pay a special contribution under the proposed section 19B(1) does not appear to be mandatory, an aggrieved person may not have a cause of action against the MPFA if it has failed to pay the special contribution into that person's relevant account [...] legco.gov.hk 關於法律及草擬方...
Recently new materials are being considered as potentially useful tools in the prevention of land degradation leading to slope instabilities; among them polymers such as anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) are gaining more and more interest. PAM is known and employed as an additi...
“Deforestation and forest degradation will continue in most developing regions; a reversal of the situation would depend on structural shifts in economies to reduce direct and indirect dependence on land. In most developing tropical countries,agricultural land used for both subsistence and commercial cul...
aSuburban,exurban,and rural development is a leading cause ofbiodiversity loss and natural resource degradation in the United States.In responseto this threat,conservation development has been advanced as a way to combine land development with functional protection for conservationresources.This article ...
A battery should also come with a high level of ingress protection to prevent dust particles or humidity from reaching the interior, which can cause short circuits or even corrosion of critical parts. Huawei's Luna battery features IP 66 ...
Rocky desertification (RD) is a special process of land deterioration in karst topography, with a view of bedrock exposure and an effect of ecological degradation. Among the three largest karst regions in the world, southwest China boasts the largest RD
on the borrowing costs of the banking sector and the general business, whether it will be necessary for AIs to raise capital in order to fulfil the Basel III requirements, and whether AIs will become more prudent in lending which may cause difficulty for the small and medium enterprises[......
A still increasing number of reports, in particular, have revealed that mutations in the autophagy-related (ATG) genes, encoding the key players of macroautophagy, are either the cause or represent a risk factor for the development of several illnesses. The aim of this review is to provide a...
frequently portrayed as a cause of environmental degradation leading to energy insecurity among low-income households, especially where the resource is ... Greg Hiemstra-van der Horst,Alice J. Hovorka - 《Biomass & Bioenergy》 被引量: 110发表: 2009年 Urbanization, the energy ladder and forest tr...
The fight against deforestation and human rights abuses involves tracing the intricate web of connections between powerful corporations and the destruction they cause. While many big brands have adopted NDPE policies, their commitments often fail to effect real cha...