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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation
… local authorities of the three countries. Border guards, industrial companies, tourism operators and other … rejected by both Directorates in 2004; and plans for a waste treatment plant in the southern part of the region on … farming which was enough to survive on until the Industrial Age. All three border regions faced virtually the …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… 2,284.7 1,463.4 1,273.8 70.3 3,647.9 0.7 Manufacturing and industrial 0 371.2 318.4 460.1 5.3 839.1 0.2 Marsh/wetland 0 … 188.6 5.9 0 10.6 0.01 Utilities 0 0 10.6 16.2 0 16.2 0.01 Waste treatment and disposal 0 0 16.2 0 30.4 30.4 0.01 Total … infrastructure and housing, tourism, agricultural, industrial and service sectors (Bank for International …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … including the operation of chemical factories and waste-collection sites. The Inter-American Commission on … more environmentally friendly: cleaning them up, recycling waste, distributing clean water, providing low-cost heating …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… ocean acidification, ocean warming, marine debris, industrial, agricultural and urban run-offs, accidental oil … parties to, among other things, minimize pollution, waste, discards, catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of … those of RFBs and RSAs. In some cases it can lead to a waste of energy and financial resources, and there is a risk …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… without permit or contrary to permission. Establish industrial forest factory, sawmill, Forest Products & … fishery products; Posting to establish new fishing lots or industrial fishing in the open access areas; Exporting and … the following acts in critical habitat(s) (i) dumping of waste products detrimental to wildlife; (ii) squatting or …
Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual
… — laws and other rules/processes 6. Untreated domestic and industrial waste is being discharged into Tonle Sap Lake. Management 7. … fishing rights of communities. 6. Untreated domestic and industrial waste is being discharged into Tonle Sap Lake. 7. …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… stage of development and implementation are to be found in industrial countries and are shaped by the need to respond to … per cent a year. Surface waters are polluted by untreated waste water, and irrigation and hydro- electric projects are … and political conditions: from extremely poor to advanced industrial societies, from sparsely to densely populated …