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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Housing units that, lacking basic amenities, are not considered fit for human habitation. See also informal settlements.
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1. Land adjacent to a stream. 2. of, pertaining to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water
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Decomposed and partly decomposed vegetable matter, making up part of the forest floor. It is composed of litter or humus.
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1. leaves, stalk and husk left on the ground after harvest; 2. Dry solid waste generated in domestic premises and offices.
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Modification of production processes aimed at reducing pollution (through clean technologies). See also clean technology.
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Popular term for environmentally adjusted gross domestic product. See also environmentally adjusted net domestic product.
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Process by which plants, animals or microbes selected from the wild adapt to a special habitat created for them by humans.
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Discarded or rejected materials that result from manufacturing or fabricating operations and are suitable for reprocessing.
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Index developed by the National Climatic Data Center of the United States of America that includes the following variables.
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Method of irrigation in which a large field is divided into small compartments or checks, into which water is then flooded.
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