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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… in which the lack of prior consultations had given rise to litigation. 7. The dimension of administrative, human and … is needed. Access to justice allows the public to pursue litigation to prevent environmentally harmful activities and … areas conservation and protection of their interests. Litigation is only one of the channels to achieve efficiency …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… Native Americans and environmental groups, were delayed by litigation. This led the Florida State government to convene … who felt their interests had not been met used litigation to block a proposed Act. The agreement reached … Mechanisms (since they are an alternative to litigation), these approaches are similar but differ in the …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… have their penalties reduced in order to facilitate quick litigation and remediation of the area. “PENALTIES MAY BE … – often an advocacy group – who is not a party in the litigation, but who believes that the court’s decision may …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… fines, depending on the offence. A defendant in civil litigation is never incarcerated. Instead, the remedy is a … before the appropriate law court or hearing officer. Civil litigation may be brought in addition to criminal litigation or may stand alone. In a civil case, the remedy is …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… water fishing; b. five percent (5%) for the payment of litigation expenses, cost of conveyance of witnesses and … CASE. IN ThAT CASE, hIS/hER AGENCY ShALL DEFRAY COSTS OF LITIGATION (LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MUST ALWAYS … shall be transmitted to the Chief Public Prosecutor for Litigation; The request for transferring persons in custody …
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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… the situation, such as awareness raising through media, litigation as well as using their environmental expertise to …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… opinion and political issues through advocacy, media, litigation, and by representing civil society in councils and …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… ownership of the land, and they could have spent years in litigation if they were not both willing to put aside their … tools and incentives”, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 19(1), 2004. Techera, E.J. and S. Troniak, S., …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… watercourses are also sometimes resolved by private litigation. See, e.g. Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., …
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