Forest Patient protection may also have negative social effects such as displacement of local populations, reduced income, and reduced flow of products from forests. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

The protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and climate Patient requires the selection of technologies which differ with respect to their impacts on climate, on health, safety and other environmental endpoints and on their private and social costs. [ 4IPCCSROCSPMTS 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

The objectives cover not only protection of existing species Patient but also prevention and control of habitat invasion by introduced species - which may have entered Europe in ships' cargos, for example. [ 1EUROPAENV 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Assessing the costs of these actions should ideally consider the total value that society attaches to the goods and services forgone because of the diversion of resources to climate Patient protection. [ 8IPCCATTENUATION 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Protection of major biodiversity "hot spots" Patient could halt much of the current and projected mass extinction, but this is threatened by climate change. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK MCLH 24/10/2012 ]

Similar Descriptor protection for American shorelines Patient could have an accumulated cost over the next century of US $ 20 to 150 billion. [ 5CANADAICC 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

In many EEA member countries adaptation measures are either planned or taking place in the context of natural hazard prevention, environment Patient protection and sustainable resource management. [ VULNERABILITY 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

In some cases, small islands may be destroyed to obtain construction material for coastal Patient protection. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Projects have included protection of Black Sea dolphins Patient in Romania Location and sustainable traffic development in Tirana, the capital of Albania. [ 1EUROPAENV 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Some vertebrate species, however, have been reintroduced in the 20th century after they became locally extinct, and some have recovered due to protection or restoration of habitats such as wetlands Patient . [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

By adopting the FCCC, its objectives and principles, each Party was committed to a number of obligations, including the reporting of national greenhouse gas emissions, the development of greenhouse gas emission reduction programmes, the protection of greenhouse gas sinks such as forests Patient , and the provision of education, training and public awareness concerning global warming. [ ENCY 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

There are other potential options available that include enhancement and preservation of natural protection (e.g., replanting of mangroves and protection of coral reefs Patient ), use of softer options such as artificial beach nourishment, and raising the height of the ground of coastal villages. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Some of these priorities are being picked up in seven 'thematic strategies' which take an overarching approach to soil Patient protection , conservation of the marine environment, sustainable use of pesticides, air pollution, the urban environment, the sustainable use and management of resources, and waste prevention and recycling. [ 1EUROPAENV 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Conflicts between protection of natural systems Patient and other functions can be minimized by appropriate land use on the landscape and appropriate stand management and use of environmental and social assessments. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Pilot projects that were designed to avoid emissions by reducing deforestation and forest degradation have produced marked environmental and socio-economic ancillary benefits, including biodiversity conservation, protection of watersheds Patient , improved forest management and local capacity-building and employment in the local enterprises. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

With increasing concern about climate Patient protection , HFC uses tend to be focused in critical applications with no other substitutes. [ 4IPCCSROCSPMTS 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

The Cotonou Agreement, which governs EU relations with nearly 80 developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (the ACP countries), contains a special chapter on environmental Patient protection and sustainable utilisation and management of natural resources. [ 1EUROPAENV 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

There is hardly a doubt as to the rise in the mean sea level as a consequence of the melting, nor as to the expansion of the ocean water itself, even if the amplitude could vary rather widely, say, between 20 centimetres and 1 metre by 2100, which would allow the progressive withdrawal of the population from the coastal zone and its Patient subsequent Descriptor protection. [ JACLET 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Moreover, vulnerability assessments also suggest that shore and infrastructure Patient protection costs could be financially burdensome for some small island states. [ 7IPCCREGION 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

The greatest vulnerabilities are likely to be in unmanaged water systems and systems that are currently stressed or poorly and unsustainably managed due to policies that discourage efficient water use and protection of water quality Patient , inadequate watershed management, failure to manage variable water supply and demand, or lack of sound professional guidance. [ GREENFACTS 0 SB TK 24/10/2012 ]

Manitoba, for example, has invested heavily in flood Threat protection , mainly because the Red is naturally flood-prone in spring (due to the fact that it is a north-flowing river and its exit into Lake Winnipeg often remains frozen after upstream sections to the south have begun to thaw). [ 2CANADACCD9801 0 SB TK MCLH 24/10/2012 ]

The major application sectors using ODSs and their HFC/ PFC substitutes include refrigeration, air conditioning, foams, aerosols, fire Threat protection and solvents. [ 4IPCCSROCSPMTS 0 SB TK MCLH 24/10/2012 ]

Wetlands also act as a purification system for contaminants, a storage reservoir and they offer protection from shoreline erosion Threat . [ 3CANADAENVIRON 0 SB TK MCLH 24/10/2012 ]

Many floodplains in western Europe already are overpopulated, which hampers effective additional flood Threat protection . [ 7IPCCREGION 0 SB TK MCLH 24/10/2012 ]