Search Results - "Biodiversity"

International law and the environment / by Birnie, Patricia W.

Table of Contents: “…International law and the environment -- International governance and the formulation of environmental law and policy -- Rights and obligations of states concerning protection of the environment -- Interstate enforcement: state responsibility, treaty compliance, and dispute settlement -- Non-state actors: environmental rights, liability, and crimes -- Climate change and atmospheric pollution -- The law of the sea and protection of the marine environment -- International regulation of toxic substances -- Nuclear energy and the environment -- International watercourses: environmental protection and sustainable use -- Conservation of nature, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- Conservation of migratory and land-based species and biodiversity -- Conservation of marine living resources and biodiversity -- International trade and environmental protection.…”

International law and the environment / by Birnie, Patricia W.

Table of Contents: “…International law and the environment -- International governance and the formulation of environmental law and policy -- Rights and obligations of states concerning protection of the environment -- Interstate enforcement: state responsibility, treaty compliance, and dispute settlement -- Non-state actors: environmental rights, liability, and crimes -- Climate change and atmospheric pollution -- The law of the sea and protection of the marine environment -- International regulation of toxic substances -- Nuclear energy and the environment -- International watercourses: environmental protection and sustainable use -- Conservation of nature, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- Conservation of migratory and land-based species and biodiversity -- Conservation of marine living resources and biodiversity -- International trade and environmental protection.…”

Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth ecosystem-based approaches to climate change.

Table of Contents: “…The world bank and biodiversity conservation: a contribution to action for climate change -- Natural ecosystems and mitigation -- Ecosystem-based adaptation: reducing vulnerability -- Biodiversity conservation and food, water, and livelihood security: emerging issues -- Implementing ecosystem-based approaches to climate change.…”
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Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth ecosystem-based approaches to climate change.

Table of Contents: “…The world bank and biodiversity conservation: a contribution to action for climate change -- Natural ecosystems and mitigation -- Ecosystem-based adaptation: reducing vulnerability -- Biodiversity conservation and food, water, and livelihood security: emerging issues -- Implementing ecosystem-based approaches to climate change.…”
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Post-treaty politics : secretariat influence in global environmental governance / by Jinnah, Sikina, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : secretariats as overlap managers -- Secretariats in theory and practice -- The analytics of influence -- Origins of overlap management in the biodiversity regime -- Complex -- Marketing the climate-biodiversity interface -- Trade-environment politics at the wto -- The limits of secretariat influence : CITES and the protection -- Of commercially-exploited aquatic species -- Conclusions.…”
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Post-treaty politics : secretariat influence in global environmental governance / by Jinnah, Sikina, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : secretariats as overlap managers -- Secretariats in theory and practice -- The analytics of influence -- Origins of overlap management in the biodiversity regime -- Complex -- Marketing the climate-biodiversity interface -- Trade-environment politics at the wto -- The limits of secretariat influence : CITES and the protection -- Of commercially-exploited aquatic species -- Conclusions.…”
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Africa the driest continent / by Omer, Abdeen Mustafa

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Water -- Energy -- Health -- Agriculture -- Biodiversity -- Other issues -- IGAC/Debits-Africa (IDAF) -- Africa environmental outlook.…”
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Africa the driest continent / by Omer, Abdeen Mustafa

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Water -- Energy -- Health -- Agriculture -- Biodiversity -- Other issues -- IGAC/Debits-Africa (IDAF) -- Africa environmental outlook.…”
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Diptera diversity status, challenges and tools /

Table of Contents: “…Regional diversity of Diptera -- section 2. Diptera biodiversity : case studies, ecological approaches and estimation -- section 3. …”
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Diptera diversity status, challenges and tools /

Table of Contents: “…Regional diversity of Diptera -- section 2. Diptera biodiversity : case studies, ecological approaches and estimation -- section 3. …”
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Cities as sustainable ecosystems principles and practices / by Newman, Peter, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Vision -- Economy and society -- Biodiversity -- Ecological footprints -- Modeling cities on ecosystems -- Sense of place -- Empowerment and participation -- Partnerships -- Sustainable production and consumption -- Governance and hope -- Conclusions.…”
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Cities as sustainable ecosystems principles and practices / by Newman, Peter, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Vision -- Economy and society -- Biodiversity -- Ecological footprints -- Modeling cities on ecosystems -- Sense of place -- Empowerment and participation -- Partnerships -- Sustainable production and consumption -- Governance and hope -- Conclusions.…”
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Ecology of urban environments / by Parris, Kirsten M.

Table of Contents: “…Urban environments -- Population- and species-level responses to urbanisation -- Community-level responses to urbanisation -- Ecosystem-level responses to urbanisation -- The urban ecology of humans -- Conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services in cities -- Summary and future directions.…”
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Ecology of urban environments / by Parris, Kirsten M.

Table of Contents: “…Urban environments -- Population- and species-level responses to urbanisation -- Community-level responses to urbanisation -- Ecosystem-level responses to urbanisation -- The urban ecology of humans -- Conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services in cities -- Summary and future directions.…”
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Regional co-operation and protection of the marine environment under international law the Black Sea / by Oral, Nilufer

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of the Black Sea : From sea to lake to sea -- A sea of poison, a sea of life -- Decline of the Black Sea -- Marine biodiversity and fisheries in the Black Sea -- Black Sea habitats and wetlands -- Climate change -- The Sea of Azov -- Discussion.…”
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Regional co-operation and protection of the marine environment under international law the Black Sea / by Oral, Nilufer

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of the Black Sea : From sea to lake to sea -- A sea of poison, a sea of life -- Decline of the Black Sea -- Marine biodiversity and fisheries in the Black Sea -- Black Sea habitats and wetlands -- Climate change -- The Sea of Azov -- Discussion.…”
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Biological systematics principles and applications / by Schuh, Randall T.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation.…”
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Biological systematics principles and applications / by Schuh, Randall T.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation.…”
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