grounds
... tripoint with Argentina in question; in 2006, Argentina went to the ICJ to protest, on environmental grounds, the construction of two pulp mills in Uruguay on the Uruguay River, which forms the ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/i_ti.html
grounds
... a three-month stalemate, but issues that sparked the civil war, such as land reform and grounds for citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO and former New Force rebel leader ...
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/a_fg.html
grounds
deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
www.exxun.com/Malawi/b_mp.html
grounds
... its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West, extensive fishing grounds, offshore oil and gas fields, minerals, and sand and gravel for the construction industry. In ...
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/e_ec.html
grounds
The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island ...
www.exxun.com/ParacelIslands/a_fg.html
grounds
... mineral resources are found in the mountainous areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. The Peruvian economy grew by more than 4% per year during the period 2002-06, with ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/e_ec.html
grounds
uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds
www.exxun.com/Philippines/b_mp.html
grounds
... Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China ...
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/a_fg.html
grounds
... a net importer of food products. The EU and the US provide food aid on humanitarian grounds. Badly needed support from the IMF has been suspended because of the government's arrears ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/e_ec.html
groundwater
... sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs
www.exxun.com/Bahrain/b_mp.html
groundwater
limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides
www.exxun.com/Israel/b_mp.html
groundwater
contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/b_mp.html
groundwater
... capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
www.exxun.com/Mexico/b_mp.html
groundwater
heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
www.exxun.com/Moldova/b_mp.html
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