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Sustainable management and appropriate utilization of bamboo

Such a system can also be used to

These include the annual publication of the India Success Story on Ozone Day, the publication of a booklet on CFC production phase-out, support to chiller energy efficiency project, workshops on awareness of CFC production closure, training for customs and border

Requests for future years (i.e., 2011 and 2012), would depend on the progress achieved

The new strategic plan for biodiversity adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010 recognized that protection of biodiversity would help

Concerns here include the capacity of the owners to provide the capital

These databases, including the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa geospatial database, the African Climate Policy Centre’s climate change activities database and its agricultural commodity value-chain database and interface, form the core of the African Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure, with dedicated online applications and streamlined electronic delivery of products and services for

One representative, while noting the progress being made by many parties in eliminating the use of controlled substances under essential-use exemptions, expressed the hope that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel could take into consideration in its deliberations

The System faces the challenge of broadening the observation network from a limited set of physical observations to one that embraces biological and chemical variables to underpin assessment of the

Atmospheric carbon is sequestered through natural

For instance, the principal objective of the Microfinance Act (2006) of Kenya is to provide the legal,

The Forum combined expert group discussions with training on concepts and

The Conference recommended that FAO, in conjunction with other relevant organizations, provide guidance to member countries for establishing and implementing technologically sound, robust and consistent methodologies for monitoring,

The Panel has identified a number of available technologies and practices: afforestation; reforestation; forest management; reduced deforestation; harvested wood production management; use of forest products for bioenergy and to replace fossil fuels; tree species improvement to

Measures to improve energy use included diversifying energy sources and using them more efficiently in combination with cleaner fossil fuel technologies; developing a global liquefied natural gas market; accelerating the development of affordable energy conservation technologies and their transfer to oil- producing developing countries in particular; minimizing oil and gas losses and emissions throughout the production and distribution process; facilitating the provision to oilproducing and oil-exporting countries of affordable technologies to transform solid fuels to liquid or gaseous fuels,

Ms. Tope stated that while traditional Chinese medicine had its own rationale not subjectable to the same scientific discipline as modern medicine, evidence had not been

The Caisse Populaire d’Epargne et de Crédit (savings and loan bank) was set up within UNFD in 2008 as part of its efforts to fight poverty and unemployment. It works to promote the social and economic life of vulnerable groups by providing

The SBSTA further agreed to continue to work on the possible