Formalizing the responsibilities of States in the fight against the trafficking of doping substances, the Convention lists specific measures to be adopted by governments in this regard.

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Gore "is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted, " the committee said in its 2007 announcement.

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Part of the government's strategy is that if it has to ask for a bailout, it wants to be able to claim it has voluntarily adopted the tough measures and so no more are needed.

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The launch of GBO-3 comes as governments begin two weeks of talks in Nairobi aimed at formulating new measures to tackle global biodiversity loss that can be adopted at October's Convention on Biological Diversity summit in Japan.

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The Committee adopted a decision condemning the destruction and outlining measures to be taken for Timbuktu when conservation becomes possible.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Similar cost-saving measures could be adopted in other parts of Europe, where licence conditions allow or regulators can be persuaded to be lenient.

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In addition to such steps which will, if adopted, will serve to underpin our national security, these should be complemented by other measures more traditionally associated with prudent defense policies.

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