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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… and cancer.” WHO European Region, ENViRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DiSEASE ASSOCiATED WiTH iNADEQUATE HOUSiNG: A METHOD GUiDE TO … highest attainable standard of health in order to combat disease and malnutrition, through, inter alia, “the provision … hazards have all been linked to increases in the spread of disease.55 Finally, Article 31 recognizes the right to …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… Other threats, such as those posed by invasive species and disease, might be harder to recognize, or their control might … impacts, such as by increasing the risk of fire and disease and by changing moisture regimes. The construction of … with commercially valuable trees and could be sources of disease. They are, however, very important as nesting sites …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… & Steenblik, R. 2007. Biofuels: Is the cure worse than the disease? OECD Roundtable on Sustainable Development. OECD: … posed by harmful pathogens and expose populations to disease that originally circulated within wild animal … smoke inhalation causes approximately 5% of all death and disease in some of the poorest countries. World Health …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… and the empowerment of the poor ix Coordinator, Infectious Disease Group); Margret Vidar and Patrice Talla (FAO Legal … ranches, encourage breeding research programmes on disease resistance, and adopt a uniform trophy pricing system … of natural and human-caused events – drought, heavy snow, disease, habitat destruction from human development, …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… mobile calls. Tracking where people went after leaving a disease hotspot helped epidemiologists working on the West … humanitarian needs, biodiversity loss and con- tagious disease are among the interlinked challenges that cannot be … stimulating growth, empowering women, curbing infec- tious disease and restoring biodiversity, among other outcomes. …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for parties not operating under Article 5 2 181 … for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and for the delivery of leuprolide to the … (MDIs) for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nasal dexamethasone, and specific cleaning, bonding …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… in balance, such as climate regulation, flood control, disease regulation and water purification; • Cultural … and feedlots, combined with use of antibiotics to prevent disease at high stocking levels, hormones to increase growth … other chemicals that are used to keep farmed fish free of disease and parasites can contaminate the natural ecosystem, …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… the quality of water and soil or by providing flood and disease control. Cultural Services: nonmaterial benefits that … vegetation and larger forest ecosystems to pests and disease (Anderson 2008). The falling leaves and debris in … of new habitats for mosquitos and thereby vector-borne disease risks (Medlock and Vaux 2011). Constructing Wetlands …