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Global Land Outlook
… that presents a clear and pragmatic approach to land use, management, and planning for sustainable development and … With our current trends in production, urbanization, and environmental degradation, we are losing and wasting too much … Tenure is often seen as a positive element contributing to sound land management practices, higher agricultural output, …
Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways
… Assistant, UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Design and publishing management: Birgit Drerup, Programme Assistant, UNEP/AEWA … and their presence prevents an accurate assessment of any environmental effects on the natural population. Feral … Prevention Both a highly cost-effective and ecologically sound measure, preventing non-native waterbird species from …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… ANALYSIS OF THE CASE STUDIES v 1 4 11 35 341 PREFACE Sound legal and regulatory frameworks for bioenergy are … importance as means to ensure that socio-economic and environmental sustainability considerations are taken into … sectors, including the environment, forestry, water management, land and trade to name a few. Legislators and …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… . . 359 4.2 Impacts and effects of ocean warming on carbon management including methane hydrates . . . . . . . 373 4.3 … such as coral reefs, changes the very essence of environmental conditions, or indeed influences weather, it … important for orientation, acceleration and detecting sound, particularly by tuna larvae, and thus might affect …
Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control
… and may be more expensive. Further research on the environmental impacts of cyanophos is recommended. 3. Apart … small (<5 ha) colonies and roosts. 4. An integrated pest management (IPM) approach is the most environmentally benign … potential harm; to contribute to the environmentally sound use of those hazardous chemicals, by facilitating …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C. The duty to assess environmental impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … 1983 (article 12); 142 (h) Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal … is to help ensure that the projects are environmentally sound and sustainable with a view to improving its …
Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity
… Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices (2001). GISP aims to build partnerships, … as being a signi" cant component of human-induced global environmental change. While there is no doubt that the … of time. Eradication is generally more environmentally sound and ethical than long-term control, which may involve …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… Geneva, Switzerland, 3-4 July 2014 Governance Paper For environmental and economic reasons, this document is printed … of cooperation between regional seas and regional fishery management organisations (such as OSPAR and NEAFC, MAP and … an LME wide Strategic Action Program (SAP). This allows sound science to assist policy making within a specific …
Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application
… WATER GOVERNANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IUCN Environmental Law Centre IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, … 2009a); and 2009 EC Guidance document No. 24 River Basin Management in a Changing Climate (EC, 2009b). EC Floods … entails a coordinated and integrated environmentally sound development and management of shared watercourses. 11 …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… IUCN 5Director, Global Water Programme, IUCN 6Director, Environmental Law Centre, IUCN The designation of … Selected individuals who were already active in water or environmental resources stewardship were invited to build … seeks to stimulate behavioural change in resource use and management, aiming in turn to achieve better outcomes for …