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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… are rarely designed to safeguard sites against adverse impacts caused by external activities: a management … for reasons unconnected to wetlands which have the effect of encouraging wetland destruction are often known as … planned measures and activities which may have significant adverse impacts on the watercourse; • exchanging data and …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… risk management procedures (RMP), thereby mitigating any adverse BBRs, the report outlined a general procedure. The … resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of … Pensions Act46 1995 UK This legislation, which came into effect in July 2000, has proved very powerful in focusing …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… with respect to it) has integrated or otherwise given effect to international water law principles and provisions … the proposed industrial activity may have a significant adverse impact in a transboundary context, in particular, on … and magnitude of the proposed development and its likely adverse impact on the environment.”147 It is clear that the …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… to marine biodiversity, even though it may have that effect. While UNCLOS does not embrace the notion or objective … is assessed that these activities would have significant adverse impacts, they are managed to prevent such impacts, or …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater