Environment Safeguards: A Good Practice Sourcebook (Draft ...

R Environment SAFEGUARDS A GOOD Practice Sourcebook DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT December 2012 This working document was prepared by Asian Development Bank staff. It does not provide an exhaustive or definitive treatment of the issues. Its interpretations and contents do not necessarily reflect the views of the ADB's Board of Governors and the governments they represent. The Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Use of the term "country" does not imply any judgment by the Asian Development Bank as to the legal or other status of any territorial entity. GLOSSARY Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). Greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere as a result of human activities and listed in the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. These include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

of a habitat caused by a major, long-term change in land or water use; or (ii) the modification of a habitat that substantially reduces the habitat’s ability to maintain viable populations of its native species. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). An assessment of …

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