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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… – Implementing Article 6.11 Crop-related Modality of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement 249 Carlos M. Correa 20. … role for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality on policies regarding agrobiodiversity. His interests … advocate and smartest strategist. He was a breath of fresh air in FAO Commis- sion meetings and became a critical ally …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… as the natural connectivity needs between land, sea, and air: • International level – relevant treaties and programmes … Island Biogeography (MacArthur and Wilson, 1967), is now a standard work of ecology and informs conservation policy and … and plans. For connectivity planning, large and high-quality habitats provide larger source populations and …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… ASTM D7081-05 was the sole performance specification standard referring to the biodegradation of plastic materials … EIA typically includes consideration of the site location, air quality, gas management, site description, and …
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PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… Implementation Plan (under the Stockholm Convention) QA Quality assurance QC Quality control OCB Oil circuit breaker … and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific SOP Standard operating procedure TOX Total organic halogen UNEP … In addition, PCB undergo long-range transport through air, water and migratory species. They travel across …
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Environmental Governance

… particularly those that cross political borders such as air pollution and biodiversity loss, will require new global, … threats are effectively addressed. To enhance the quality and impact of this work, UNEP will also support …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… Convention on Climate Change VCS Voluntary Carbon Standard xiv 1 Part I 2 3 Introduction John Costenbader * … decrease in forest cover) and forest degradation (i.e., a quality decrease related to factors like vegetation layer, … Options”, p. 15. Washington DC, USA: Center for Clean Air Policy. Benefit Sharing 71 development on integration in …
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… 2006), and Directive 2008/105/ EC on Environmental Quality Standards in the Field of Water Policy (European … a proper balance between resource development for higher standard of living for their people and conservation and … productivity, trophic function, cleansing of water and air, control of erosion, provision of atmospheric oxygen and …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… consists of Conservation Outlook Assessments, compiled to standard formats for every single natural World Heritage … strengths and limitations in terms of depth, coverage and quality. Assessments also help identify information gaps … HerItage oUtlook 2014 2� Map marker Site name Country 1 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Niger 29 Comoé National Park …
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Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries

… Tariff RFP Requests for proposals RPS Renewable portfolio standard SMUD Sacramento Municipal Utility District TGCs … to energy-related challenges such as climate change, air pollution, volatile fossil fuel prices, and a growing … in order to maximize incentive levels, or select poorer quality components, less efficient operations or fall behind …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… on the balance sheet, habitat condition rep- resents the quality of each item. An additional fac- tor, uniqueness and … condition of the terrain: 1. A survey point method is the standard sam- pling method when habitats are accessible and … impacts on the site’s natural habitats; and incidents of air, water or soil pollution spilling over into the site. The …
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