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External sources (not reviewed)

Building on the existing efforts among the three sides, the consultation document suggests initial

Several research institutes, based mainly in

Communities reject destructive extractive activity

At its eighth meeting, the Commission examined items 5.10 “Establishment of an international centre for water hazard and risk management (ICHARM) in Tsukuba, Japan, under the auspices of UNESCO”, 5.16 “Proposal for the

In order for all these measures to succeed, it will be necessary to have adequate scientific backup, to continue research on the epidemiology of communicable and noncommunicable diseases among the indigenous population of the North, to study the effectiveness of the existing health-care system, to design and introduce new

Handbook of Epigenetics: The New Molecular and Medical Genetics (edited by Trygve O. Tollefsbol of the Department of Biology, the Center for Aging, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Nutrition Obesity Research Center and the Comprehensive Diabetes Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA) has 37 chapters on virtually every branch of

Populations most vulnerable to communicable diseases are those living in precarious conditions with

However, other actions could also be taken to

Recognizing further that global public health, including effective and sustainable health systems, is central to achieving all of the Millennium Development Goals and requires a combination of public health policies and other intersectoral actions, including

With fossil fuels remaining the dominant energy source, pursuing energy efficiency in capture fisheries may generate benefits by

Of equal importance are initiatives such as pursuing the modification of

A wide range of policies — those that influence how and where people live, work, travel and relax; what they

Opening statements were delivered by Ms. Doris Leuthard, Minister of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland; Mr. Marco González, Executive Secretary of the Ozone

Emphasis should be placed on enhancing the capabilities of countries of the region to secure sustainable and safe drinking water supplies, urban water development and management strategies as well as issues related to urban and peri-urban drainage and sanitation, the rehabilitation of degraded water ecosystems, research on disappearing water resources, aspects of conflict prevention and resolution in relation to water issues, the creation of subregional water observatories, research in the sustainability of

In the agreement between Croatia and the Executive Committee, the maximum allowable consumption for Annex A, Group I (CFCs) for the year 2005 was 65 ODP tonnes, for 2010 0 ODP tonne; and for the years in between, the agreement provides no exact figure but stipulates that "The By-Law on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (of 30 January 1999) includes a clause on importing on an exceptional basis between 2006 and 2009 up to 21.9 ODP tonnes of Annex A (Groups I and II) and/or Annex B (Groups II and III) or products containing these substances, when these substances and/or products are for preserving human, plant and/or animal life; national

They address, in particular: (a) enhancing effective coordination and cooperation, including at the global and regional levels, between relevant bodies; (b) achieving sustainable fisheries; (c) promoting conservation and management of the oceans; (d) advancing implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities and the Montreal

This includes: the consideration by the Legal and Technical Commission of a proposal to designate specific areas within the Pacific nodule