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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… any dispute that may arise between States currently sharing water resources. The title of Chapter V “The dynamics … territorial integrity, sovereign equality and mutual benefit in order to attain optimal utilisation and provide … their respective quality and connected ecosystems, for the benefit of present and future generations; prevent, …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing objectives of the Convention. In paragraph 4 of … or rehabilitating natural habitat are used to optimum benefit. Unavoidable negative impacts on biodiversity are … provide have a value to human societies because people benefit from their use, either directly or indirectly (use …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… making to minimise the harm and maximise the health benefit of proposals [11]. Gender impact assessments aim to … are a drain on resources and time without any substantial benefit to either the proponents or the general public” [13]. … process in order to foster sustainable development for the benefit of all people. Chapter 3 Legal and institutional …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… objectives and concluded that without an equitable sharing of the costs and benefits of environmental protection … the indigenous community affected receives a reasonable benefit from any such development; States must provide access … in a balanced and ecologically sustainable manner for the benefit of the residents of the county and particularly as a …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… to conserve biodiversity. There is considerable potential benefit to be gained from stronger partnerships between the … strategies and goals and that bring a net positive benefit for biodiversity conservation. Last, companies can … be considered: speed of attainment, economics (or cost-benefit), achievability and long-term stability with ongoing …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… small flagellates Increasing biodiversity not necessary of benefit to large monospecific populations of exploitable fish … 2013). While storms provide sediment to mangroves to benefit accretion (Figure 3.6.3), wave action has increasing … the likelihood that future generations will continue to benefit from coral reefs. 3.8.2 Definition of ecosystem: what …