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Defenders of the Earth

… those who stand against it. Meanwhile a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings in … linked to more murders – 33 cases in 2016 – than any other industry. The number of murders associated with logging … park rangers are threatened by poachers as much as by industry. WHERE THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED 12 DEFENDERS OF …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… products (including metal recycling), the chlor-alkali industry, and the production of vinyl-chloride monomer. …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… for specific uses such as drinking water, agriculture, industry, transport or down- stream ecosystems. On the other … by these dikes, infrastructure, agriculture, housing and industry are now con- centrated in former wetlands, and the … to improve service and man- age resources Modern water industry Self-supply disappears Priority legal issues for …
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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… 1 This migration is almost invariably from agriculture to industry or to satisfy urban needs. Modern water rights – … is arguable that "water reform" has become something of an industry in itself. The "Dublin Principles", which were … the efficient and sustainable reform of Australia's water industry. One of the key elements the framework addressed was …
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POPs and PIC Chemicals

18 Jun 2026 Document

Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… political than scientific. the fact that the chrysotile industry and its workers did their homework, recognized the … tactic designed to make people forget that the chrysotile industry has been implementing the responsible use policy for … chrysotile fibre by thousands of workers involved in this industry. this is true and exact. no one should forget that …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Improving governance of pastoral lands

… conservation, housing and public amenities, roads or industry). These tools will vary from one place to another. … pressures from agricultural, conservation and extractive industry expansion or encroachment; • the relationship … establishment or expansion of agricultural enterprises, industry, conservation or tourism initiatives on their …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… is another common occupation, together with the sugarcane industry as the largest export crop from the Fiji Islands. … upsets and diabetes (LWRM, 2001). Tourism is the largest industry in terms of source of income for people in Nadi, … economic cost of the January 2009 floods on the sugar industry (infrastructure, losses to growers and millers) to …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… crops and derive the raw inputs and genetic materials for industry, agriculture and medicine. These benefits are worth … forests and there has been an expansion of the plantation industry in the tropics and sub-tropics. As the sector grows, … collaboration between research institutions and forest industry to develop the silvicultural knowledge and practices …
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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… effects on other Members, defined as injury to domestic industry, nullification or impairment of benefits under GATT …
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