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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… national. The aim of the series is to review the current state of knowledge in topical issues associated with … scheme of the Global System 291 Tables 1.1 Estimated range of interdependency (percentage) for regions’ … needed to ensure human survival. Table 1.1 Estimated range of interdependency (percentage) for regions’ …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… programmes and activities. They are accompanied by a wide range of additional documents, such as supplementary … policy, legal and organizational frameworks regulating the range of tenure rights that exist over these resources. 3. … limiting or undermining any legal obligations to which a State may be subject under international law. 2.3 These …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… toward a common goal. Identification of Parties A wide range of players can be involved in PES transactions as … success of PES schemes cannot be guaranteed. The Amazonas State leg- islation seems more transparent, requiring the … structure. As the different country reports show, a wide range of institutions with different legal nature take part …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… generally bigger in countries where the energy sector is state-owned. State companies are usually treated as public … countries have adopted energy-efficiency standards for a range of energy-using equipment and appliances. • Public … coal and electricity sectors in selected OECD countries. A range of energy-market, energy-system and macroeconomic …
Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)
… The average amount of lead in automotive batteries can range from 2 to 13 kg, depending on the size of the vehicle … mean blood lead concentration was 64 µg/dL, with a range of 37.7 to 112.5 µg/dL. This contrasted with data from … by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria. PLoS ONE 9(4): e93716. (http:// …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… habitat. • Leverage suite of strategies. Consider a wide range of eligible technical strategies for restoring trees on … these pilot countries, the aim was to cover a wide range of conditions relevant to national assessments, … One example illustrates this point. In the West African state of Guinea, it was a widely held belief among government …
The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention
… exposure of 4 hours. Acute toxicity can result in a range of health impacts, ranging from headaches, dizziness, … of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University. “ Testing water quality in Ethiopia. Photo: … has shown that it is necessary to bring together a range of interests and expertise to tackle risks effectively. …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… Part 2: The State of Climate Change Litigation … the merits of justiciable claims, there are a broad range of potential sources of legal rights and obligations, … & N. Bryner, eds. 2016) (“Standing rules around the world range from very restrictive to very open”); Matt Handley, Why …
GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)
… feasible flame retardant shall, at most, fulfil the whole range of physical, mechanical, health and environmental … of some of its components, is likely, as a result of long-range environmental transport and demonstrated toxicity in a … ether (CAS RN- 32534- 81-9) proposed by Member State Rapporteur UK”. Frost & Sullivan (2007), at …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… is an interdisciplinary activity that covers a wide range of subjects and approaches. As Biosecurity works … and studies under the umbrella of the PCA cover a wide range of disciplines and approaches. Along with this legal … of Transboundary Plant Pests and Animal Diseases", in The State of Food and Agriculture, Part III, FAO, Rome. FAO/WHO. …