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Promoting external international responsibility with regard to the impacts on global biodiversity
… those with a high level of consumption of resources and energy, affect the condition of ecosystems and environmental … services in the countries from which goods and energy are imported, but also have an impact on their ability … of the countries and regions that provide them with goods, energy resources and materials; 2. CALLS on States and …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… services (wild foods and fodder, wood-based biomass and energy) contribute an estimated € 169 million or 17%, … many different sectors of the economy, including tourism, energy, water, agriculture, infrastructure and disaster risk … of Economy is in charge for different type of concessions, energy policy, strategies regarding regional development and …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… attention from resource using industries, like mining and energy (see Chapters 2.15 and 2.16), so it should be of … interests when IPAs were initially proposed. The conventional government protected areas management agencies … strong arguments in favour of IPAs is that, compared to ‘conventional’ protected areas, they are both cheap to …
Conservation measures for vultures, including banning the use of veterinary diclofenac
… medicine; and mortality caused by birds colliding with energy infrastructure; ALSO NOTING that the most significant … sector regarding trade in vulture body parts; and e. energy sector regarding energy generation and transmission; and 7. CALLS FOR the …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… together and cited as Minister for Primary Industry and Energy v Davey (1993) 47 FCR 151. At first instance140, the … cases, Davey and Fitti v Minister of Primary Industry and Energy (1993) 113 ALR 335, a 140 Cited as Fitti v. Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (1993) 40 FCR 286. 141 Supra. 142 Supra. Annex 1 165 …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… of indicative measures are proposed, such as: • Promoting energy efficiency • Promoting renewable energy • Phasing out subsidies that contravene the objectives … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/renewable-energy …
Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers
… Gray Whale Advisory Panel and personnel from Sakhalin Energy. We appreciate the wonderful assistance from Giulia … Finally, we would like to acknowledge and thank Sakhalin Energy for their financial contribution. 3 Effective planning … which will depend on requirements and local conditions): • conventional vessel- or shore-based visual monitoring; • …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and saltmarsh absorb energy from waves and storm surges making them less damaging … of storm surges or tsunamis (Feagin et al., 2010). Wave energy is also lost through frictional drag as the wave … branches and roots reduces currents and dissipates wave energy (Quartel et al., 2007). As a result, this reduces the …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… in air, and since the density of water transmits acoustic energy very efficiently over much greater distances than in … be critical for the survival of marine mammals. Some high-energy sound sources can have immediate impacts and even … even solid rubbish. Where urban effluent is treated in a conventional sewage treatment plant, bacteria will remove up …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Oil/ Gas exploration/development Air Pollution Renewable Energy Forestry/ Wood production Earthquakes/ Tsunamis … Housing/ Urban Areas Fire/ Fire Suppression Renewable Energy Tourism/ visitors/ recreation Tourism/ Recreation … / Service Lines Solid Waste Shipping Lanes Renewable Energy Industrial/ Military Ef�uents Identity/ Social …