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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… as acidification. In response to these acute problems, a High-level Meeting within the Framework of ECE on the … Geneva from 13 to 16 November 1979 on the occasion of the High-level Meeting within the framework of the Economic … 1.0 <0.5 Bunker oil 3.0 - 5.0 < 1 (coastal areas)< 2 (high seas) (c) Advanced combustion technologies These combustion …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… means that there are few markets, and commodity prices are high due to transportation costs. For example, in Nepal the … in difficult-to-access regions can be up to three times as high compared to those in Terai, a region bordering India and … well as vegetables, legumes and fruit (Figure 2.2). This high altitude farming system stretches from Northern Peru, …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… beyond 2015. For example, the UN Secretary-General’s High- Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 … through sustainable development. The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 … clean energy, biodiversity and forests, water, healthy seas and oceans, sustainable agriculture, environmental …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… and the replacement of tradi- tional native crops with high-yielding exotic species have had severe impacts on the … (now known as Nature Conservation and Biodiversity), ASEAN Seas and Marine Environment, Transboundary Pollution, … and Monitoring: 1. Ecosystems and habitats: containing high diversity, large numbers of endemic or threatened …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities … for the sake of maintaining their ways of life. While high-level organization has its benefits, such as through … and walk long distances – all attributes that “high performance” exotic breeds do not have. Local breeds …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… Property UN United Nations UNHCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights US United States … of pesticides during production and storage can lead to high levels of residues, and heavy metals and other … (E) 47. The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues, 1991 (E F) 48. Les périmètres irrigués en …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… the Drina River. The dam in Perucac is 498 m long and 90 m high and Lake Perucac accumulates 340 m3 of water. Visegrad … was formed by the construction of a 280 m long and 79.5 m high dam for the needs of the Visegrad hydropower plant. The … Drina Bio- sphere Reserve encompasses a region with high natural values and conserved ecological processes and …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… on the global stage has been invaluable in ensuring a high degree of consultation and accountability in the … tenure SECTION 10 IMPROVING GOVERNANCE OF PASTORAL LANDS High-risk factors The presence of a number of high-risk factors should prompt a responsible investor to …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… as a contribution to Rio+20. The report builds upon the High Level Expert Meeting on the “New Future of Human Rights … the discussions at Rio, and beyond. Navanethem Pillay High Commissioner for Human Rights H U M A N R I G H T S A N … effort by the OHCHR and UNEP. It is a result from the High Level Expert Meeting on the “New Future of Human Rights …