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

… (Sample examples): • Had NZ designated at least one wetland of international importance (Ramsar Convention)? • … obligation to the Parties is to designate at least one wetland to be included on the List of Wetlands of … change include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and adaptation to future impacts climate change …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… birds depend may affect the health and productivity of a wetland located on the same flyway in another State in a … States are Parties to the Ramsar Convention and if the wetland in the second State is a listed wetland under the … (last visited Sept. 20, 2014). 37 and avoidance or mitigation measures sought. As noted above, the secretariat …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… (Articles 27-28) 201 Article 27 | Prevention and Mitigation of Harmful Conditions 201 27.1 Commentary 202 27.2 … from TFDD, Oregon State University, 2009) the case of a wetland extending over the territories of more than one … may also be remotely connected to a distant transboundary wetland situated across the border between states A and B. …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… and emergency situations Article 27 - Prevention and mitigation of harmful conditions Watercourse States shall, … that agricultural development schemes, in particular for wetland drainage or forest clearance, pay due regard to the … as well as preserving and protecting of wetlands and wetland ecosystems, and protecting against natural and …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… of the Contracting Parties to cover all aspects of wetland conservation and wise use, recognising wetlands as … Contracting Party shall designate at least one suitable wetland within its territory 4 International Water … the Parties; n conducting joint research on prevention or mitigation of the consequences of flooding, freezing, and …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… 213 Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use ................. 217 … Record is a voluntary mechanism to highlight specific wetland sites that have been designated as wetlands of … levels. The Moroccan CDM portfolio arose from the first mitigation studies that were included in Morocco’s First …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… Selection for the Ramsar List should be based on the wetland's significance in terms of ecology, botany, zoology, … wise use; and have also a general obligation to include wetland conservation considerations in their national … for supporting programmes targeted at prevention and mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts (WPC Recommendation …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification …
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IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement

… the role of nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation and their potential to contribute … protected areas into climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies (all adopted in Jeju, 2012); … Union to advance nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation; RECOGNISING the role of Council's …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… components, processes and services that characterise the wetland at a given point in time. Economic Instruments One of … through the implementation of target- oriented goals. Mitigation In the context of the UN Framework Convention on …
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