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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… ignored them in our management decisions. The result was environmental degradation, often- times leading to increased … will be the ability of planners and investors to factor in environmental concerns - and particularly the links between … in Chapter 4). Money is also a basic, and comparable, indicator of economic value. For these reasons, economic …
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Global Land Outlook

… With our current trends in production, urbanization, and environmental degradation, we are losing and wasting too much … human habitation. Land degradation decreases resilience to environmental stresses: increased vulnerability, especially … estimates from the World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/ indicator/EN.POP.DNST accessed December 12, 2016. 14 McNeill, …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… Soils A Preliminary Report Ian Hannam with Ben Boer IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 45 IUCN – The World … Switzerland and Cambridge, UK in collaboration with IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2002 … UK. xvi + 88 pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0653-X Cover design by: IUCN Environmental Law Centre Front cover photo: Soil degradation …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… of Soil Pollution Control Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China E-mail: lifs@craes.org.cn Tamas … tkom@nki.hu Tapan Chakrabarti, Acting Director National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India E-mail: … ascribed to the following reasons: • Only seven indicator PCBs were used in the standard for this analysis; …
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Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value … efficiency in livelihood development, economic production, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. … assessment of transboundary aquifers: status and trends An indicator-based approach The indicators are the building …
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Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value … efficiency in livelihood development, economic production, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. … assessment of transboundary aquifers: status and trends An indicator-based approach The indicators are the building …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… E cosystem s in the P eople’s R epublic of C hina IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 80 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre … for IEM in LD law and policy The definition of IEM is an indicator of the type of legislative materials relevant to …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … for their cultural and historic significance, scenic and environmental worth, and educational and recreational … for indicators can be summarized as SMART: • Specific: the indicator is precisely, accurately, and concisely described. …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… 1 Jorge Cabrera Medaglia and Christian López Silva IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/1 Addressing the … Jorge Cabrera Medaglia and Christian López Silva IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/1 The designation … IUCN, Gland, Switzerland in collaboration with the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2007 …
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Guidance to Designated National Authorities on the operation of the Rotterdam Convention

… Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulation Report Forms – Environmental Incidents Secretariat for the Rotterdam … the Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulation Report Form – Environmental Incidents The severely hazardous pesticide … 100 SEVERELY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDE FORMULATION REPORT FORM - ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENTS INTRODUCTION Purpose of this form The …
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