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Rule: Reforming water governance

Rule – Reforming water governance Effective water governance … achieve a system of effective water governance. There is no blueprint solution. Achieving a balance of capacity … and protect water quality. Avoiding environmental harm before it occurs is a neces- sary feature of new water …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… of the Parties, May 2000. 3 FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 327. 4 FAO, 1998. Foreword v publications including: "The … 38. In force on 18 August 1990. 1989 ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in … 3.5.2. Duty to Prevent, Reduce and Control Environmental Harm
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… national levels. II. INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 2.1. Empirical No description of the changing environment for food trade can … food sources, but it may also have the potential to harm human health, agriculture or the environment. Advances … Hormones are another substance of concern. As a general rule, hormone use on animals (mainly cattle, pigs and …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… sustainability and develop an open trading system that is rule-based, predictable and non- discriminatory. Biosecurity1 … provides that, where an activity increases the threat of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary … collaborated on the preparation of a supplement to ISPM No. 11 (Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, including …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… legal empowerment of the poor: access to justice and the rule of law; property rights; labour rights; and business … of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa" FAO Legal Paper Online No. 77; Cirelli, M.T. and Morgera, E., 2009. "Wildlife law … from its habitat, destroy critical habitat, or otherwise harm, harass, or injure the species (see the definition …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… the views of the United Nations Environment Programme. No use of this publication may be made for resale or any … improve sustainable development. Paragraph 163 noted the harm caused by marine litter from marine and land-based … customary international law, but they did not explicitly rule on its customary status.35 ƒ Polluter Pays: Principle 16 …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… Services Section, Nairobi – ISO 14001:2004-certified D1 No.: 14-02891/50 copies 2 Foreword In this critical era of a … others. The Future We Want also acknowledges that the rule of law, governance and institutions, at the national and … to take appropriate measures to prevent destruction of and harm to their environment, including loss of land, seizure of …
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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 …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… the linkages with the obligation not to cause significant harm will be analyzed. Purpose: The objective of this class … in the scope of surface water agreements but with no detailed attention to the specific characteristics of … its consequences can constitute a form of transboundary harm, the obligation to prevent, reduce and control pollution …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… as a limit on the government’s allocation authority. This rule bars new abstractions or impoundments. It requires the … generic direction that an abstraction right trade must not harm the environment is found in the Water Act of Honduras … services component from other components. However, no specific criteria are provided by the law for the relevant …
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