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UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… Policy and Strategy for Gender and the Environment QAS Quality Assurance Section, Office of Operations RBM … and natural resources, including access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, credit, … to an adequate standard of living (including the right to food), the rule of law, gender equality, women’s empowerment …
Assessing the international forest regime
… 97 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN … using incentive measures, rather than simply command-and-control. Thirdly, a defining feature of the Central American … on Biological Diversity the maintenance of forest quality, as part of sustainable forest management, should be …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… achieve a net positive outcome, in terms of biodiversity quality, rather than simply restoring the status quo ante. In … been used successfully around the world, including for the control of industrial pollution as well as for the management … to sustain aquatic communities and adequacy of food support. Construction of the wetland mitigation site …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… both the conservation of the natural environment and the quality of life of the most impoverished populations. This … the institutional level. 2.4.3 Unequal social dynamics and control Respect for the existing institutional framework – … exports; cash crop therefore increased at the expense of food crop. 82 This practice was generalised, particularly in …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… Prepared with co-funding from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom, Joint Nature … of non-native waterbird species and allow their control where established populations exist 19 Step 5: … biodiversity, be it habitats or individual species. The quality of the legislation dealing with non-native species in …
Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia
… Kush-Himalayan-Tibetan (HKHT) Glaciers and Snow Packs 6 V. Food Security 7 VI. Health 8 TECHNICAL SUMMARY I. Atmospheric … the available supply during a certain period, or when poor quality restricts its use. It should be noted that the above … is pertinent to policy responses related to pollution control measures. Such studies would advance the …
Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… activities which are forbidden are outlined while the control of the sea environment and sea activity is handled by … fish- ing, one of which is the prohibition to change the quality of waters and the direction of their flow so as to … cooperates with: the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection on agri- cultural biodiversity, …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… towards a green economy and to sustainable approaches to food, energy and water security. Indeed, efforts to encourage … natural allies. Ecosystem services – including food, clean water, medicinal substances, recreation, and … setting forth the right to an environment of a specified quality, such as healthy, safe, secure, clean, or …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime … weakens natural ecosystems that play vital roles in food production and harvesting. The illicit trade in wild … and international commitments. A deeper insight into the quality of the legal provisions and commitments, as well as …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 Article 2: Control Measures�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � … substance is not available in sufficient quantity and quality from existing stocks of banked or recycled controlled … the only ozone-depleting substance directly connected to food security (production and post-harvest applications), and …