Land
Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not permanently covered by water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources. Some life forms, including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals, have developed from predecessor species that originated in bodies of water. Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones. The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans. The demarcation line between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors. A maritime boundary is one …
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World Bank Group · 31 December 2024 English
"Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement"; …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 21 December 2024 English
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Land-based natural resources management - Rural flood …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 7 November 2024 English
This is an official side-event of the 12th World Urban Forum. Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024 Time: 09:00-10:00 EEST
methane, and squanders 28% of the world’s agricultural land and one-fourth of agriculture’s freshwater. As …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 26 October 2024 English
poor and vulnerable living in rural areas depending directly on it. However, up to 40 per cent of world’s land is degraded, one million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, and biodiversity loss …
directly on it. However, up to 40 per cent of world’s land is degraded, one million plant and animal species are …
CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 6 October 2024 English
23, 01 OCTOBER 2024 / PAGE - 2 NUCLEAR SECURITY: A FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER FROM CAPS Though risky, uncertain, and increase it s resil ience t o demanding, t ackling t …
commitments that divert resources from other U.S. land-based ballistic missiles, SLBM s speci f ics o f … current either Russia or China, or both. of U.S. land-based ballist ic “ brom ance” bet w een missiles … ies. of about 440 nuclear weapons for delivery by land- based ball ist ic m issiles, sea-based bal l ist … planners Defense estimates that for delivery by land-based ballistic would want to preserve at t he PRC … 17 t imes as much material and 46 t imes as much land to produce Why M any Environmentalists are Warming …
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 5 October 2024 English
In 2021, service providers (TSPs) meant that locations for the Standing Committee on IT recognized the role BharatNet fibre deployment were not aligned with of the CSCs in helping improve …
such as those pertaining to the digitization of land records, agricultural extension services for farmers …
WHO: World Health Organization · 4 October 2024 French
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health problem in 2023. Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thai- land are implementing post-validation surveillance, …
EU: European Union · 4 October 2024 English
which would relegate to the distant past unabashed land grabs and geopolitical conquests by larger states …
EU: European Union · 4 October 2024 English
allemaal even stilstaan. Twee minuten staat het land stil en zwijgt om de doden te herdenken uit de …
EU: European Union · 4 October 2024 English
take actions that include updating building codes, land use plans, improving soil management and finally … Wir müssen jetzt endlich handeln! Kein einziges Land hält seine Klimaziele ein. Mit den vorgelegten nationalen … socioeconomic development and sustainable ocean and land use, economic inequity, marginalisation, historical … themselves always first. This leaves SMEs in no man's land, often paying the price on fuel stability. For example …
