Search results
473 Results
Sorted by relevance
Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… materials can be difficult to trace, and it may in practice be too time consuming or costly to check for all … conflict between the use of standardised (good laboratory practice) vs non-standard data. This may influence the study … to illustrate how systematic assessments can be done in practice (lxi). The idea is that the inclusion of more …
PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure
… procedure as a pesticide as its production and use as an agricultural pesticide were controlled as early as 1981, due … were used in industrial applications as well as in non-agricultural pesti- cidal products, including anti-fouling …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… ecosystem functions when these are competing with hydro-agricultural and industrial works and (iii) convince project … exist between policy statements and what is observed in practice, and (ii) the degree of mainstreaming micro level … of ecosystems. The monetary value of an ecosystem (agricultural, livestock or any exploitation system) reflects …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… coal, oil and natural gas (“fossil fuels”), as well as agricultural activities and deforestation. CFCs and methane … Entity (DOE), which has been accredited by the EB that in practice will usually be a financial auditing firm. The PDD … it entails or how this provision will be implemented in practice. Article 4. MITIGATION NATIONALLY DETERMINED …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… chlorinated organic compound, which was mainly used as an agricultural pesticide. It was first produced in 1951 and … ingredient in antifouling paint. Some applications were in agricultural seeds, leather, wood preservation, cooling tower …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global … repositories of information on methods, guidelines of best practice, and publications of analyses including in … and experts who are empowered to influence policy, practice and public awareness; and 4. CHANGING the behaviour …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… and paper mills abroad. Shell companies, often palmoil or agricultural plantations or grazing (that rarely produce any … companies based in tax havens to acquire or lease land for agricultural purposes, but in reality only clearing forests … jurisdic- tion over the vessels on their flag, this practice continues unabated. Since the turn of the millennium …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… less than 25m’. A recommendation was made that ‘a code of practice be developed in minimizing the contamination of the … Policy and Statistics. GAIN Report E24009, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Available online at … organisms. Organochlorine pesticides are produced by the agricultural and household sectors while PCBs used to have a …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… of the world. It is essential that this potential good practice is communicated to end-users to ensure every … nutrient enrichment from the discharge of sewage, and agricultural and industrial waste into the ocean, ultimately … Climate: A Game-Theoretic Perspective. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie 61: …