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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… freshwater and some 40 per cent of its total renewable water resources.1 Although it is one of the world’s most water-abundant regions, the resource is distributed very … and subject to multiple pressures, including increasing pollution, degradation of watersheds and the depletion and …
A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27
… Neil Hughes (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australia), Roger Jaensch … (AEWA Secretariat, Bonn), Abdellah Al Mastour (Ministry of Water and Forests, Morocco), Angus Middleton (Federation of … illegal hunting and taking, non-native species, diseases, pollution, climate change, natural system modifications, …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… posed by hunting, fishing (incidental take or by-catch), pollution, alien species (invasive species and hybridisation) … and sustainably use the biodiversity of these four water bodies. For example, the Seals Agreement preamble … species include those to prevent serious damage to crops, water and fisheries (AEWA Action Plan, para. 2.1.3). In …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… may include impairment of human health and safety, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity in fire-sensitive or … of vegetation for ensuring adequate flows of quality water and risk of fires burning vegetation. Critical concerns …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… of transport projects that facilitate road, rail and water transit can also be substantial with direct benefit to … concerns, particularly climate change and local pollution. In some cases, governments subsidise these … as well as other forms of environmental damage, such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. Recent …
Ratification and Implementation Guidelines
… 64 64 64 64 66 66 Article 9: Releases Sources of Land and Water Releases Covered Required Control Measures for Releases … development in controlling the harmful effects of mercury pollution. The Conven- tion is the latest in the series of … Emissions (to air) (Article 8); 6. Releases (to land and water) (Article 9); 7. Environmentally sound interim storage …
Second report on the protection of the atmosphere
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … research: a review of turbulence, exchanges of energy and water, and the urban heat island”, International Journal of … by two relevant treaties governing different types of water resources. In the 2008 Articles on the law of …
Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)
… (synthetic oils), oily residues from tanks, oil-water mixtures and emulsions. These arising from industrial … This usually involves treatment to separate solids and water from a variety of used oils. The methods used may … or under uncontrolled conditions can lead to serious pollution of all environmental media. Also, combustion plants …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation … which impact on the environment 11 3.1 Control of pollution and waste management 11 3.2 Military and hostile … ranging from sustainable management of land and soil, water, air and biological resources, and seeks to integrate …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… 9 1. Water-related issues … 13 b. Surface water contamination … attention as they can be the source of potential pollution of the environment and of water resources in … is considered to be the main source of potential pollution of water by hydraulic fracturing activities. …