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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… and sustainable use may be more difficult to apply in practice, as sustainable use may often be part and parcel of … for example, of wild pastures or forests into agricultural lands – with the accompanying detriment to … ministries (Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador), agricultural ministries (Chile and Peru) or, in some cases, …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… of Waters Against Pollution Caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources [12 December 1991] … of water resources, soil conservation, forestry, agricultural activities and pasture and range management; (c) … article: (a) to promote environmentally sound agricultural practice by, inter alia, controlling the application of …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… of private domestic remedies 230 32.1.4 State practice 232 32.2 Application 232 32.3 Additional reading 233 … management of land and water resources’.38 Burgeoning agricultural production due to greater demand for food within … dammed, stored and diverted to supply domestic, municipal, agricultural, energy or industrial uses. Some of the diverted …
31 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Convention. For purposes of this study, a “good practice” is defined as where a regional water or basin … areas, particularly as sea levels rise. Alterations in agricultural patterns engendered by climate change are likely … food. Large sovereign and commercial investments in agricultural lands in developing countries, and thus in the …
31 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… audit, including timing and the audit criteria, is by best practice decided by SAIs themselves. If clear and straight … ensure environmentally safe handling of GMO crops in the agricultural system – there was co-existence with … Integration, National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform, and Superintendency of the Amazon Region …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… 3-29 3.2.1.6. Institutional practice – other bodies...................... 3-29 3.2.1.6.1. … 6-6 6.1.6.2. International Fund for Agricultural Development .. 6-6 6.1.6.3. International … consideration. Decision VI/5 of COP VI of the CBD, on Agricultural biological diversity: … Moreover, funding for …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… a variety of other widely used negotiating mechanisms. In practice, the Bureau and its presiding officer — and the … awareness about the UNCCD. The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development financed the production of the NAP … of Government- and industry-funded research in the agricultural sector. n The introduction of funding and …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… Adopted in 2001, entered into force in 2004. Acceptance In practice acceptance is used instead of ratification when, at … thus share common positions on climate change. Approval In practice, approval has been used instead of ratification … which a community, population, species, ecosystem, region, agricultural system, or some other quantity is susceptible …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… of the river’s regime, on its navigation conditions, the agricultural and industrial exploitation of the river, the … and sub-tributaries, their conditions of navigability, agricultural and industrial exploitation, the sanitary … Geneva (Lausanne, 10 June 1987) l Agreement concerning the practice of fishing and the protection of aquatic habitats in …
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Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Organization of the UN (FAO) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) World Health Organization … Body and the Appellate Body – are highly important in practice. Many MEAs, such as the Montreal Protocol on … services, and capital, and also maintain common trade, agricultural, fishery, and regional development policies. By …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance