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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009 Forest fires and the law A guide for national drafters based … INTRODUCTION 1.1 The key concepts of fire management 1.2 Forest fires and the international framework on sustainable … human health and safety, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity in fire-sensitive or fire-intolerant ecosystems, …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… Chapter 20. Biodiversity Planning Law Summary … for the conservation of biodiversity. The Statement of Forest 533 Biodiversity Planning Law Principles of 1992,12 … mountain system (Himala- yas), the second largest rain forest complex and more than half the world’s coral reefs. …
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Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 1.4 The Convention on Access to Information, … and use rights and obligations, links with land and forest tenure), public participation in wildlife … future policymaking. In Burkina Faso, for instance, the Forest Code requires that the national forestry policy …
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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

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … a mountain range or a biome, e.g. temperate broad-leaf forest. On the other hand, if it is a part of government … major roads and other infrastructure, cleared former forest areas and high intensity agricultural land. For those …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… the regions. These sectors include: agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries and marine/coastal areas, sustainable … and social impact study EU European Union FES Forest Environmental Services FIT Feed in Tariff IMCSD … Enterprises REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation UNCSD United Nations Conference on …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY VII. LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS VIII. OTHER … Quarantine Sampling Method. Invasive Alien Species Law on Forest Protection and Development, 2004; Decree No. … to be taken to control or eradicate pests in forests and forest products. To eliminate these potentially overlapping …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… places in the world, characterized by their outstanding biodiversity, ecosystems, geology or superb natural … (Madagascar) are listed because they have extremely rare forest types on steep terrain, with enormously rich … indicators selected, for example it could be argued that forest cover is a good indicator for a forest site inscribed …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… a few limited success stories, habitats are shrinking, biodiversity’s resilience capacity is being weakened, … internally. Ghana: There is a Liaison Group for mining in forest reserves – this is a group of experts from the … mineral rights holders who are granted mining permits in forest reserves. They also form a Technical group which …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… occur, has sometimes caused devastating damage to marine biodiversity, and local economies. This appears to be … activities, fishing, marine cultures, pastoral or forest activities. 195 Decree No. 85-453 of 23 April 1985 in … as zones with a special natural value: agricultural zones, forest regions, or protected areas. In 1972 the PUIR was …
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