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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… 62 7.2.2 Public participation 65 7.2.3 The right to develop 67 7.2.4 The rights of indigenous peoples 68 … on both ocean circulation and on the structure of the water column. When ocean currents encounter these massive … primary production there is generally limited; cold, deep water by contrast is usually nutrient- rich (Dower and Fee, …
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IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources

… the benthic zone (the Area) and the pelagic zone (the water column above). It is good standard practice amongst … taken within or beyond national jurisdiction and from the water column or the seabed. However, ABS discussions also … within its national jurisdiction, but has the sovereign right to make such access subject to the granting of prior …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… to environmental and social benefits when ILCs have the right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) over any … as embedded within a network of relationships with land, water, plants, and animals, expressed through culture and … because of the importance of the forest for fruits, honey, water and wildlife, its use for grazing and wood must be …
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Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… Simply put, one cannot build a struc- ture without the right tools – and having the tools is meaningless without … owned or un-owned. The clearest example of this is fresh water. In some countries, freshwater resources are un-owned. … about the continuing excludability of the good. them. Water companies may convert unowned water to an owned good, …
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Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework

… project requiring access to its EEZ or CS. It also has the right to require the participation of national observers in … species’ (benthos) of the seabed therein. However, for the water column above the extended CS the freedom of the High … are required for any activity related to MGR up to 200 nm (water column) or 350 nm (extended CS), and that the sole …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… are meas- ured from a defined baseline, generally the low- water mark (Article 5).6 The key areas of State sov- ereignty … from the baseline (Article 3). The coastal State has the right to set laws, regulate use, and exploit any resource … having fringing reefs, the baseline is the “seaward low-water line of the reef, as shown by the appropriate symbol on …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… they have to walk 10 kilometres or more to fetch water and fuel. Much of the soil conservation in East Africa … to which her “practical needs” are met, such as access to water, electricity, housing, health care, employment and … and women’s knowledge, skills and practices and their right to benefit from the fruits of their labour. • Sound and …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… Simply put, one cannot build a struc- ture without the right tools – and having the tools is meaningless without … define other resources possessing such attributes, such as water, minerals, wildlife, hydrocarbons, and the mar- itime … including their destruction. Also, the concessions of water, minerals and hydrocarbons allow particular minerals, …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… and to deal with humanity’s future challenges on the right to food.’ —Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special … Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, with a particular focus on matters related … impact that agriculture may have on the environment (e.g. water, energy, pesticides and herbicides) should become an …
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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… of the Convention is the principle of the sovereign right of states to exploit their own genetic resources … fear, and distress; 4) injury and disease; and 5) food, water and malnutrition. The OIE's initial activities decided … as natural resources necessary for feeding animals (mainly water and grazing) and also the rights and obligations of the …
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