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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… Issues IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 58 rev. IUCN_EPLP_58rev_fin_ENG_RZ.indd 1 28.09.2011 … States. What is necessary is to promote knowledge of the rule of law and of what such rules actually regulate. This … necessary measures to prevent, reduce or control damage or harm to the aquatic environment whenever there is the risk of …
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D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… it appears that the article goes beyond transboundary harm: States have the duty to protect ecosystems even where there is no direct threat of significant harm to another State,[4] and … in this regard[3]. The UNWC further provides that “no use of an international watercourse enjoys inherent …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… epublic of C hina IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 80 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … that enable IEM to be achieved can be a principle or rule or direction of conduct that can be used in its existing … proper utilization of water and soil resources, lessening harm by flood, drought and sandstorm”. Revise the guideline …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… of Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 72 Shared Resources: Issues of Governance This … which includes the ‘obligation not to cause significant harm’. Article 5 requires equitable and reasonable use. … two Principles constitute a significant erosion of the old rule of absolute sovereignty. During negotiations on the …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… A C oncept P aper IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 85 – Volume 1 IUCN EPLP 85 EN RZ.indd 1 11.07.13 15:11 … sustain or enhance overall connectivity, or potentially harm connectivity and contribute to fragmentation of critical … and Sale, 2011). As discussed in Part I-3 below, a general rule for effective connectivity conservation is the full …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… their own 2 UNCSD Secretariat, RIO 2012 Issues Briefs. No. 4 Oceans, pp. 3-4. 3 FAO (2011), Global Sustainable … laid down in Part XII are the duty to avoid transboundary harm (article 194(2)) and the duty to conduct environmental … occasions the CECAF meeting was held without observing its rule IV.6, which establishes that a majority of the members …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 7.1 No awareness, no action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … statistics to specific elements of the ecosystem. “AS A RULE OF THUMB, SHALLOW, WIDE RIVERS TEND TO SHOW MORE … of these instru- • the duty not to cause significant harm to other riparian states;101 • the obligation to …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… Implementation Gill Shepherd Ecosystem Management Series No. 3 The World Conservation Union M A N A G E M E N T E C O … discussion, planning and step-by-step action. Of course, no one aspect of an ecosystem can be dealt with alone for … the strength of collective responsibility. Ecosystems have no objective, territorial expression in this region, where …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… planet Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 22 IUCN WCPA’s BEST PRACTICE PROTECTED AREA GUIDELINES … three-quarters of the protected area – the 75 per cent rule. The management categories are applied with a typology … guidelines. Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 22, Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. xiv + 110pp. ISBN: …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… planet Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No.18 IUCN WCPA’s BEST PRACTICE PROTECTED AREA GUIDELINES … three-quarters of the protected area – the 75 per cent rule. The management categories are applied with a typology … and maintains the values of a protected area n ‘Do no harm’ by first identifying when restoration is the best …
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