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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… © 2017 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … From natural allies to governance specifics and rights … is brought about by industrial activity, including oil and gas extraction, mining, industrial logging, agriculture, …
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Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… © 2013 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Citation: Otero, M., Garrabou, J., Vargas, … ranean societies to conserve and use sustainably the natural resources of the region and work with IUCN members … Context and aim of this guide Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations are expect- ed to have a significant …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… to some studies. For several countries, especially where natural resources are scarce, this mar- ket represents a … recovered from such fermentation pro- cesses; greenhouse gas emissions linked to incineration or normal degradation … treatment systems; while the lower range of costs is for natural attenuation landfills where site conditions do not …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Exploitation of Natural Resources … Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage … of the UNFCCC is to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would … Article 2 states that stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere should be achieved …
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From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC

… analysis 18 2.6 Consistency of FREL/FRLs with greenhouse gas inventories 21 2.7 Construction approaches and … Nam changed the way it accounted for the conversion of natural forest to plantations: in the initial submission it … actual EF (i.e. the difference between the carbon stock in natural forests and that in plantations). From reference …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… © 2014 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … all life on earth—un- derpins ecosystem services, provides natural re- sources and constitutes our natural capital. No … aggregates) Holcim ✔ ✔ ✔ 25 Example 6 Extractive (oil and gas) Shell ✔ ✔ ✔ 26 Example 7 Extractive (mining) Rio Tinto ✔ …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… to be harmonized with the environment and protection of natural resources. It emphasizes that investing in the … and civilizations, both ancient and modern, as well as in natural ecosystems and environmental values. However, the … development issues, such as the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, for instance. While both are relevant for …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… and governments to their shared responsibility for their natural surroundings.” For example, the Khujand Aarhus Centre … representatives from 48 Asian and European countries to Gas flaring at oil drilling site on the Napo river, Amazone, … provides for “a right to information on the state of the natural environment and on the effects of any encroachment on …
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Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries

… currently represent some 60% of total current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a business as usual scenario, the … fuels: ―Renewable sources‖ shall mean renewable non-fossil natural energy sources, i.e. wind energy, solar energy, … the electricity, including greenhouse gas mitigation and natural gas hedge value: ―For customers with CHP generation …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… of humankind, which provides a conceptual framework for natural resources that are located within 21 See Art. 1 of … of the economic repercussions from the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. the consequences of global warming). … or draft resolution). Anthropogenic emissions Greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from human activities, under the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance