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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… other services, such as nursery habitat for fish and other marine species, firewood, building materials and medicine … in Indonesia Along Indonesia’s coastlines, the value of marine and coastal ecosystems in decreasing vulnerability to … notably prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa); • Dumping of debris from the cleanup into waterways and wetlands created …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… and Prairie Protection Act, art. 1). It also defines "debris" (as "inflammable material" (Forest and Prairie … Rules, rule 2(a)). The firetrace must be cleared of debris so as to be fireproof before the 31st of March of … reduction, community protection, ecosystem restoration and debris removal following logging should be planned and …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… on ce- ment and aggregate extraction sites (with deep- er marine habitats, for example, being absent); the difficulty … slopes, (4) re-contoured slopes and (5) toe berms and debris zones. Not all five units may necessarily be present … arm thickness) on the ground and/or standing? Coarse woody debris plays an important role in forest ecosystems. About …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… of international environmental policies. With regard to marine and coastal issues, this regional ocean governance has … Agriculture Organisation (FAO) umbrella; and (iii) Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) mechanisms, including GEF-supported … practices, ocean acidification, ocean warming, marine debris, industrial, agricultural and urban run-offs, …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… pests and disease (Anderson 2008). The falling leaves and debris in turn provide food for aquatic species (Parkyn … breeding grounds and nurseries for freshwater and marine food species of fish and crustaceans. Services Value … downstream water bodies, such as estuaries and near-shore marine habitats (Noe and Hupp 2005). Biogeochemical processes …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 15. … Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 14.1 By 2025, … in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution 14.2 By 2020, sustainably …
GEO yearbook 2003
… Caused by Natural Hazards 87 Biodiversity 88 Coastal and Marine Areas 89 Freshwater 90 Urban Areas 91 Global … introduced some new indicators, including on air quality, marine protected areas, and ozone protection. UNEP is more … will also be affected by the resulting sedimentation and debris. Scientists point out that while the coastal beaches …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… Baltic seals. Furthermore, thyroid disorders in birds and marine mammals have been detected in those exposed to … are solid materials that fall under the definition of marine litter when emitted to the marine environment. The … particularly from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution. One-third of the world’s urban …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… with a doctored birth-certificate enlisted in the merchant marine, signing on with a ship under contract to the US Army … the life and took every chance I could to marvel at the marine life, at the mountains and the rugged forested islands … in the United States. In 1969, for example, industrial debris and oil in the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire, …