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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… for permits to extract groundwater for industrial use or infrastructure projects. But, the EIA is regulated separately … to the environment. This is done through water savings infrastructure, water purchase, and redistribution as part of …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… très bientôt. En parallèle, le besoin de se doter d'une infrastructure juridique internationale s'est fait sentir … annual tree-planting campaigns, replaced by the "Clean and Green Week " in 1990. So important is this concept of the … of Singapore into a garden city – a clean and green city – is the declared objective of the government". …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… which is coastal land), poorly developed waste management infrastructure, vulnerability to extreme weather events, and … reuse and recycle) and also through energy recovery. The green economy approach was cited as a suitable method to … litter/ waste management strategies (e.g. Blue Flag and Green Globe Certifications). ACTION 5. Maintain/develop …
D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services
… and financial costs often associated with manmade or grey infrastructure[4]. Of particular interest is the related … FAO, 2008 [4] In this regard, the concept of natural or green infrastructure has recently emerged (WRI, 2013). 3. … The Value of Forests – Payment for Ecosystem Services in a Green Economy, UNECE/UNEP/FAO, United Nations, Geneva, 2014. …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… 600 700 800 Figure 3.1. Statistical extrapolation of WTO green box spending to 2020. ‘Green box’ refers to agricultural subsidies including … the urban population forecast to double by 2050, new urban infrastructure will place huge demands on resources, and the …
The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
… . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Contribution to MDGs, SDGs and a green economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. Social … for implementation will support a transition towards a green economy and therewith deliver increased security and … benefits that EbA projects can deliver as compared to grey infrastructure solutions. The Dutch De Doorbraak project, for …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… She also is an International Director of Lawyers for a Green Planet (a Brazilian NGO) and a Director of the … law. She is Biodiversity Director of Lawyers for a Green Planet (a Brazilian NGO), Vice- President of the … for climate change adaptation that complement other hard infrastructure solutions and are largely dependent on …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… prescriptions are under debate3. The success of the Green Revolution in Asia put small farms on the top of the … employment. For example, Africa has been bypassed by the Green Revolution and a share of its people experience extreme … from going to markets, health centers and schools.7 Road infrastructure remains underdevel- oped in Nicaragua with the …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… (at about 70 per cent of total world exports). Although infrastructure is developing worldwide, currently it remains … in order to ensure that their operations are more “green” and to limit their potential impact on the environment … a well is refractured. According to IPIECA (2014), green completions can capture up to 90 per cent of gas. …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 73 PASTORALISM AND THE GREEN ECONOMY – A NATURAL NEXUS? STATUS, CHALLENGES AND … 78 Session 1.4: Socio-economics APPROPRIATION OF LAND AND GREEN GRABBING IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA ELEMIDE, ADEBOLA … products in a closed loop without creating of additional infrastructure and will mark a breakthrough in combating with …