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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

…  High High Release to air Moderate Moderate  High High Land use Not applicable Moderate  Not applicable High Risk … which give landowners ownership of resources under their land for royalties, also largely contributed to this … accrue to the State, irrespective of ownership of the land. 2. PRODUCTION COSTS The average production costs per …
14 Aug 2026 Literature

Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… many countries – making up about 35 percent of the global land area – will experience novel climates they have not been … where maize is a major staple food crop at present, the land may not be suitable anymore for its cultivation by 2050. …
14 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… environment, which includes housing, urban development, land use and transport”.31 Health is explicitly referred to … the environment, such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural sites, biological diversity and … list include “air and atmosphere”, “water”, “soil, land, landscape and natural sites”, and “biological diversity …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… management in diverse areas including freshwater and land resource management, the conservation and sustainable … requirements and emissions of pollutants to air, water and land. The extent of these changes will depend on, among other … air pollution, including urban smog and acid rain. Land degradation due to mining activities is also a problem. …
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The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

14 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… Poland, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Switzer- land, Tanzania (United Republic of), the United Kingdom, the … some of the largest deserts, highest mountains and deepest land depressions in the world. Although the region is … and economically diverse. The Pacific region, with a land area of 550,000km2 surrounded by the largest ocean in …
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Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia

… of SPAs in the Central Tien Shan through regulating land-use in wildlife corridors and adjoining territories. … and corridors taking account of the interests of existing land-users; (iv) Provide technical and financial support to … or more protected areas and under different management and land uses, but still inter-connected, and which as a whole …
14 Aug 2026 Document

The World Charter for Nature

… shall be safeguarded. 3. All areas of the earth, both land and sea, shall be subject to these principles of … species. 4. Ecosystems and organisms, as well as the land, marine and atmospheric resources that are utilized by …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local … rice) a year because she has been able to access more land. She leases land from the local school, and due to the soil quality of …
14 Aug 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… by UNCLOS. The 1946 ICRW “applies to factory ships, land stations and whale catchers under the jurisdiction of … in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships, land stations and whale catchers” as provided by article …
14 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater