27 species were … has been highly successful. All 60 individuals within the area were eradicated through the process of egg pricking and …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, art. 11; Arab … on Human Rights Defenders), including the right to be protected in their work and the right to strive for the … matters. States must ensure that these rights are protected whether they are being exercised within structured …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… Future Chemical-Safe Chemicals are used in almost every area of the world economy. The future of sustainable … of mercury waste, we take the lead in the waste management area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership. With this … trade. Europe, Asia and the North American Free Trade Area account for nearly 93 per cent of world chemical sales. …
Tackling, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa
… through a multi-tiered effort: • AWF supports the work of protected area authorities and other antipoaching efforts on the … Makgadigadi National Park. This will keep elephants within protected areas and will have the added benefit of minimizing …
The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… any movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes: from an area under the national jurisdiction of one State to or through an area under the national jurisdiction of another State, or to or though an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, …
Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control
… or the legal status of any country, territory, or city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … with stringent entry requirements. Workers should be protected , by providing appropriate personal protective … to be prepared for emergencies. Fire fighters should be protected against inhaling toxic fumes. Flooding can cause …
Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative
… repre- sentative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the … and the French Agence des aires marines protégées (marine protected areas agency), and its imple- mentation is being …