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Document - ABS information kit
… to be gained by accessing genetic resources and making use of them. They provide a crucial source of information to … resources are accessed, and how the benefits of their use are shared, can create incentives for their conservation … environmentally sensitive practices, so air and water stay clean, biodiversity is ensured, and forests last …
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… them to create appropriate institutional mechanisms and to use existing bilateral and multilateral financial mechanisms … the Convention places an obligation on all parties to make use of such existing and future arrangements of a similar … through remote sensing, atmospheric weather monitoring and water conservation monitoring, among others. …
Procedures for monitoring the right to food
… views or policies of FAO. © FAO, 2014 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this … for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that … of the population without access to a source of treated water. - Percentage of the population living in poverty or …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… designed as information and training materials for the use of media, academia, prospective donors and other … cannot be sustained over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as … use of non-food inputs such as health care, sanitation and water. • Stability: food availability and access at all …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-109619-2 © FAO, 2017 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this … DRC), Peter Skripchuk (National University for Water Management and Natural Resources Use, Ukraine), Ben … India), Shaun Suitor (Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, Australia), Renato Timane (National …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… measures to protect wildlife and forests and monitor their use and thus, to identify technical assistance needs. In this … vulnerable areas, such as steep slopes, river banks or water catchments. It may also involve instances in which … range of laws on environmental pro- tection, wildlife, water and soil conservation, harvesting codes and practices, …
GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)
… 4. Commercial use and production of … 10 4.2 Historic use of … 11 4.3 Present use and trends in production of c-PentaBDE … 6. Present manufacture and use of alternative flame retardants to c-PentaBDE...16 6.1 … and partly due to the dilution of combustible gases by the water formed as a result of dehydroxylation. Alumina, which …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically … and timber) and services (recycling of nutrients, water retention, and soil protection) that it provides.13 … regulations, e.g. conservation of biodiversity, soil and water resources protection/conservation, tax and investment …
Outcome of court trials in the first two years of implementation of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 - Courtroom Monitoring Report 2014/2015
… were treated as petty offences, leading to the failure to use the full force of the law in the prosecution of wildlife … to be unconcluded at the end of the year. The increasing use of CSOs may reflect increasing awareness by magistrates … and most serious alert in the Interpol alert system a water tanker and charged with dealing in a wildlife trophy. …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide … The eradication of hunger and poverty, and the sustainable use of the environment, depend in large measure on how … to and management of other natural resources, such as water and mineral resources. While recognizing the existence …