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Investments in highly efficient , service-oriented and clean public transport followed by incentives for its use are another effective measure in controlling urban pollution . The theme Give Earth a Chance calls on each and every one of us to contribute to the healing of the ailing planet . Urban air pollution , meanwhile , isestimated to be responsible for approximately 800 000 premature deaths every year ( Cohen and others 2004 ) . The International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) 14001 standard , first published in 1996 , specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system in organizations ( companies and institutions ) , with the goal of minimizing harmful effects on the environment and achieving continual improvement of its environmental performance . The results indicated that indoor air pollution from solid fuel use is the tenth major health risk in the world in terms of potentially preventable lost life-years ( Figure 2 ) , and may be responsible for 0.8 – 2.4 million premature deaths each year worldwide ( Smith and others 2004 ) . The main focus of this volume is on the elaborate engravings of each featured " heroine , " interpretations firmly in the sentimental tradition , intended to " give each exquisite creation a ' local habitation ' in the mind 's eye . The overall impact of these effects will vary by elevation , soil type , crop and other local factors . It is important to note that people in all regions in the world are vulnerable in one way or another to environmental change , but that their coping capacity is different . Drier soils caused by increased evaporation due to warming were expected in Southwest USA , Mexico , Central America , the Mediterranean , Australia and Southern Africa in every season . Ironically a possible factor in the failure of the expedition was the indiscretion of Giuseppe Mazzini , compiler of this account , who , believing that there was no postal censorship in Britain , mailed details of the plot to another Italian revolutionary in London . A recent study on the effects of global warming on rice yields in the Philippines found that yields declined by ten per cent for each 1 ° C increase in mean daily minimum ( night-time ) temperature in the growing season ( Peng and others 2004 ) . Another is that some products of incomplete combustion – particularly methane and black carbon particles – are even more powerful greenhouse pollutants than carbon dioxide , and therefore have higher global warming potential . The demographic dimensions consist of the total population and the urban population figures for Africa , and for each of its sub-regions . " An apologetic preface by the author 's mother explains that her " long and fatal illness " prevented the revision and correction of the work . Focusing on poetry by women from the fifteenth century to the mid-nineteenth , the editor claims to " supply a want which must have been frequently experienced by every student of our literary annals . Prominent among these were two expatriate figures resident in Italy , Elizabeth Barrett Browning , the English poet , and Margaret Fuller , the American writer who had married Angelo Ossoli . Among the facsimiles of the Kilmarnock edition , all except this one bear a statement on the verso of the title-page giving the name of the printer and the real date of printing of the edition . About 40 per cent of Tanzania 's land area is covered by forests and woodlands.Macroeconomic reforms introduced over the past two decades have impacted on these forest and woodland resources . Through competition for food or habitat , these exotic species threaten native species or alter entire ecosystems . The chapter on Emerging Challenges addresses two topics of policy interest related to food security . The Prix Sasakawa du PNUE is awarded every year to individuals with an established track record of achievement and the potential to make outstanding contributions to the protection and management of the environment consistent with UNEP ’ s policies and objectives . These have ranged from political and social measures to economic and environmental measures . Each year we include a range of available indicators , particularly including any that have been updated or which shed new light on key trends .