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Water as a human right?
… of specific legislation and the associated institutional change in order to give effect to substantive and procedural … environmental conditions have deteriorated and the global climate has continued to change due to intensified greenhouse … of wetlands deprives catchments of their natural flood mitigation system and filtration system adversely affecting …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… regulatory processes such as maintenance of air quality, climate regulation, water regulatory processes (ground water … ecosystem is a critical step towards promoting behavioural change and policy choices that would enhance the management … wetlands or their regulating services. For example: floods mitigation. Existence value: non use value that is simply …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… Now is the time to act and introduce en- vironmental mitigation —wherever that is possible— and preservation meas- … exac- erbated by the major threat of global cli- mate change, the need for widespread remedial action is becoming … tional significance and caused by global processes such as climate change (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions), overfishing …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… control; sustainable development; trade-related aspects; climate change, among others. The world has also witnessed immense … areas affected by land degra- dation, plan and implement mitigation and rehabilitation measures. 4. Parties shall …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… challenges facing our world today, including climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty reduction, increasing … Information to enable the public to take preventive or mitigation measures can, inter alia, include safety …
Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)
… pressure and will exhibit some tendency to undergo a change of state to a gas/vapour. This will be enhanced as the … types of evaporation can be done in open lagoons, where climate and geography permit. Otherwise, various specialised …
Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe
… deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … what can be done within the scope of projects to influence change. South Eastern Europe is undergoing profound changes … ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification. …