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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources … can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development. … A.K., Aldaya, M.M. and Mekonnen, M.M. (2011) The water footprint assessment manual: Setting the global standard. …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs); environmental impact assessments (EIA); and capacity-building … 2.4. The value of ABNJ 14 2.5. Resources, activities and environmental impacts 16 3. EXISTING FRAMEWORK FOR … North Pacific NPFC Preliminary closures declared; footprint approach effectively limits fishing activity. 0.5% …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… vulnerabilities. It is thus important to integrate environmental management into post-disaster activities • … society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts which exceeds the ability of … of risks and vulnerabilities. It is well recognised that environmental degradation exacerbates vulnerabilities and can …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint Published by the United Nations Environment … sustainable development goals (SDGs) that balance the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable … This Paper provides advice and guidance on how environmental sustainability can be incorporated in the SDGs. …
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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… in local and international markets while trying to avoid environmental problems. In particular, aquaculture is … the Mediterranean. In order to avoid any potential environmental disruption and to respond to worldwide … the product: locality, traditional production, low carbon footprint, animal welfare, fish feed from sustainable …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… health of our environment. What were the most outstanding environmental events and developments of 2004? What new commitments did governments and stakeholders make on environmental management? What environmental priorities were … 15 per cent of the total land area. ● The EU’s ecological footprint is very large and increasing. An area half the size …
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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… three in this list are already included in nu- merous environmental standards, safeguard poli- cies and … to inform a range of decisions and to report on their environmental performance (see Part 2 of this guide). The … key information for reporting company’s environmental footprint• , by following, for example, the Global Reporting …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… to improve the integration of spiritual, cultural and environmental values, Catalonia, Spain Josep-Maria Mallarach … communities and indigenous peoples Gonzalo Oviedo 241 Environmental action by the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theodota … ed that it significantly reduces one’s en- vironmental footprint. Most monastic communities take part in such …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … Tourism Association (CHTA) in 1997 to promote responsible environmental and social management of natural and heritage … those materials will come from and the total physical footprint of the hotel will also influence how significant …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… 7 Foreword Businesses, especially companies with a direct footprint on the ground, are increasingly mind- ful of their … of which should have been determined earlier as part of an Environmental and Social Impact Assess- ment (ESIA) process. … to be collated internally as part of an existing environmental reporting sys- tem; be sensitive to major …
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