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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… security issues. The technique is labour intensive and in practice can only be deployed against small (<5 ha) colonies …
31 May 2026 Document

Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… for example: D. De La Torre Ugarte et al, ‘Economic and Agricultural Impacts of Ethanol and Biodiesel Expansion’ … standards alongside mandatory certification to practice as a doctor, lawyer, dentist, psychiatrist or any of … M. Cave, Understanding Regulation - Theory, Strategy and Practice (1999) OUP, Oxford, at 125-37. A credible threat of …
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An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… mail list-servers, and help lines. • Guidelines and best practice experience: UNEP developed guidelines, training modules and facilitated dissemination of "best practice" experience. In particular, it commissioned a series …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

State of Biodiversity in Africa

… also found in these wetlands. Expanding urban, industrial, agricultural and tourism development is now creating hazards … underlying this threat are a lack of regulation, the practice of slash-and- burn agriculture, poor harvesting … an important source of water and nutrients necessary for agricultural production, food security and habitat for a …
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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Best Available Technique/Technology BEP Best Environmental Practice BoBLME Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem CBD … Sea 29 000 Nature reserve Danube ~ 6500 Black Sea 800 000 Agricultural catchment of the tributary of the Siret River Po … and Norén 2014). Sewage sludge is often used as an agricultural fertiliser and a method using the presence of …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… The 21 POP s belong to three groups: • pesticides used in agricultural applications, for fungus control or for insect … are often related to their former applications in large agricultural areas (Li, 1999; von Waldow et al., 2010). … resins, paint and other surface coatings). Stopping the practice of burning waste wood would significantly reduce …
31 May 2026 Document

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Thematic programmes • Agricultural Biodiversity • Dry and Sub-humid Lands …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… EPS expanded polystyrene EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations GATT General … Litter Legislation: A Toolkit for Policymakers8 „ Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Code of … countries but remains uncommon. To date, the more common practice is to adopt overarching policy, strategies, plans, …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… such as fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage … mutual benefits. Human impacts on water sources, such as agricultural, industrial or domestic pollution, may occur at … either in the same area or elsewhere (Article 4.2). In practice, only a handful of boundary restrictions have …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… widespread adoption and implementation. • The UN Food and Agricultural Organization has promoted several other … to multiple use, temporal restrictions); codes of practice; licenses with conditions, recommended areas to be … approaches were sometimes a challenge to apply in actual practice. Another challenge was balancing the need for more …
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