That's a key element to be sure that even inside the countries they have a certain space for the assistance and protection of the population who could not escape the conflict.
"You can achieve the same level of protection for the population at one-third the cost doing an intervention like this, " Fowler said.
Similarly, training and facilities should be offered around the country to provide a measure of collective protection for the civilian population, together with well-developed contingency plans for evacuating to uncontaminated rural areas city dwellers who may be the targets of chemical or other forms of genocidal warfare.
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How do we ensure access to precious water resources for a growing population whilst ensuring the future protection of the very ecosystems upon which we depend?
The UK Health Protection Agency estimates that around a quarter of the population could be affected by avian flu in the future, with possibly 50, 000 deaths in England and Wales alone.
Similarly, there are neither facilities dispersed around the country to provide a measure of collective protection for the non-combatant population nor well-developed contingency plans for evacuating to uncontaminated rural areas city dwellers who may be the targets of chemical strikes.
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The population of the United States deserves no less protection.
The European Union supports UNESCO-IOC efforts by funding the NEAMTWS Tsunami Information Centre (NEAMTIC) project with the objectives of improving the circulation of best practices on tsunami risk reduction in the region, raising awareness of population exposed and strengthening the linkages between IOC and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said it was worried about the potential impact to a wintering population of sea birds.
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Sweden's environmental protection agency said the aim was to eliminate inbred wolves and improve the gene pool of the wild population, but conservationists dispute this.
The day's focus was on environmental protection and the need for Latin America to do more to protect the natural environment, despite the pressures of population growth and deforestation.
Sean Mahar, director of government relations for Audubon New York, said environmentalists have seen increases in the plover population since protection laws were instituted in the mid-1980s.
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