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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… and other resources is considered to be an industry with high growth potential, especially in areas which have … ecosystem by diversifying resource use and promoting high product develop- ment, then the region can expect fewer … downstream water users can be adversely affected by high rates of water consumption or pollution upstream – such …
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AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… 21 Step 6: Introduce measures to prevent the import of high risk waterbird species, where the risk is ascertained by … 3 23 Step 7: Design control strategies to limit or remove high risk non-native waterbird species, test and report on … 35 Appendix 2 38 Methods that could be employed to control high-risk non-native species 3 8 …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… quantities of energy and raw materials, and produce high volumes of wastes and polluting emissions. As UNEP … in the world’s richest countries, where, paradoxically, a high level of obesity is also a growing health problem. … a system of marine protected areas, including on the high seas in areas outside of any national jurisdiction. 2. …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… No 1 (KL-1) at the upper end of the cascade that has a high dam of 114m and a reservoir. It stores a gross volume of … utility distribution system of Kathmandu valley at as high as seventy percent.7 However, water scarcity is the … began in 1992, and was completed in 1994 as a 17-meter high concrete dam with a large reservoir. Original plans were …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… faced with similar developmental threats. Presence of a high number of endemic and threatened habitats and species in … hunting areas have been declared in nine valleys in the high altitude Northwest Frontier Provinces (NWFP). The … losses due to degraded water quality brought about by high intensity farming, came together to form community-based …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… Asia. According to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, climate disasters displace … of many fish in the tropics by 40–60 percent, and in high latitudes by 30–70 percent. å While emissions from … sector for their livelihoods. While the sector provides high-value food and other economic and social functions, it …
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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… context: (i) “Best” means most effective in achieving a high general level of protection of the environment as a … mercury content < 2% 2020 Switches and relays, except very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and high frequency radio frequency switches and relays in …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… this type of degraded land is the derived savannahs in the high-forest zone of West Africa that are dominated by … FLR to local economic growth Strong economic growth is a high priority for political decision-makers and is regarded … sections of society. In general, countries experiencing high economic growth rates (such as China) are also seeing a …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… on Climate Change UNOHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UNDP United Nations … The range of human rights instruments, and their often high levels of ratification, demonstrate wide international … Afro-Colombian descent, for whom the forests, rivers and seas are inextricably linked to both culture and livelihoods. …
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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… their products are now listed in the product catalogue of “high pollution, high environmental risk”. Among them, 84 are defined as the … for all GOAL 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development …
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