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Stockholm Declaration (of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment)
… and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous … gross deficiencies, harmful to the physical, mental and social health of man, in the man-made environment, … its full human dimension. It is also essential that mass media of communications avoid contributing to the …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… investments, as well as community investors and larger social impact investors. This could include development … Development Studies (MAIDS) program and Center for Social Development Studies (CSDS), Faculty of Political … have been writings by activists and academics in the local media suggesting that the stored water can serve a range of …
Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe
… and during job-related tasks. • 20% of learning comes from social interactions, such as supporting and discussing … with other organisation. • Cross-functional assignments Social learning (20%) • Encouraging the use of colleague … of strategies for communication and working with media. • Development of information management systems. • …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . Special care was taken to update it with respect to the ‘social and economic pillars’ and thereby avoid falling into … minimize or resolve conflicts between “environmental and social/economic agreements or instruments .”4 4 Paragraph 39 … of environmental harm to other areas or environmental media (air, water, soil), or to other forms of harm .177 It …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… on Biological Diversity CESAGen Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics CGIAR Consultative Group on … of source, origin or legal provenance CSR corporate social responsibility ESCR International Network for … “biodiversity” had become wildly successful in the mass media; ABS is the lingering victim of that success. …
Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species
… invasions posed by biofuels. The story received widespread media 1 … biofuel production, which addresses environmental, social and economic issues related to biofuel production. the … as loss of ecosystem services, as well as cultural and social costs, for example from the loss of traditional …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… a society. Therefore, we can say that disasters are mainly social constructs: they are largely determined by how a … ecosystems can lessen underlying risks such as reducing social-economic vulnerability (Renaud et al., 2013). It is … eight case studies. Specifically see page 122ff (http://media.swissre.com/documents/rethinking_shaping_climate_ …
The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… economic bene�t for all parties, while mitigating negative social and environmental impacts. As a result, thousands of … new and existing sources and the need to minimize cross-media effects; and the support for Parties, in particular in … aspects related to health and environment, as well as social and economic issues. Other challenges related to …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… green economy ................................. 2 Social equity as the platform for sustainable development … of increasing environmental risk, ecological scarcity or social disparity. Considerations over “green” development for … statements and to directly influence public opinion; media coverage of pastoralist issues is often guilty of not …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… Law and Commission on Environmental Economics and Social Policy. We gratefully acknowledge the author, Ms. … and beliefs that are so vital and intrinsic a part of a social and economic system that they are treated as if they … celebrations, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other cultural heritage; …