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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… exploring the links between environmental crime and a wide range of other criminal activities, such as organized crime … environmental crime benefits, in some instances, non-state armed groups and terrorist organizations. Efforts to … the cost of environmental crime is estimated to be in the range of USD 91-259 billion, or up to twice the amount of …
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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… generated illegally from natural resources to support non-state armed groups and terrorism. Although the definition of … USD; • Waste at 10–12 billion USD. The wide uncertainty range reflects the lack of criminal statis- tics in this … crimes by an annual growth rate of possibly in the range of at 8 least 5–7%, with examples as high as 21–28%. …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and with a range of partners, IUCN’s World Heritage Programme evaluates … IUCN member organizations, IUCN regional offices, and the range of site management stakeholders who have contributed … and ICCROM for their collaboration in the preparation of State of Conservation documentation for the World Heritage …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… constructive engagement. Water governance encompasses ‘the range of political, social, economic and administrative … narrow definition of legislative, executive or judicial State officials to convey all the ways in which the … More specifically, water governance expresses ‘the range of political, social, economic and adminis- trative …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… resources, so that forests provide the full potential range of goods and services. The programme makes … sought to identify principles that are relevant across a range of spatial scales. A goal in writing this book has been … refuge, or foraging habitat. For example, in New York State, USA, 93 species were noted from fencerows (Petrides …
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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

… ocean in the global sustainable development agenda 9 2.2. State jurisdiction in the ocean 11 2.3. Marine areas beyond … and fishing have intensified and expanded, while a range of new ac- tivities have been developing, including in … the exercise of these freedoms, making them subject to a range of obligations and responsibilities to other States and …
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… global warming5 above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach … the level of observed warming to within ±20% (likely range). Estimated anthropogenic global warming is currently … strengthened and timely action from all countries and non-state actors (high confidence). {5.5.1, 5.5.3, Figure 5.1} …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… While human rights duties are owed principally by the State to individuals within that State’s own territory, there … beyond the COP 16. To this end, this paper provides a range of recommendations to guide negotiators, States and … (pages 16-27). 3. Make information widely available in a range of languages and accessible formats, insofar as the …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… Department of Conservation and Land Management in the same state before spending four years working as a consultant. … can and do play a critical role. By working with a broad range of stakeholders, and notably the industry and local … that involves selecting a desirable future out of a range of plausible alternatives, and implementing strategies …
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Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries

… The issue of tariff differentiation can impact a broad range of policy considerations, including policy costs, … practices, this report instead attempts to outline the range of possible designs that developing country policy … (RECs) 7 to demonstrate compliance with national or state targets. Competitive tenders and credit trading are two …
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