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Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control

… TOOLKIT   FOR   THE   SOUND   MANAGEMENT   OF   DDT   FOR  DISEASE  VECTOR  CONTROL     2 Acknowledgements The … 27 9. APPLICATION IN DISEASE VECTOR CONTROL … However, the Convention allows use of DDT exclusively for disease vector control as recommended by the World Health …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… on Wetlands Ramsar Technical Report No. 7 Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Animal Disease in Wetlands Coordinating authors: Ruth L. Cromie … R. Lee, R. Reeves & D.A. Stroud. 2012. Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual: Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring and …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases

… recognizes the acceptable production and use of DDT for disease vector control. DDT is one of the insecticides … and other enti- ties) can produce and use DDT for disease vector control in accordance with WHO recommendations … to produce or use DDT [3]. The continued need for DDT for disease vector control, which is subject to evaluation by the …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Plant protection legislation

… licences to grow certain crops, the need to use pest or disease-resistant seeds and the establishment of research … against pests and diseases (especially the coffee berry disease in East Africa, the cadang-cadang disease of coconuts in the Pacific and diseases of wheat in …
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Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

… 14 Section VI, Disease Risk and Veterinary Requirements … release. The programme should include training on zoonotic disease, and sound, hygienic husbandry practices. There … 6 wild great ape populations by threat of communicable disease, unintended hybridization, extreme social disruption, …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… Tests outline import and export procedures to avoid disease spread and structures for the communication of … the entry, establishment or spread of pests, diseases or disease-carrying organisms; • protect human or animal life or … from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods, beverages or feedstuffs; …
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Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… for International Development (USAID), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others. All Resolutions … and wise use of wetlands contribute to . . . prevention of disease”. Many of the more generic of the Strategies and Key … measures relating to avian influenza, although the disease itself is not specifically referred to. Strategy 3.1, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

GEO yearbook 2003

… move indoors, that people already suffering from lung disease collect more particles in their lungs, and that PM2.5 … of people, particularly children, face the risk of disease due to polluted water, damaged sanitation systems and … chemicals, which cause stress to marine ecosystems and disease in corals, algae, fish and other invertebrates. These …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… such as loss of harvest and livestock, outbreaks of disease, and destruction of rural infrastructure and … Small Island Developing States TAD Transboundary Animal Disease TLU Tropical Livestock Unit UNDESA United Nations … the growing frequency and severity of Transboundary Animal Disease outbreaks and their implications for the livestock …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Principles of phytosanitary legislation

… to properly assess the risks and hazards of one or another disease in terms of human health or plant protection and the … Preventing the introduction of harmful insects or disease-carrying agents into regions where they are still … are safe and to prevent the spread of parasites and disease amongst plants and animals. The sanitary measures can …
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