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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… Board (of CDM) EIA environmental impact assessment FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FSC Forestry Stewardship … rights, such as the rights to life, health, water, food, and nondiscrimination.2 Countermeasures that aim at … that ensures their well-being and a decent life, including food, clothing, housing, services and the right to a healthy …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… of ecosystems 3.1.3 Importance of genetic diversity for food security and livelihoods ............................. … and 2) provide goods and services for basic needs (such as food, medicine, water, shelter) as well as livelihood … support around 30 million people through the provision of food, income and livelihood (TEEB, 2010). Rapid-onset …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GATT … International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture MTA material transfer agreement MTDS … Cooperation Treaty PGRFA plant genetic resources for food and agriculture TK traditional knowledge TEV total …
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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

… 4/35 where there is improved hygiene; and where food is sufficient, safe, affordable and nutritious. A world … such as poverty eradication, health, education and food security and nutrition, it sets out a wide range of … We are also determined to end hunger and to achieve food security as a matter of priority and to end all forms of …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… on its soils than it is today, to produce sufficient food to meet the ever-increasing food deficit. • A general realisation that the world … on the world, especially in terms of the decline in food security, indicates that soil has ecological limits and …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… various goods and services provided by ecosystems such as food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and … distribution); agricultural and livestock products; wild food; medicinal products; fuel and building materials; c) … enough phosphorus for three millet crops, the local staple food. Thus, the average cropping-fallow cycle in this region …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… assessment 26 6.3.1. Soil and dust 26 6.3.2. Air 26 6.3.3. Food and water 27 RECYCLING USED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES: HEALTH … on land or released into waterways. Lead can enter the food chain through crops growing on contaminated land, from direct deposition onto crops, through food animals foraging in contaminated areas and consuming …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… cities in foreign countries. Wetland products range from food staples, such as fish and rice, to timber for building, … billion. While the global significance of fish as a basic food commodity and a highly valued economic resource is … to maintain water quality and provide the basis for food chains that culminate in human consumption of seafood. …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… ringed by coral reefs and mangrove forests which provide food and shelter for marine life as well as food and livelihoods for humans. The islands in the WCR face … and along coastal areas comprises plastic materials from food and beverage containers, childrens’ toys and other …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… collected from around the TAG mound may be of use in food processing, detergents and the degradation of toxic … biomass generated by this process can be used as a food source for aquaculture or in the production of synthetic … water currents are strongest, supplying the corals with food, removing waste products and avoiding potentially …
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