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… i PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: CONTAMINATED SITE INVESTIGATION AND … consequences of increasing human dependence on organic chemicals. The chemical burdens, partly highlighted … while the rest of the site is bare land formerly used for farming by PHCN staff. The power generation building on Site …

… rivers. Lake sediments commonly are thick and have more organic deposits. These poorly permeable organic materials can affect the distribution of seep- age … as well as the necessary enabling factors associated with farming, e.g. access to energy, credit, agricultural inputs, …

… OF POPS: A GUIDE TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Printed on recycled paper Printed in … Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants United Nations Environment Programme … greatly to human well-being. Chemicals have raised farming yields by killing crop pests and have made possible …

… Aquaculture Needs 33 Guide D: Feed Ingredients 43 Guide E: Organic Matter in the Effluents 53 Guide F: Pathogen Transfer … Simard (IUCN). � Executive Summary Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, … for Aquaculture Needs Guide D: Feed Ingredients Guide E: Organic Matter in the Effluents Guide F: Pathogen Transfer …

… 36 3.1.2 Organic production … and communities. Given the major role played by local farming communities in conserving AnGR, those communities … the organizational capabilities of their community. 3.1.2 Organic production Organically-produced agricultural products …

… are considered crucial by farmers who therefore engage in farming practices in which the use of PGRFA, or … on Mercury, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, UNCBD, UNCCD, UNFCC. GEF funding helps … little fertilizer, the seed therefore is better suited to organic farming than seed from modern varieties, and also may …

… plant diversity has been the raw material that enabled farming systems and agriculture to evolve. Food plants have … contributes to reducing genetic vulnerability, as diverse farming systems are more resistant to pests, diseases and … mostly practiced to meet an increasing consumer demand for organic products, while especially smallholder farmers in …

… externalities should be understood and quantified. Fish farming is an economic undertaking. If policy is to encourage … capacity to absorb and assimilate excess loading of organic compounds and nutrients. Therefore production should … parameters are sediment particle size, redox potential, organic matter, and the benthic faunal community in terms of …

… . . . . . . . . . . 83 II. High Nature Value (HNV) Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … environmentally sustainable production methods, including organic production, renewable raw materials and the … PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT Introduce certified organic farming methods Increased biodiversity and reduced …