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External sources (not reviewed)

One representative expressed profound appreciation for the secretariat’s efforts to

The issues addressed through such cooperation

The seafood industry (capture and

Food and nutrition security, post-conflict and protracted

a) To define “pesticide” and other related terms in a way consistent with Codex; b) To provide a list of maximum residue limits (MRLs) and extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs), to adopt MRLs/EMRLs recommended by Codex as the backbone as well as the Codex’s classification of foods; c) To prohibit the import and sale of the concerned food for which no MRL/EMRL had been specified, unless

It improves coverage of natural disasters by including weather and climaterelated disasters such as drought and extreme

Those changes led to dramatic coastal and marine habitat alteration, significant increases in rates of intoxication of terrestrial and marine species, increased nitrogen and methane concentration in the atmosphere, significant loss of the ozone layer, unusual

Post-harvest treatments with pesticides and liquid waxes are often

Its scholars continue to analyse critical issues concerning pollution

The World Food Programme (WFP) will support, at the request of the Government, the implementation of Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme safety net programmes in four areas: (a) the provision of productive safety nets, such as food and cash-for-work schemes; (b) the provision of social safety nets through maternal and child health and school feeding programmes; (c) enhanced

It includes plant breeding to develop crop varieties able to grow under harsh environmental conditions,

Information shared between States Parties, or between UNESCO and

It noted the importance of establishing a

Also encourages States to ratify or accede to international agreements addressing the protection and preservation of the marine environment and

One delegation proposed that the secretariat continue providing support to countries in the region by: (a) establishing regional and subregional platforms for technological cooperation, capacity development and knowledge sharing in the areas of sustainable consumption and production (SCP), sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and energy efficiency,

However, without the full involvement of the appropriate governmental actors and without the application of coherent and realistic

(iv) strengthen the capacities

Examples were given of national, bilateral, regional and international programmes to further socio-economic and sustainable development, notably in the following areas: agriculture and

Although MB replacement was found to be more difficult in this crop due to very high health

Moreover, UNDP is an important actor in key international initiatives on forestry, desertification and land management, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management, poverty-environment; climate

The model takes into account critical factors such as the biophysical, socio-economic and institutional and policy factors that influence

The Census database still had no records, for more than 20 per cent of the ocean’s volume, and very few for vast areas.22 Marine scientists remain unable to provide good estimates of the total number of species in any of the three domains of life in the oceans (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya).23 The Census noted, inter alia, that developing monitoring strategies through existing observing systems, timeseries stations and long-term ecological research sites may enable the prediction of changes in microbial populations as a