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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… economic value of carbon sequestration based on benefits transfer method. Because this method is highly uncertain, … Palawan, Philippines, pages 118-125. Forest Science and Technology, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2013. http://www.tandfonline. … Institute (SEI). DOSTPAGASA [Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… to be made from ensuring that capital investments and technology choices do not lock industries into current … there is an urgent need for improved capacity building, technology transfer and programmes that assist farmers in adopting …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… are often posed not by a new, poorly understood technology or process, but by the expansion or … must be borne in mind when evidence is presented that a technology or intervention does not cause harm (absence of … to ensuring that development, handling, transport, use, transfer and release of living modified organisms are …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… Philomène A. Verlaan School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii and IUCN Commission on … (5) are unqualified. Article 195 obliges states ‘not to transfer, directly or indirectly, damage or hazards from one … stronger discharge regulations (Japan has been working on technology that would eliminate the need to discharge oily …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… make a maximum effort to develop programs, practices and technology necessary for a better under- standing of the … of water use, such as water power utilisation, water transfer and withdrawal; n operation of the existing hydro … Secretariat as well as a Committee on Science and Technology. Source 107 UNTS 1954 256 International Water …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… saw tremendous strides made by man in the spheres of technology and industry. Yet this was accompanied by decades … to be what it is now. However, human progress, modern technology and the explosive increase in the world’s … to ensure appropriate access to genetic resources and a transfer of relevant and appropriate technologies to parties …
The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?
… which is used more and more frequently is the ‘benefit transfer method’. Benefit transfer uses economic information captured at one place and … limit pollution and waste problems: “shall be based on the technology that will give the best results in the light of an …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… parasitological and bacterial screening. Prior to any transfer of fish from CFI to any other facility, or any … ogawar@silver.ocn.ne.jp 2- Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology, Ohmiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan … animals (15 Alytes and 5 Rana) by using radio-tracking technology. Additionally, two automatic recording devices …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… the development of tools, incentives and processes, the transfer of technologies and good practices, and the full and … Yet great strides have been made in science and technology that addresses land degradation and furthers the … (R.M. de Britez, pers. comm., 2011). Lessons Learned ✓ The technology developed through this project, such as strategies …