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The human right to water and sanitation

… WCC-2012-Res-098-EN The human right to water and sanitation AWARE that humans depend on … halving by 2015 the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation (World Summit on Sustainable … of the vital role of ecosystem services in securing access to and maintaining the quality and quantity of water …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… 64 7.3 Transparency and Access to Information … Understanding Property Rights Property is not a single right which is by necessity clearly attributed to only one … – in particular public participation, transparency and access to information, as well as ac- countability and the …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… and wills, loan contracts, or agreements granting the right to use the property 4. Included in a local or national … rights in a single area of land or water, such as for access, to use resources or for settlement. The extent to … in the case of marine protected areas where, for example, access for shipping, fishing and other rights are likely to …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… resources where water is already heavily abstracted and access to water is keenly contested. In these situations … to consider the cases where trade-offs in water allocation/access are necessary. Recognising that there can be a tension … indicate ‘when something is legal, is it assumed to be right’ regardless of the social and environmental context it …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… to improve environmental performance, including access to certification systems; and e. respect …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… any building, premise or place to which the public have access; 04 I Governance 18 Environmental Law in Pakistan I … from amongst the officials available in the district. 19. Right of the Zilla Nazim to take part in Council’s meetings.— … (i) elect an lnsaf Committee which shall facilitate access of the people to the Member Inspection Team of the …
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… seminar in Riga, in July 2016, indicating the IWP was the right forum for that purpose. RotteRdam ConventIon - CoP8 … world, up to 1.5 billion humans do not have access to potable water and 2.5 billion have no access to basic hygienic infrastructure. In South-east asia …
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Operational Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement

… actions. 7. Transparent in the sense of ensuring public access to information, while respecting individual privacy … of a specific context, FPIC can be interpreted as “a right of a party to freely grant authorization to another … law), for the execution of certain activity that implies access to, and use of, tangible or intangible properties of …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… resolutions; and changing consumer preferences. • Access to capital: restricted access as the financial community adopts more rigorous … atermandate.org/water-assessment-tools-methods/choosing-the-right-tool/ http://www.globalforestwatch.org/ …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… present). Regulatory constraints from policy makers and access to capital (for emerging market FIs) were only stated … issues concern 1) climate change; and 2) restricted access to oil & gas reserves. A previous study by the WRI … objectives. Recourse/non-recourse. ­Refers to the right, in an agreement, to demand payment from the person who …
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