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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… flows include: • marine and open coasts. Where the coastal energy from waves and currents is low, coastal zones may … including freshwater marshes and tidal marshes on low energy coasts.16 1.3 Ecological and Economic Importance of … have inter alia included measures to promote energy efficiency and to develop renewable (non-carbon emitting) …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… is a producer of food but also a consumer of resources and energy. It both gives and receives within a system of … assistance must be utilized at full capacity, maximum efficiency and kept in good order. More recently, in 1982, a … we find taxation related to agriculture, forests, fishing, energy, town planning, etc. Each of these tax provisions has …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… created that lacks sufficient transparency, clarity, and efficiency. Such a situation could in the end hamper the … The crops listed contribute some 80 % of the world’s total energy food supply. Source: G. Moore and W. Tymowski, … its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State member thereof or …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… wind through landscape mosaics, and the flow of materials, energy and nutrients that are transported in this way, are … but, because animals are also vectors for the flow of energy, nutrients and other biota (such as parasites, seeds … stream, thus limiting their negative impacts. Filtration efficiency of riparian vegetation is greatest for gentle …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… 5: Chemicals and Waste 32 vi. Sub-programme 6: Resource Efficiency 36 vii. Sub-programme 7: Environment Under Review … has a multiplier effect, in particular on productivity, efficiency and sustained and inclusive economic growth, in … of sectors, including: water and sanitation; agriculture; energy; land use, change, deforestation and degradation; …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… the implementation of these conventions. 16 Biomass fuels Energy sources that are renewable as long as the vegetation … to adaptation; technology transfer and capacity building; energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste … established in 1952 to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations and promote an honest, …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… questioned whether it was appropriate to delete the word “energy” in the definition, in view of the fact that article 1 … Convention on the Law of the Sea explicitly referred to “energy” as a cause of pollution. 10 One delegation favoured … that more attention is paid to areas such as resource efficiency, climate change and disaster prevention, which are …
The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty
… next decades due to changing dietary habits and increasing energy needs require agricultural production Crop genetic … and produce the expected results 3. Effectiveness and efficiency against the expected project results and 4. … Fund: project relevance; feasibility; effectiveness and efficiency; benefits and beneficiaries; team composition and …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… in developing compliance regimes but expend only limited energy on implementing them. The Montreal Protocol and CITES … cases to assess progress made and the gen- eral efficiency of the regime; (d) Scope of any reporting …