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Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… mechanism: (a) Documents must be of acceptable scientific quality, and relevant to risk assessment or to specific … 6: (a) Documents must be of an acceptable scientific quality, and relevant to risk assessment or to specific …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… same time the use of land has major impacts on both the quality and quantity of water resources. In other words, … amount. 67 A possible exception relates to the effects of air pollution although the interference is not strictly … community" of things that could not be owned along with air, the seas and wildlife.117 At the same time it was …
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UNEP Global Judges Programme

… that the present generation will enjoy and improve the quality of life of all peoples, while also ensuring that the … public participation and access to justice; transboundary air pollution; ozone; climate change; international control …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… 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 … the use of a historical baseline may result in a “hot air” target (i.e., one that is easily met and results in …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… and services (e.g. pollination, erosion control and air quality regulation) – all of which are underpinned by …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… dimensions or drivers of vulnerability: Extent, quality and/or usage of natural resources and ecosystems; • … restoration for i.e. flood mitigation, improved water quality, increased income from fisheries. • Green recovery … the industry. Local residents have explained that the sand quality has been inadequate for export standards at times …
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Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change

… and all forecast significant changes in water quantity and quality and in the ecological character of ecosystems around … resulting in greater amounts of moisture in the air. This destabilization of the world’s hydrological systems … vectors.1 Such changes have serious implications for water quality and seasonal water availability. The uncertainty The …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… the more localized the provision of service the better its quality. While at the global level much can be accomplished, … consideration when supporting efforts aimed at reducing air and water pollution, which directly impact the health and …
26 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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 ecological importance, places the habitat extent and quality in a wider context, by looking at the surrounding … 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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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species

… Intense  warming  is  projected  for  the Arctic3 with air  temperatures  rising between  5°C  ‐  7°C by  2100,  … Air and Termit Mountains.     … utumn. The whales are well known for their ability to break air holes through ice of less  than  0.3 m  thick.  However,  …
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