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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

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… seagrass beds, but also coral reefs and other marine areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well as human-made … to wetlands (e.g., exclusion of coastal wetlands, no legal safeguards for water supply of appropriate quality … States to avoid, eliminate or mitigate significant harm to other watercourse states and establishes detailed …
25 May 2026 Document

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… uses of the oceans that had emerged but also because it no longer reflected the needs and interests of the … of ‘pollution of the marine environment’ encompasses “harm to living resources and marine life.” Whereas measures … Two provisions in part XII are exceptions to this general rule. First, article 194(5) requires all states, when they …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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

… to business. You could not measure it, companies had no individual responsibility for it, and there were no global … with companies that have bad environmental records, it can harm the reputation of the bank. “Issues such as biodiversity … values. However, it is virtually impossible to rule out economic activities in areas that are recognized by …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX