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Global Mercury Assessment
… still has large associated uncertainties, giving a range of 1010-4070 tonnes. The work also identifies … that East Asia is the dominant source region for long-range airborne mercury transport worldwide. Anthropogenic … from uncontrolled incineration. Incinerators with state-of-the-art controls have low emissions. Another use of …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… Cyprus Paula Moschella, CIESM Petra Rodic Baranovic, State Institute for Nature Protection, Croatia Maria … scientists and protected area stakeholders covering a wide range of expertise. The resulting discussions and the work … the variables are projected into the future, pro- ducing a range of possible results. Nevertheless, global climate …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… local landscapes: the Avalon Marshes, UK 31 8. PPAs in the State of Maine, USA 32 9. PPAs in Japan 36 10. Management … when governments fail, and importantly bring a far wider range of stakeholders into the conservation endeavour. … the scenic beauty and touristic potential of a hilly range southeast of the small town of Bonn started buying land …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… implement their commitments, and the role of non-State actors should be enhanced at multiple levels. Building … art. 3 (3); Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of … as chemicals of global concern as a result of their long-range transport in the atmosphere, persistence in the 95 See …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… implement their commitments, and the role of non-State actors should be enhanced at multiple levels. Building … art. 3 (3); Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of … as chemicals of global concern as a result of their long-range transport in the atmosphere, persistence in the 95 See …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… Obligations Relating to Non-state Actors … over one hundred examples of how a wide and diverse range of actors has used human rights obligations and … Good practices can also be carried out by a wide range of actors, including all levels of government, civil … substantive obligations; (g) obligations relating to non-State actors; (h) obligations relating to transboundary harm; …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… as the target of the UNCCD, where it is defined as a “state whereby the amount and quality of land resources … and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses … at national or sub-national levels. As a result a wide range of estimates of land degradation can be found, from a …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… 56 Box 22: Habitat Hectares as the basis for the State of Victoria’s “Net Gain Principle” 58 Box 23: Brazilian … they have developed their distinctive properties.” The range of conservation activities that might be involved in a … implementing or evaluating biodiversity offsets in a range of contexts. The main steps involved in carrying out …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… has a distinct thematic focus, the Reviews address a range of specific environmental issues, in addition to … The political effectiveness of MEAs is measured by state acceptance of, and participation in, the legal … of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollu- tion10 and its protocols. …