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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… outside protected areas that affects their ecology through pollution or other impacts – Mining leases that buffer … changes to vegetation, secondary effects from chemical pollution and the impact of mining tailings and the social … is possible. These can range from primary impacts such as air, land and water pollution to habitat loss and …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… and control policies may be effective in controlling pollution from well-defined point sources, such as factories … from the Portuguese ‘serviços ambientais’. 80 81 cited as air quality, climate regulation, water regulation and … taxes and contributions, and, recently, tradable air pollution quotas. Although PES pilot projects have been …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… shall be restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment existing on 1 January 2020; (b) … shall be restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment existing on 1 January 2020. 7. As … shall be restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment existing on 1 January 2030; 22 …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… been increased accessibility by all means: road, rail, and air. Such increases have largely been driven by external … and park encroachment, but also against indirect threats: pollution and human activities in protected areas. It is … been increased accessibility by all means: road, rail, and air. Such increases have largely been driven by external …
Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control
… construction, pressure release devices, straps, markings, air pump, discharge system, lance, nozzle tip, and durability … to save and recycle water and to prevent environmental pollution with pesticides (p.78 in [6]). Insecticide …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… developing, including in ABNJ. This has contributed to pollution, overexploita- tion of resources and destruction of … such as climate regulation, carbon sequestration, air purification and habi- tat services; 22. Agreement for … Shipping has a range of environmental impacts, including air and noise pollution, carbon emissions, discharge of …
Governance of the Mediterranean Sea : Outlook for the legal regime
… economic zone (EEZ), a fishing zone or a prevention of pollution zone extending beyond these waters. As a result, … not confined to the water column, but also extends to the air space over the territorial sea, as well as to its bed and … and enforce laws and regulations regarding marine pollution in the zone, in conformity with the UNCLOS, even …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… sponsoring UN agencies on the scientific aspects of marine pollution. GHGs Greenhouse gases GHS Globally Harmonized … Shorthand for the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. Adopted in 2002, entered into force in 2003. HCFCs … Shorthand for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. Negotiated under the auspices of the UN …
Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application
… 2006/118/EC on Protection of Groundwater against Pollution and Deterioration (European Parliament and Council, … productivity, trophic function, cleansing of water and air, control of erosion, provision of atmospheric oxygen and … to have a many effects already apparent. Transboundary pollution is the top priority concern in most regions in the …