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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… disturbance Recreational activities War, civil unrest and military exercises Work and other activities Natural system … Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and military effluents Agricultural and forestry effluents and …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… ■ Over-exploitation of vegetation for domestic use: this activity does not necessarily involve the complete removal of … strategic nature, and/or the existence of any function or activity that enable the development of materials for these … Covenant on Environment and Development Article 32, on Military and Hostile Activities. 70 Rio Declaration, …
Global Land Outlook
… pattern and physical results of past and present human activity (terracing, water storage or drainage structures, … to good agricultural land, presence of government and military complexes, etc. The size, pace, and nature of … that estimates are exaggerated,159 yet policy makers, the military, and governments are increasingly treating this …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… commerce, conservation, etc.; Specific genetic-related activity; and Developmental stage and/or type: pure … are capable of diving to depths many times deeper than military submarines, and are equipped with robotic arms, … expertise is to examine the level of publication activity in the scientific literature in relation to the …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… intertwine with the economic so intimately as in that activity by which man confronts directly the living sector of … home) to make way for dams, industrial plants, mines, military security zones, waste dumps, plantations, tourist … home– to make way for dams, industrial plants, mines, military security zones, waste dumps, plantations, tourist …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… of Microplastics as a Health Concern 7 1.3. Sources, Activity Categories and Indicators of Marine Litter 9 2. … health threats plastic particles may pose. 1.3. SOURCES, ACTIVITY CATEGORIES AND INDICATORS OF MARINE LITTER The … subsistence and commercial fishing, boating and shipping, military ships, cruise ships, and oil and gas offshore rigs. …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… that could alter or affect customary authorities, cultural activity, customary courts or Swazi law or custom.49 … for high treason. Art 153: Paragraph 4: The civil and military courts and tribunals apply the duly ratified … symbols and emblems that identify them. (20) To restrict military activities in their territories, in accordance with …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… abatement (Hartig et al., 2014), the promotion of physical activity and associated Body Mass Index improvements … and range management for grazing has become a marginal activity (Haddad, 2014). The contribution of natural … but rather to preserve the rich cultural, historical (e.g. military) and natural heritage of the area. However, it …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… territories, sacred sites, watershed protection areas, and military training grounds may provide effective biodiversity … citizens and its economy, after decades of restrictive military rule that both limited economic development and … both rich in biodiversity and are sites of intense human activity. Therefore, they are ‘natural laboratories’ for …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… of wetland to non-wetland areas, as a result of human activity", whereas wetland degradation is "the impairment of … in 1983 that the Army intended to construct large military training facilities in the Rothenthurm marshes in … areas and/or have restricted access and land uses for military reasons (as in the demilitarised zone between North …