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… and users of biodiversity information “Scientists, land managers, practitioners, research institutions, … Department of Farming and Rural Affairs says about common land (the origin of our term used here): “It is a popular misconception that common land is "owned" by everyone. This is not the case. The term …

… management in production forests and conversion of land to cash crops), expansion of subsistence agriculture, … demand for fuelwood and charcoal, as well as inequitable land tenure patterns. On the other hand, trade based on …

… virtually all countries the rules gov- erning ownership of land and permanently constructed improvements are very … are governed by each country’s existing ‘real property’ (land and buildings) law. Neither claim is generally supported … to have focused on the latter view, assuming that national land law would be the basis for ownership of genetic …

… or from one area to another. For example, sewage can be a land-based source when discharged from an ocean outfall, but … http://leo.informea.org/terms/land-based-marine-pollution Principles of International …

… at the Second Ministerial Conference in Lucerne, Switzer- land, in April 1993. At that meeting, the Senior Advisers to … environment, which includes housing, urban development, land use and transport”.24 “Environment and Health” The … Impact Assess- nt in a Transboundary ntext, done at Espoo, land, on 25 February 91, and the Convention the Transboundary …

… reduce emissions and releases of mercury to air, water and land and the impact of such emissions and releases on the … mercury compounds, often expressed as “total mercury”, to land and water from the relevant point sources not addressed … means releases of mercury or mercury compounds to land or water; (b) “Relevant source” means any significant …

… and tourism or are transported by rivers and wind from land-based sources linked to almost every human activity but … reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient … there is urgent need to quantify and document the land and sea-based sources of all types of marine plastic …

… a number of ways, including for example gaining access to land and resources in significant biodiversity areas, … Some of these advantages are outlined next. Access to land and resources Companies committing to an NPI approach are in a better position to acquire access to land which has significant biodiversity values. This applies …

… or repair may be improperly disposed of near agricultural land, residential locations or water sources when they become … diminishing the economic benefits derived from such land. Many used and end of life products, particularly … (b) Emissions of methane from solid waste disposal on land are expected to double from an estimated level of 32 …

… DISPOSAL OPERATIONS (block 11) D1 Deposit into or onto land, (e.g., land� ll, etc.) D2 Land treatment, (e.g., biodegradation of liquid or sludgy …