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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… portions of the global economy. Beyond this, an increasing human population (estimates indicate the potential for ca. 9 … short, “the green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly … incorporating enough flexibility to reassign land rights to accommodate potential land use change which may …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights and for resale and other commercial use rights should … billions of dollars in lost agricultural production. The human food chain is under continuous threat from an alarming … impacts of natural disasters – in terms of loss of human lives and destruction of critical infrastructure – …
02 Jun 2026 Literature

Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)

… source and destination areas; there are also risks around human concerns. Any proposed translocation should have a … impacts. Any translocation will impact and be impacted by human interests. Social, economic and political factors must … • Religious • Biological control • Animal rights liberation • Aesthetic • Other Is the release within …
02 Jun 2026 Literature

Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… global priorities of eliminating poverty, improving human health and providing energy, food and clean water for … for sustainable development, and the foundation for human well-being. Four years later, as we approach the … transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies, and by …
02 Jun 2026 Literature

Environmental education and how to naturalise the spaces in educational centres for healthy development and a better childhood connection with nature

… know what we are trying to conserve, bearing in mind that human beings are highly dependent on and are an integral part … the deprivation of, or overlap with, other professional rights or duties, as a result of incompatibility or …
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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… structures, including through redistribution of access rights, wealth and jobs. For the same reasons, the linkages … degradation, climate change impacts and natural and human-induced disasters (UNEP, 2012a). Small-scale fish … and contributes to food security (SDG 2) and improving human health and well-being (SDG 3). It also contributes to …
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Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… this Convention, and to the resulting im- provements in human health and environment protec- tion we are ultimately … releas- es of mercury to the environment, and human and wild- life exposure to mercury. This Minamata … “nothing in this Convention is intended to af- fect the rights and obligations of any Party deriving from any …
02 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… 978-92-4-151285-5 © World Health Organization 2017 Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative … is an important source of environmental contamination and human exposure in many countries (UNEP, 2010; van der Kuijp … however, cause significant environmental contamination and human exposure to lead in countries without adequate …
02 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… solve these problems. This is a narrow view of things. The human health effects are obvious, while development he role … medicines and produce consumer goods can be hazardous to human health over the long term, accumulating in our bodies … use, and their ultimate impact on the environment and human health. Industry no doubt plays a key role in the iden- …
02 Jun 2026 Document

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… 101 Human health and food safety … microplastics in seafood do not currently rep- resent a human health risk, although many uncer- tainties remain. … gear results in significant losses of potential food for human con- sumption. The extent of the social and economic …
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