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Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies
… Institutional arrangements Statistical documentation and management measures 3. Convention on the Conservation of … confined to the maritime zones of a single coastal state, management and conservation needs to take place at the … removals of toothfish in recent years indicate a serious risk of over- exploitation of some or all stocks, the annual …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… the lack of legal harmonization in government forestry management structures and a variety of regulations covering … in comparison to timber trade, and a lack of management planning for the majority of harvested species … improve the status of wild-harvested NTFPs in trade. lower-risk species, usually without legal protection, the would …
National Implementation of the Montreal Protocol: Brazil
… the MLF approved for Brazil the National CFC Phase out Management Plan aiming the consumption phase out of 9,276 ODP … the Country to manage CFC banks, and will be used for the management of HCFCs. • The preparation of training activities … targets. • The end users are not willing to take the risk of demonstrating innovative practices, thus, it is …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… in radioactive waste and the small but nonetheless real risk of contamination from accidental releases of radioactive … thus centers on helping countries strengthen environmental management in diverse areas including freshwater and land … major role in addressing local pollution problems and the risk of global climate change. Policymakers will need to take …
Win-win solutions for the climate and the ozone layer
… these substitute chemicals are still being built up. The risk is that they of these substitute chemicals are still being built up. The risk is that they could be released into the atmosphere at a … standards, certifi cation, restrictions and end-of-life management; 2. Economic instruments, including taxation, …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the … in poor coastal communities are par- ticularly at risk of suffering from health problems caused by nearshore … banization (World Bank, 2013b). Fish stocks are also at risk of impact from climate change such as ocean …
Stockholm Declaration (of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment)
… present and future generations through careful planning or management, as appropriate. Principle 3 The capacity of the … and raw materials are essential to environmental management, since economic factors as well as ecological … purpose. Principle 13 In order to achieve a more rational management of resources and thus to improve the environment, …
A Guide to Cooperation on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… to build capacity for ensuring the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes. The 1998 Rotterdam … of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). The SAICM initiative was endorsed by the … reducing costs, boosting effectiveness and eliminating the risk of gaps or double-work. What follows is a synthesis of …
Definitions of use categories under the Rotterdam Convention - Resulting challenges for parties
… of the Inter- national Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management, while Party B considers pesticide as substances … countries to use the Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management as a guiding reference in designing their policies …
Protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
… in terms of food and water security, livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and provision of genetic material for crop and … and financial assistance to achieve a more effective management of protected areas under climate change … adaptation strategies, whilst keeping protected area management in line with the IUCN definition of a protected …