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… Long-distance transport of floating litter and mid-ocean hot … taking action. This report presents both short- and long-term approaches to the problem of marine plastic debris and … 1.027 (1.020 – 1029 kg m-3), depending on the temperature and salinity which vary geographically and with …

… have low water solubility and low vapor pressures at room temperature, but they have high solubility in most organic … and immunotoxic effects. In addition, PCB undergo long-range transport through air, water and migratory … all liquids and equipment through one campaign. The mid-term objectives of a PCB investigation should also take into …

… the guidelines in light of the field evaluation. This long and exhaustive process has, we believed, greatly … after timber extraction does not guarantee its long-term viability. Trees might live for many centuries, for … The ‘edge effect’ can include changes in radiation, temperature and humidity, and also increased wind-throw of …

… these guidelines. Early protected areas laws used the term ‘co-management’ and it has developed a legal history for … through legal and other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … warmer temperatures across the planet and localized temperature extremes, including colder weather, as well as …

… in Article 7. 9. For the purposes of this Article, the term “State not party to this Protocol” shall include, with … limit on consumption in any such twelve- month period so long as the sum of its calculated levels of consumption over … and consumption save to the extent that a high-ambient-temperature exemption applies based on criteria decided by …

… 2.5 Supporting ecosystem-based adaptation for longer term resilience ............................ Chapter 3 … that extreme weather events will increase over the long term due to climate change (IPCC, 2014), it is likely … level rise, invasive species and locust invasion, extreme temperature (heat waves), windstorms (violent winds) and …

… law and governance38 For the purposes of this report, the term “international water law” refers to international law … State, however, or even to settle a particular dispute, as long as it endeavours in good faith to resolve the dispute … watercourses and other freshwater bodies.283 As the global temperature rises, droughts and floods will likely become …

… slow the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. In the longer term, the value of Key Biodiversity Areas in informing … investment, societal mobilization and civic pride. The long- term future of KBAs rests first and foremost with the … heterogeneity of the earth’s surface in terms of rainfall, temperature, elevation, and other environmental …

… World Conservation Strategy in 1980. So when IUCN uses the term ‘biodiversity’, it is to be presumed that it uses it … as well as cultural and social influences. Some systems long managed by indigenous and other traditional people, such … inverse distribution of the vegetation. The average annual temperature is 12.4º C in the valley bottoms, and the growing …

… of resource- efficient, 21st century economies within the goal of sustainable development. They also form a central … and economic obstacles in seeking to realign medium and long-term water management strategies rather than providing for …