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Rule: Reforming water governance

Rule – Reforming water governance Effective water governance … achieve a system of effective water governance. There is no blueprint solution. Achieving a balance of capacity … and protect water quality. Avoiding environmental harm before it occurs is a neces- sary feature of new water …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… are twofold: (1) the ‘commons’ nature of the seas, where no single nation exercises exclusive control and the fluid … environment. Moreover, in circumstances where serious harm to the marine environment may result, the court or … procedures; that is, non-binding measures. As a general rule, every state may enact national laws that are more …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 3.2.2. No significant harm … environmental protection relate to the principles of no significant harm, protection of watercourses and their ecosystems, …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 43 3.2.2. No significant harm … environmental protection relate to the principles of no significant harm, protection of watercourses and their ecosystems, …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… r E c o syste m s IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 55 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … in an equitable and reasonable manner; and n prevent harm to other riparian states. According to the Convention, … Parties will reciprocally inform them- selves about any rule they are seeking to adopt in relation to prevention of …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… Water Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 75 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … . . . . . 32 2.3.2 Prevention of significant transboundary harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2.4 … governance frameworks remain the exception rather than the rule. Few policy, legal and institutional frameworks are …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… Framework IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 87 Paul Martin, Ben Boer and Lydia Slobodian (Eds.) IUCN … content of the principle. There is no firm rule about what is a principle of environmental law. Some … activities’ in the reserve as well as the real risk of harm that could result to Maui’s dolphin along with other …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… introduced in the marine environment are likely to cause harm even when there is no conclusive evidence to prove a causal relation between … prevention of environmental harm should be the “Golden Rule” for the environment, for both ecological and economic …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Improving governance of pastoral lands

… that responsible tenure governance must go beyond a “do no harm“ approach to include positive rights and corresponding … mechanisms of dispute resolution and through improved rule of law. Conservation of biodiversity through effective …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… In the field of environmental crimes there are currently no specialized regional or international conventions/treaties … species Hunting Poisoning, shooting, inflicting injury, harm, trapping Consumption Possession of wildlife by-products … which the Director may notify in the manner prescribed by rule made under section 52(2) (v), is guilty of an offence …
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