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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… 2011b). Despite the numerous benefits of GI, its wider implementation faces a number of challenges, such as 10 GREEN … of green and grey infrastructure investments to assist implementation ▶ Providing a brief overview of a number of … intrusion (UNEP and SEI 2010). This calls for wider implementation of coastal protection measures, an area where …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… stockpiles (Article 6); • Review and update the National Implementation Plan (Article 7); • Include the new chemicals … that are available with respect to the relevant POPs. The implementation of these obligations on elimination and …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… which provide information on measures taken for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and … | 10 29. At the policy support level, UNEP is encouraging implementation of the Environmental Action Plan of the New … Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), is also supporting implementation of AMCEN decisions and recommendations. In …
Definitions of use categories under the Rotterdam Convention - Resulting challenges for parties
… This leaflet addresses the role of the use category in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention and challenges … only. This leads to two major challenges with regard to: • Implementation of the PIC procedure and provision of import responses • Implementation of the export notification require- ment …
Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… which UNEP is Secretariat. Financing for some aspects of implementation is available through the International Waters … 5 years to review the progress made by countries in the implementation of the GPA through their respective National Action Plans and to provide direction on future implementation. The GPAs has identified nutrients management, …
Farmers' Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Building Programme on Farmers’ Rights to improve the implementation of Farmers’ Rights in developing countries at … to participate in decision- making relevant to the implementation of Farmers’ Rights; 5. Support national policy … of the Treaty); 8. Monitor and assess the impact of the implementation of Farmers’ Rights measures on incomes, …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… focused on drylands, responding to the need to monitor implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat … of working within existing legal frameworks and supporting implementation of public policy. They depend on empowering … are often not implemented in pastoral areas. Low policy implementation may be due to lack of awareness amongst …