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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… national governance arrangements which stem from national sovereignty over the land or seas. Protection of natural … a new treaty at some point in the future. Although state sovereignty is a principal factor in international law, this … the ‘global commons’, the region was subject to claims of sovereignty during the early 20th Century, and by 1950, seven …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… agreements can be difficult because of doctrines of sovereignty and the problems of national debt, technology … scholars view transboundary resources as being within the sovereignty of each State, to the extent that the resource is … which the concept of a shared resource acts to limit State sovereignty in respect to the resource, 14 even without an …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… the constraints that the agreement might impose on their sovereignty.6 Once an agreement has been established, … changing social developments.22 As it does not infringe on sovereignty as much as other strategies, it also has a … that a basin approach might be construed as an affront to sovereignty, especially where, inter alia: one or another …
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Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems

… and sustainable development, 3.017 Promoting food sovereignty to conserve biodiversity and end hunger and 3.063 …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… sea are part of a state’s territory and subject to its sovereignty. The UNCLOS specifies how the inner and outer … waters can be generated. As a consequence of a state’s sovereignty over its territory, a coastal state has exclusive … not apply to sedentary species or to maritime zones under sovereignty.101 98 International Convention for the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… their respective territo- ries is a right inherent in the sovereignty of each state and that the exercise of this right … ques- tions arising out of the transfer to Denmark of the sovereignty over North Slesvig (Copenhagen, 10 April 1922) ã … of questions arising out of the transfer to Denmark of the sovereignty over North Slesvig (Copenhagen, 10 April 1922) …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… ABS regimes, echoes the CBD’s respect for national sovereignty, stating in Paragraph 4 that “Nothing in these … in the outer project buffer zone.49 Given transboundary sovereignty and State border issues, however, far greater … over the land, such as: a) competing claims of national sovereignty, competing claims to ownership or use, boundary …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… within which coastal states exercise varying degrees of sovereignty and jurisdiction along with the rights and … miles (n.m.), in which the coastal state exercises full sovereignty subject to the right of inno- cent passage for … and commerce. A fundamental distinction exists between the sovereignty of the coastal state out to the 12-mile limit of …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… law and governance18 Transboundary Aquifers),56 including sovereignty, the equitable and reasonable use of water … the draft articles.196 The ILC’s Draft Law’s emphasis on sovereignty is arguably stronger than that in the UN …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 63/124 (on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers),56 including sovereignty, the equitable and reasonable use of water … the draft articles.196 The ILC’s Draft Law’s emphasis on sovereignty is arguably stronger than that in the UN …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater