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Global Protected Areas seem Insufficient to Safeguard half of the World Mammals from Human-Induced Extinction

Biodiversity Conservation

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Rondinini, Carlo

Tilman, David

Williams, David R.

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation and central to international plans to minimize global extinctions. During the coming century, global ecosystem destruction and fragmentation associated with increased human population and economic activity could make the long-term survival of most terrestrial vertebrates even more dependent on PAs.

Human impacts on mammals in and around a protected area before, during, and after COVID-19 Lockdowns

Biodiversity Conservation

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Burton, A Cole

LeMay, Valerie

Naidoo, Robin

Procko, Michael

The dual mandate for many protected areas (PAs) to simultaneously promote recreation and conserve biodiversity may be hampered by negative effects of recreation on wildlife.

A Contrast of Criteria for Special Places Important for Biodiversity Outcomes

Biodiversity Conservation

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Cornell Amber Himes

Friedman, Kim

Garoia, Serge

Govan, Hugh

Rice, Jake

This paper contrasts seven spatial biodiversity conservation area designations by six different bodies.

biodiversity areas

Progressing Gender Equality in Fisheries by building Strategic Partnerships with Development Organisations

Biodiversity Conservation

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Cowley, Anna

Lawless, Sarah

Mangubhai, Jayshree P

Mangubhai, Sangeeta

Williams, Meryl J

Gender equality, a universal agreed principle and value has been adopted widely but implemented to varying levels in different sectors. Our study was designed to contrast how gender development and fisheries sectors view and invest in gender and then explore opportunities to strengthen collaborative relationships and networks between the two, with the aim of improving capacity for gender inclusion in practice in fisheries.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management Conservation and Development

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Dray, Suzanne

Vetma, Natasa

The focus on biodieversity and conservation is recognition of protecting and conserving biodiversity and sustainably managing living natural resources are fundamental to sustainable development.

Waste Amount and Composition Survey Report, May 2022

Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Kokusai Kogyo Company Limited (KKCL), the client, has engaged SCOPE Pacific (SPL) to conduct the Waste & Composition Survey (WACS) as part of The Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries Phase 2 This report included the following:  pre-survey questionnaire to collect basic household data, concerns and perceived disposal patterns.  Waste collection, segregation & weighing  Data analysis The purpose of the study was to obtain household solid waste data of present amount and composition from participants in the two cities in The Republic of Fiji Islands - Suva and Lautoka. The results of the survey are to be used by the client to understand the waste flows in both Suva and Lautoka; and to use as a nationwide baseline for household solid waste flows.

Challenges for the Pacific: Biodiversity Assessment & Management in EIAs

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Sakiti, Hilda Waqa

Insufficient data for baseline Biodiversity Assessment form the Pacific Islands and Countries (PICs). Most PICs lack taxonomic/ecological data to inform the biodiversity assessments/reports.

Environmental and Social Framework ESS 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management

Environmental Governance, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Promote the sustainable use of resources, including energy, water and raw materials. Avoid or minimize adverse impacts on human health and the environment caused by pollution from project activities.

Construction Pollution Control & Waste Management

Environmental Governance, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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the 4 main strategies that are applicable to all environmental impacts: - Avoid: change location/design/technology - Minimize: abatement controls - Restore: re-instate ecosystem - Compensate - restoration offsets

Environmental, Health and Safety (EHA) guidelines for Waste Management and its Application in the WB Project

Environmental Governance

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Kubota, Rieko

EHS guidelines on waste management and hazardous materials management specify the guidance all along the waste value chain from waste prevention, generation, separation, storage, collection, transportation, recycling, treatment and landfill. The guidelines provide the direction on how the WB projects should design the project activities and infrastructures and how to safely manage general and hazardous waste.

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