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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… rarely designed to safeguard individual wetlands against harmful impacts of external activities. Site-specific … environmen- tally sensitive agriculture) or potentially harmful (e.g., wetland drainage, watershed deforestation). … free or low-cost flood insurance is a form of disguised subsidy that encourages the development of wetlands in areas …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… productive use for private benefit so long as it is not harmful to the community. Land is a finite commodity and … using the EU’s financial instruments, such as the LIFE subsidy instrument, to stimulate stakeholders to create … is to persuade landholders not to behave in a way harmful to the environment. It is less effective where …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… sustainability and social justice, such as advancing harmful economic developments or socially exploitative … marketplace environmental brands, and various tariff and subsidy arrangements (which often promote resource extraction … areas must establish more restrictive protection against harmful uses, and link their management to the conservation …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… In this document, the term ‘degraded’ refers to any harmful alteration to protected areas (i.e., degradation, … social perspective; and (c) if there are serious risks of harmful side effects, which implies the need for a careful … to continue its development without further assistance or subsidy. To illustrate this more precisely, nine generic …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… the environment and by preventing, limiting and reversing harmful impacts on water systems and pollution of the … of the impact be highly consequential and especially harmful (e.g. by affecting predator–prey interactions)? Would … phosphorus that result in unnatural growth of plants and harmful algal blooms. Such blooms are more common at higher …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… any exploitation or management practice that will be harmful to the objectives of designation; […] Protected areas … and eradicate non-native or genetically modified organisms harmful to native species and the environment, and prevent introduction of such harmful organisms. e. Manage the use of renewable resources …