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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… costly, and considered a deterrent to research, growth and development. 2.1.2.3 Difficulties involving prior … from the scope of access, even though they are important growth sectors at a worldwide level in the private sector,33 … of access, even though it is con- sidered an important growth sector at a worldwide level and that there is an …
Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… example, have led to an increasing proportion of the EU population living in densely populated areas with increasing … died as a result, which led to the collapse of the vulture population. Other pests, such as rats and mice, moved in, and … relate to the direction of our society. Economic growth is still a strong driver for our actions, which, in a …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… corals and mangroves. In order to achieve greater economic growth in these key areas it is imperative to prioritize the … limited land space, resources for safe disposal, increased population size, increased imports of polluting and hazardous … may affect human health or harm the quality of life of the population is prohibited. Public Health Law (No. 41 of 1983) …
Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II
… threatened with extinction] as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and … modified and disturbed the eagles’ habitat, and the eagle population was documented to be declining at the location. … Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List the Northern Population of the Bog Turtle as Threatened and the Southern …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… (e.g. desk-based research using built-in land use maps, population data or other inputs) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Ability for user to … approaches (see Fig 3a) Do you have data? (e.g. soil data, population data, DEM) MAPPING TOOLS Tools that help the user … from tourism, and most see this as an important potential growth area. Over half the PAs supply water for commercial …
Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)
… survey in Denmark shows that 12 per cent of the Danish population has heard of the SDGs, which despite an increase … ten national development priority areas in its five year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), which have been … outcomes for vulnerable groups, as well as looking beyond population averages to identify who they are, where they are …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… er; and (2) more intense human pressures due to growing population, technological developments, and consumer demand. … because they concentrate more than half of the world’s population and rest at the crossroads of terrestrial, … of emergencies. (Tables II-1, II-3, II-4 and II-5) As growth in demand for oil during the nineteen-sixties and …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… to 50 km x 50 km in size), based on location coordinates, population density and other relevant spatial data. Existing … 8,872 kt/yr for OC emissions. Future changes in economic growth, environmental policy and implementation of emission … the application of this approach (for example, usage and population data). Therefore, special investigations have to …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… free to move on to the next site. The long life span, slow growth rate and low productivity of many deep-sea fish … mammals, sea turtles each year, creating significant population level impacts; • Fishing gear (both active and … level is clearly of critical importance, the intensive growth of unchecked activities causing damage to or affecting …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… with an emphasis on maximising short-term economic growth from the use of water. Little thought has been given … wild brown ecologically acceptable physical habitat trout population flow duration curve modelling (PHABSIM) and … a wild brown flow should not fall physical habitat Trout population below that which modelling (PHABSIM) results in a …