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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… evidence favouring the use of bioenergy as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels is not … forests, grasslands, wetlands and peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and … biodiversity value (art. 17.3), or land with high carbon stock (art. 17.4). The aim for present purposes is not to …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… Sustainable Development WTO World Trade Organization CO2 carbon dioxide SO2 Sulfur dioxide XII TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS … temperatures on record. The accumulation of gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons … manage and use wisely the listed wetland and migratory stock of waterfowl and fish. This includes establishing …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… and Degradation, including rewards for enhancing carbon storage through forest restoration, rehabilitation and … and forest degradation (REDD), to REDD+, which also covers carbon sequestration through forest conservation, sustainable … this practice, which has seen a positive change in fish stock, increase in abundance and size of fish and …
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Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual

… practices. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint iv ATMOSPHERIC BROWN CLOUDS (ABC) EMISSION … mixture of anthropogenic sulfate, nitrate, organics, black carbon, dust, and fly ash particles. Recent scientific … j. Hj = Hold-up (this is the difference in the amount in stock at the beginning and at the end of the inventory year). …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… such as short-lived climate pollutants including black carbon and ground- The main sources of outdoor air pollution … of plant biomass, altered climate regulation through carbon sequestration, altered nutrient cycling, changes in … the risk of disease transmission from captive to wild stock, and, in some cases, The number of large oil spills …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Third report on the protection of the atmosphere

… were caused by particulate matter, including black carbon and tropospheric ozone, those pollutants should also … measures are taken to prevent serious harm to the stock of southern blue fin tuna” (emphasis added) , but the … (2013), pp. 515-530; Mary Sabina Peters, “Minimize risk of carbon sequestration through environmental impact assessment …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… in as elements of development infrastructure — as a stock of facilities, services and equipment which are needed … cycling nutrients; attenuating fl oods; sequestering carbon; regulating micro-climate; and providing nursery, … services are thought to be worth up to $3,000/ha/year, and carbon sequestration just under $100/ha/year (Sathirathai op …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… or underestimated. Yet, they are natural solutions for carbon capture and storage, and they provide real and … social level. The role of natural ecosystems in absorbing carbon emissions and helping countries adapt to climate … and marine ecosystems play an important role in the global carbon cycle: when adequately preserved, they act as carbon
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… forestry sectors in Zimbabwe by valuing the loss of forest stock and soil erosion. The results show that traditional … Markets and charges, Payments for environmental services, Carbon offsets, Debt conversion, Trust Funds #47. Chomitz, K. … Economic instruments, Private sector, Trust Funds, Carbon offsets, Debt conversion #53. Costa, R., & Kennedy, E. …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… Services FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FPIC Free, Prior and Informed … putting disproportionate emphasis on trees as vehicles of carbon sequestration and neglecting the value of biodiversity … rights to continue to use and develop their own breeding stock and breeding practices and calls on the government to …
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