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Climate Change Law and the Rights of Nature: A Colombian Example Through an International Perspective

open access: yesRevista Catalana de Dret Ambiental, 2022
In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court bestowed rights to the Amazon Region. The growing climate change risks brought the Court to rule this way. The ruling relied on international environmental law, comparative law, and national policies.
Mario Alejandro Delgado Galarraga
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Role of environment in strengthening competitiveness of cities by example of European Green Capitals and Tallinn

open access: yesEesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused, 2014
Guaranteeing a high-level living environment is one of the most important preconditions to the balanced and sustainable economic and social development of the European Union.
Jüri Ratas, Sulev Mäeltsemees
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Long-term changes in central European river discharge for 1869–2016: impact of changing snow covers, reservoir constructions and an intensified hydrological cycle [PDF]

open access: yesHydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2020
Recent climatic changes have the potential to severely alter river runoff, particularly in snow-dominated river basins. Effects of changing snow covers superimpose with changes in precipitation and anthropogenic modifications of the watershed and river ...
E. Rottler   +4 more
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Pengukuran Kinerja Lingkungan Industri di Indonesia berdasarkan Standar Industri Hijau

open access: yesJurnal Rekayasa Sistem Industri, 2017
National industries need to anticipate the numerous environmental issues in international trade, in order to compete with other countries. Ministry of Industry Republic of Indonesia has responded that issue by putting green industry as an important part ...
Agustina Christiani   +2 more
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Report to Congress on the U.S. Department of Energy`s Environmental Management Science Program: Research funded and its linkages to environmental cleanup problems, and Environmental Management Science Program research award abstracts. Volume 2 of 3 -- Appendix B [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
The Department of Energy`s Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) serves as a catalyst for the application of scientific discoveries to the development and deployment of technologies that will lead to reduction of the costs and risks associated ...

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Inferring sediment-discharge event types in an Alpine catchment from sub-daily time series [PDF]

open access: yesHydrology and Earth System Sciences
Fluvial sediment dynamics in mountain rivers are changing rapidly in a degrading cryosphere, raising the potential for erosive rainfall and runoff and detrimental effects on downstream areas.
A. Skålevåg   +4 more
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Announcement — The Paper Award of Tribology Online –

open access: yesTribology Online, 2014
The Japanese Society of Tribologists is pleased to announce that the 2013 Paper Award of Tribology Online was awarded to:“Effect of Environmental Gas on Surface Initiated Rolling Contact Fatigue,” by Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Tatsuhiko Morofuji ...
Masabumi Masuko
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Protection of the Environment and the International Salvage Convention, 1989: An Assessment

open access: yesMizan Law Review, 2016
This article focuses on the International Salvage Convention and the protection of the environment in salvage operations. The article traces the evolution and history of the law of Salvage to its present status by using the UK as a case study. In essence,
Eghosa Osa Ekhator
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Evaluation of the childhood obesity prevention program Kids - 'Go for your life'

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2010
Background Kids - 'Go for your life' (K-GFYL) is an award-based health promotion program being implemented across Victoria, Australia. The program aims to reduce the risk of childhood obesity by improving the socio-cultural, policy and physical ...
Gibbs Lisa   +8 more
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2013 Governor's Sustainability Award Winner: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In 2012, the Campaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD) was responsible for facilitating more than 11.4 million bus, van, and paratransit rides throughout Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and the University of Illinois Campus.

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