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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… in western Africa are urban development, industrial waste, and the use of pesticides. Urban pollution is mainly organic and stems from domestic waste, particularly sewage and garbage. It originates from … and institutions such as schools and hospitals. Industrial waste may include chemicals, mine waste, waste from …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… on common threats to environment and/or nature • enhanced prevention of natural hazards and man-made threats to … uncontrolled intensive sand and gravel excavation, Illegal waste disposal, unsustainable hunting and fishing, excessive … of mineral resources; pollution, mismanagement of solid waste; inappropriate wastewater management; and unsustainable …
Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee
… with any national standards that may exist. 4.5. Waste management Purpose: To ensure that countries are aware … the key factors affecting release? a. Open or closed b. Waste water treatment (if relevant) (ii) What options exist … and uses; (b) Section 3.3: Alternatives; (c) Section 4.5: Waste management; (d) Annex I: Further information on the …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… of species, water, with trickle resources and the toxic waste, down effects environment biodiversity internationally … and management of transfrontier reserves for con- flict prevention and confidence building. Environmental …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… Programme MARPOL 73/78 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the … weather events; • sand production, nutrient cycling, waste assimilation and water quality maintenance; • provision … (for example, protected areas, recreation, road-building, waste disposal sites and landfills, restricted use areas such …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… A GEF project (USD 750,000) had no visible impact on the prevention of poaching. Despite the protected areas clearly … research on anacondas, avoid resource misuse and waste, and maximize local income in a manner that would … and precautionary – i.e. in order to avoid or minimise waste, harvest levels should be aimed at meeting market …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… promotes excessive growth of algae. Discharges of waste through underwater drainage system. Photo: V. Tasso, … coast to create natural shading; reus- ing and recycling waste; incorporating climate change considerations into the … tool for climate change adaptation through the adoption of prevention, mitigation and adaptation measures to tackle the …