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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… of the world of the way to manage their soil as a non-renewable resource. • Build the foundations of an … for human societies through production of food and renewable forms of energy.21 It also recognises 17 Corbett, J.R., 1969, The …
Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
… cycle, rivers, lakes and underground aquifers provide a renewable source of fresh water. Most types of wetlands … production, consumption and sale such as those providing energy,shelter, foods, agricultural production, timber, … An interesting aspect of this study was that it also used energy analysis to provide complementary estimates of life …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… products to break down at the end of their function, using renewable feedstocks or raw material whenever possible and minimizing energy requirements of chemical processes. “These principles … to commonly used solvents that are sourced from renewable raw materials that avoid, where possible, petroleum …
Two dams on the Santa Cruz River in Argentina: Their impact on an irreplaceable ecosystem and on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) population, a Critically Endangered species endemic to Argentina
… of an informed and strategic debate on the country's energy decisions, ensuring that the Santa Cruz River basin … principle, the impacts of hydroelectric projects and renewable energy alternatives, as well as other related issues that she …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… such as health, environment, education, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. “I have … replenishes at such a slow rate that it is considered non-renewable and it is not related to any immediate … on transboundary groundwater initially with a focus on non-renewable or fossil groundwater unconnected to surface …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… incentives for the development and use of clean and renewable energy sources (Article 33.2). None of these laws, however, … may be extended to 70 years. These land use rights are renewable (Land Law 2003, Article 67.3). Domestic and foreign …
Brexit: environment and climate change
… Member States. The six Sub-Committees are as follows: Energy and Environment Sub-Committee External Affairs … climate action • Low carbon technologies • Ozone layer • Renewable energy (such as deployment targets and national … biggest recipient of the EIB’s Climate Awareness Bonds for renewable energy and energy efficiency, securing 24% of total …