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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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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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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… as a limit on the government’s allocation authority. This rule bars new abstractions or impoundments. It requires the … generic direction that an abstraction right trade must not harm the environment is found in the Water Act of Honduras … services component from other components. However, no specific criteria are provided by the law for the relevant …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… Greiber Editor IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 78 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … 65 7.4 Accountability and the Rule of Law … impact assessments, and controlling activities that could harm people and the environment. It goes on to state that …
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The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… of Oslo. Comments are welcome at: f.m.platjouw@jus.uio.no. 1 A global study, which is named “The Economics of … and other social needs and objectives,33 but no clear guidance is given as to how this trade-off should be … and productivity to the 31 Act of 13 March 1981 No.6 Concerning Protection Against Pollution and Concering …
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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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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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