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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… The greening of water law: Managing Freshwater Resources for People and the Environment United Nations Environment … 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … trading systems for water rights, ecosystem services payment schemes, protected areas for water-related purposes, …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… of Environmental Flows This guide offers practical advice for the implementation of environmental flows in the river … and knowledge on how a river, wetland or coastal ecosystem will evolve under various flow conditions. Carry … goods and ser- vices, as well as recreational users • Payment of transaction costs is likely from public sources, …
Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… Gland, Switzerland Copyright: © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction … depends on sustainable groundwa- ter management. Ecosystem conservation also helps to sustain groundwater … and groundwater billing (and sanctioning for non-payment), although it is not possible to take account of pump …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… Modern water rights Theory and practice Stephen Hodgson for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office 624 0 … or damage to a water right is prima facie subject to the payment of compensation and the right to such compensation is … basin institutions to take account of environment and ecosystem protection. Indeed in Chile and the jurisdictions …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… and other legal instuments Stefano Burchi Kerstin Mechlem for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office CONTENTS … with the request but may condition its compliance upon payment by the requesting State of the reasonable costs of … watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to …
The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers
… from lecturers and participants, explore the options for developing instruments to manage environmental security … of reconciling compet- ing water uses and protecting the ecosystem functions of the water resources. The papers that … deforestation rate. In addition, in 2006 a law on payment for environmental services62 was enacted to support …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… are copyright to their respective owners. ■■ A4A – Aqua for All ■■ AGW-Net – Africa Groundwater Network ■■ ANBO – … in mind. Figure 2.5 The IWRM Implementation Triangle Ecosystem Sustainability Social Equity Ma na ge me nt In str … free human right and a chargeable, tradeable commodity or service. Groundwater resources may be traded just as surface …