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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter of 1972 … to believe that wastes or other matter introduced in the marine environment are likely to cause harm even when there …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… larger than 23 terrestrial habitats. The great wealth of marine biodiversity provides livelihoods and important animal … is at risk. The latest scientific findings show that marine and coastal ecosystems will be significantly altered … and can be easily damaged by light or temperature changes, pollution or chemical changes in the water. The exceptionally …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… the quality of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful … to air quality, the global climate, freshwater quality, marine pollution, waste, toxic substances, protected areas, … change, ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, marine pollution, desertification and the conservation of …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… park, nature reserve, Page 6 jungle corridor, refuge, marine reserve or a buffer zone (the difference between these … Conserved Areas (CCAs) we mean, natural ecosystems (forest/marine/wetlands/grasslands/others), including those with … industrial Area in Maharashtra, India have for years seen pollution of their water bodies and over extraction of their …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… xii + 52pp. Also available in Russian. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … researching, managing and mitigating overuse, sources of pollution, natural disasters, and the effects of climate …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… science-based exercises for map- ping the coastal and marine environment which is also termed the ‘sea country’. … the sea from their perspective as saltwater people: “Our marine estates include islands, rocky and coral reefs, … its unsanctioned activities in the for- ests. Increasing pollution caused by waste around the settlement and on the …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… on Human and Peoples’ Rights has decided cases concerning pollution and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from their … Peoples’ Rights concluded that “an environment degraded by pollution and defaced by the destruction of all beauty and … available in their legal systems for damage caused by marine pollution. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration states: …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… repre- senting the diversity and biodiversity of marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems of southern Sinai. … and covers an area over 35,000 ha. The Solitary Islands Marine Park, established in 1998, adjoins the southern … water directly into the river, causing noticeable river pollution” (World Bank 2005). The APSARA Authority, aware of …
Pueblos indígenas y tradicionales y áreas protegidas: Principios, directrices y casos de estudio
… Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland. Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) (1997) Annual report for …