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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… of the Vaca Muerta formation hinges on its remoteness from urban centres. However, this may also pose a significant … exploration and production sites to highly populated, urban areas. However, oil and gas companies in France have … drilling could start. However, the recent approval of two planning decisions in Lancashire and North Yorkshire suggest …
Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'
… the UN and UNESCO institutional framework, and iv) HRBA planning tools for heritage management. In addition to case … Training Course, Oslo, March 2016 Following a period of planning during the autumn of 2015 with the Norwegian Centre … and fields of knowledge in such areas as territorial and urban planning, settlements and towns, and landscapes and …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… publications in the series are as follows: National System Planning for Protected Areas. No. 1. Adrian G. Davey, 1998, x … a high-value popular protected area under threat from urban encroachment might require a range and standard of … impacts include infrastructure development, peripheral urban sprawl, irrigation projects, wild fires, tourist …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… fuels (maximum 0.05% S content). 53. The management of urban and long-distance traffic, though not elaborated in … border to Quebec City in Quebec. It includes the urban centres of Windsor, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, … to reduce VOC and other emissions by the management of urban and long-distance traffic, though not elaborated in …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… Promote the obligation of all state and non-state actors planning or engaged in policies, projects, programmes or … gas-steam combined cycle project using natural gas in an urban setting. Box 5: The Jepirachi Wind Power Project in … in the relocation of some Ngöbe from their lands to an urban area. In addition, the Changuinola I dam will be …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… regularly occurs and results in their occurrence in semi-urban areas (Greig and Burdett, 1976). This may mask any … fuscus occurs in Venezuela is the most heavily affected by urban and industrial development, the Haracaibo basin being … the scheme not only maintains rural economies and counters urban drift, but also conserves wild crocodile populations …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… Paragraph 16 of the Charter declares that “All planning shall include, among its essential el- ements, the … social and aesthetic environment, which includes housing, urban development, land use and transport”.24 “Environment … such as agriculture, forestry, construction, roads and urban areas, in which case decisions have to be taken on the …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… a practical “how-to” manual for farmers, forest workers, planning authorities, and others. The effect of a binding … rainwater direct- ly into the sea, such as motor oils from urban streets, agricultur- al chemicals, or untreated sewage; … oil spill prevention and cleanup, agricultural runoff, and urban/industrial discharges recognizes that this will entail …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… Dahl and Lindblom (1953), Politics, Economics and Welfare, Planning and Politico-Economic Systems Resolved into Basic … waste dumps, plantations, tourist resorts, motorways, urban redevelopment and other schemes intended to transform … between countries, within countries (regional disparities, urban/rural divides), and between gender and/or different …