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Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

24 Jan 2019 News in

Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… SEA legislation shows an increased focus on issues such as climate change and human health, often complemented by non-binding … to ecosystem services and climate change adaptation and mitigation. 9. An explicit reference to the mitigation
01 Jun 2026 Literature

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… granting authority, defining relations and triggering change. These laws and regulations must be used to mobilize … and marine/coastal areas, sustainable tourism, energy and climate change, sustainable transportation, green buildings … 324 6.9 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4.3 Mitigation of Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… the Convention on Biological Diversity, the international climate change regime, and the UN Convention to Combat … in which they operate (art. 7). With regard to control and mitigation activities, Regulation No. 4/2001 requires those …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… wise use of wetlands, 4th edition 28 granted, any use of mitigation/compensation conditions and the use of monitoring … and the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with regard to issues such as: the vulnerability of …
01 Jun 2026 Document

Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… law needs to adapt. States have consequently begun to change their implementation and enforcement practices to move … de Janeiro in 1992, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Convention on Combating … with regard to the legal basis for bearing no liability or mitigation of its liability and the non- existence of …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… vehicle for translating international standards into real change. For example, the Guidelines provide guidance on … legislation. It can also help to create a more conducive climate for the private sector because of the increased … as well as laws relating to climate change adaptation and mitigation. The assessment began by mapping out the ways in …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… organisms in ships' ballast water, and the effects of climate change. Sea levels are rising and in many parts of the world … Glossary of Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations xv including mitigation measures that are likely to eliminate risks. In …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Professor in Environmental Law, Australian Centre for Climate and Environ- mental Law, Sydney Law School, Australia … it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change; (vi) be directly or tangibly associated with events … drinking and irrigation, and erosion control; • disaster mitigation; • climate change adaptation. An effective way of …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity