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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… supply of copra, declining returns to labour in copra production and the importance to communities of where they … Without’ Flood Damage Analysis Farm Sugarcane production (Plant and ratoon) Cane output following flooding GVPwithout … in soil quality. Changes in the types and incidence of plant and animal pests and diseases are likely to occur, …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… The African mainland harbours between 40,000 and 60,000 plant species and about 100,000 known species of insects, … of agriculture, industrial activities, pharmaceutical production, construction and tourism, to name but a few of … wildlife. 9. Uncontrolled medicinal and aromatic plant harvesting constitutes a major threat to the survival …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… 85% of the total global consumption of lead is for the production of lead-acid batteries (ILA, 2017). This … If the furnace is not under negative pressure or if the plant has inadequate ventilation and/or emission controls, … et al. (2012) investigated a lead-acid battery recycling plant in Kenya and found elevated concentrations of lead in …
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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… to poor infrastructure such as roads and that agricultural production has been successful; Lightfoot (2005), referring … sites. Farmers have been very keen to grow seedlings and plant these crops. There has been no cash benefit in the … They also compiled inventories that identified over 40 plant species including rafflesia, which they have documented …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… the scope of the London Convention was extended to include plant species. While its objective remained utilitarian – to … of 1900. 15 The London Convention provides a list of plant and animal species that were selected whether to … emission and discharge limits, as well as process and production methods and products quality.” They are also …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… and the maintenance of human life, including: (a) the production of biomass and the filtering, buffering and … activity between the atmosphere, ground water and plant cover; (b) soils as a biological habitat and gene … between the atmosphere, the ground water, and the plant cover, protecting the environment and especially humans …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… resources and impact the environment to support global production 2016). Even in the most remote areas of the polar … reduced visibility, impaired photosynthesis, reduced plant growth, toxicity build-up in food chain Breathing … and immune system Water and air purification, reduction of plant biomass, altered climate regulation through carbon …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… particularly microorganisms, that could negatively affect plant genetic resources, plant, animal or human health, or the environment. Biosafety … and environmental impacts inherent in industrial production. Clearing house Mechanism, which facilitates and …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… and Ecosystem Services ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ICCAs … knowledge, access and benefit sharing (ABS), or plant variety protection. For example, prior to the Nagoya … of the Chocó bioregion of Colombia practice traditional production and land management for the collective use of the …
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In Transition: Bangkok's Ivory Market

… (to CITES) DNP Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ETIS Elephant Trade Information System … not, with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP). Those who acquired ivory, by any … being directed from Africa to Thailand for the production of ivory products sold on the domestic market. …
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