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Security in Space The Next Generation - UNIDIR

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PROTECTING THE EARTH’S ENVIRONMENT<br />

AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (AGENDA 21)<br />

<strong>The</strong> environmental goals, as elaborated <strong>in</strong> Agenda 21, are:<br />

protection of the atmosphere;<br />

plann<strong>in</strong>g and management of land resources;<br />

combat<strong>in</strong>g deforestation;<br />

combat<strong>in</strong>g drought and desertifi cation;<br />

susta<strong>in</strong>able mounta<strong>in</strong> development;<br />

promot<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>able agriculture and rural development;<br />

conservation of biological diversity;<br />

management of biotechnology;<br />

protection of oceans and seas;<br />

management and protection of fresh water resources; and<br />

management of toxic chemicals, hazardous, solid and radioactive<br />

wastes.<br />

Satellite applications for protect<strong>in</strong>g the environment and natural resources<br />

management <strong>in</strong>clude the monitor<strong>in</strong>g of land cover and land use; monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

environmental degradation (particularly useful <strong>in</strong> remote and diffi cultto-access<br />

areas, and for areas undergo<strong>in</strong>g rapid environmental change);<br />

measur<strong>in</strong>g the environmental impact of disasters and wars and assess<strong>in</strong>g<br />

impacts of pollution, from depletion of the ozone layer to trac<strong>in</strong>g oil spills<br />

and photochemical smog.<br />

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION<br />

(HYOGO FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION)<br />

<strong>The</strong> priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action are:<br />

ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and a local priority<br />

with a strong <strong>in</strong>stitutional basis for implementation;<br />

identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early<br />

warn<strong>in</strong>g;<br />

use knowledge, <strong>in</strong>novation and education to build a culture of<br />

safety and resilience at all levels;<br />

reduce the underly<strong>in</strong>g risk factors; and<br />

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