This event is organized in partnership with CRAterre-ENSAG, the International Centre for Earthen architecture (School of Architecture of Grenoble, France), which has been working since 1979 towards the recognition of earth materials as a valid response to the challenges linked to the protection of the environment, the preservation of cultural diversity and the fight against poverty.
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Why should voters care about the broad sweep of policy promoted during elections by a party when other organisations will lobby all year round for their special interest, whether this is protection of the environment, opposition to abortion, or the defence of some subsidy?
The European Parliament has rejected campaigners' demands to tie the majority of farm subsidies to protection of the environment.
Its core funders are the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Marisla Foundation and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.
Along similar lines, I created my own foundation in June 2006 which is dedicated to both the protection of the environment and sustainable development.
The debate now centers on how -- and to what the degree -- the United States will balance protection of the environment with economic concerns.
The President made reference to the Humboldt National Park as an example of the Government's policy to give priority to the protection of the environment.
The forthcoming debates over Superfund and the Endangered Species Act both raise awkward questions about how to balance protection of the environment against the rights of property owners.
"There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest protection of the environment is a barrier to economic growth, but plenty to suggest smart regulation is actually a stimulus to growth, " he said.
At the same time, we must ensure that ordinary citizens in all countries benefit from trade -- trade that promotes the dignity of work, the rights of workers, the protection of the environment.
Both Presidents reiterated their belief that a more efficient use of energy, and the use of cleaner and renewable sources and technology are fundamental elements for energy security, which contributes to sustainable economic growth and the protection of the environment.
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Its mission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building to learn more about the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas, and to apply this knowledge to improved management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision making processes of its 144 Member States.
'promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision-making process of its Member States'.
The act, which was introduced in 2009, seeks to improve management and increase protection of the marine environment and improve recreational access to Wales's coast.
To this end, women that have dedicated their lives to marine sciences and to the protection of the marine environment have agreed to share their stories, and to help us understand how UNESCO-IOC can work together with them in the promotion of gender equality.
The National Trust, which has almost three million members and is the country's third largest landowner, wants to see tax breaks, grants and other financial incentives to support the protection and conservation of the historic environment.
The ABI report said that with people being asked to pay more towards flood protection in their area and take on more of the risk, the Environment Agency needed to involve communities better in decisions on flood protection.
Firms are hoarding cash in an environment of economic uncertainty as protection against the type of credit squeeze that occurred in 2008.
It will streamline and simplify both the legislative framework and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's regulation of activities which cause pollution at a local and national level.
Regulations are developed and written in areas where a careful cost and benefit analysis reveals that regulations are justified and necessary to ensure an adequate level of protection to people, property and the environment.
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Drew Hutton from the Australian Greens party told a media confererence Sunday that it was important to realize that New Caledonia had no environmental protection laws of its own, nor was the environment there covered by French laws.
We both agree that our two countries share extensive common interests in important matters bearing on the survival and development of mankind, such as peace and development, economic cooperation and trade, the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and environment protection.
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer safeguards human health and the environment.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has lifted its warning of flooding on the River Nith downstream of Auldgirth including Dumfries.
Other objectors included English Nature, the Environment Agency, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Residents Against Dibden Bay group.
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Under WMO leadership, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services contribute substantially to the protection of life and property against natural disasters, to safeguarding the environment and to enhancing the economic and social well-being of all sectors of society in areas such as food security, water resources and transport.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has five "flood watches" north of the border.
In such an economic environment, the up-front costs of environmental protection can appear daunting, particularly for officials in the less-developed interior of the country with far fewer economic resources.
The environment in the Latin American context is not only about the protection of nature.
However, there lies a hindrance to the revival of domestic thermal coal demand if the U.S. Environment Protection Agency raises the bar on carbon emissions on power plants.
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