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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… the ecosystems of international watercourses. This standard covers not only quality but also quantity … to prior authorisation or to general rules laying down emission limits; (b) hazardous substances are gradually … not possible to distinguish the contribution of individual emission sources. Institutional framework The Convention …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… back to 1972, and has through 35 years maintained a high standard of legal scholarship and quality outputs. The ABS … value from the reduction, either by using the “saved” emission rights in another facility (making that facili- ty … instance, the government still maintains oversight, since emission rights transaction must be recorded in order for the …
Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with the pesticides aldrin, alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, beta hexachlorocyclohexane, chlordane, chlordecone, dieldrin, e
… K.C. and Sweetman, A.J., 2009. “A first global production, emission, and environmental inventory for perfluorooctane …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… national development objectives, while avoiding high emission-rates, investing in disaster risk prevention and … carbon solutions can lock countries in unsustainable, high emission development paths, undermining the prospects of com- …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… as an operating principle, a measure to assess a minimum standard for conservation in areas where high levels of … of markets in carbon offsets. The Kyoto Protocol set emission reduction targets for countries, providing a foundation for a system of emission rights trading. The rationale is that some countries …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… and programmes within protected areas should act as standard-setters in environmentally sensitive design and … areas, these can be of several kinds: � Systems of standard setting and certification applied to the tourist … it is moving towards the next type of scheme. � Systems of standard setting and certification applied to protected …