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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… ISSN 1014-6679 Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 103 ISSN 1014-6679 W … see wildlife as a source of food. Some see wildlife habitat as potential timber or farmland. And some see … generations. Thus, this concept looks beyond hunting and protection of individual species and focuses holistically on …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… and Improving Law for Sustainability A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework IUCN Environmental … to, inter alia, contract, property, civil rights, consumer protection, or financial regulation. d) International … surveys); biophysical evidence such as species or habitat loss, or other environmental outcomes; or economic …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… Environmental Policy and Law Papers No. 75 The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … – the Genevese Aquifer, (See Convention relative a la protection, a l’utilisation, a la realimentation et au suivi … Coastal areas concentrate a rich diversity of natural habitat areas such as salt marshes, sea grasses, and …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Overview of the Lesson Farmers´ Rights in the International Treaty on … lesson explains that Article 9 includes measures for the protection of local and indigenous communities’ and farmers’ … are location-specific, evolving in time in a particular habitat and culture, but many of these knowledge systems …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… indigenous peoples in Bolivia. ©FAO/Andre Arriaza 3 Table of contents PAGE 4 FOREWORD PAGE 8 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS … accessible to them and their lands, or the fish and animal habitat on which they customarily rely. • An aquaculture … relevant to international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. They can be classified …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… Alejandro Iza Legal and Institutional Issues Governance of Shared Waters G overnance of S hared W aters – Legal and … appropriate concept would be one of overall environmental protection. This is due to the management of water resources … of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat • (Ramsar, Iran, 1971); The 1992 Convention on the …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Governance About the course Disclaimer The contents of the course “Introduction to Environmental Governance” do … and policy instruments that regulate environmental protection. IEG is a broad, dynamic and complex concept that … Some issues, such as air and watercourse pollution or protection of migratory species, may affect several States, …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… for Central and Eastern Europe with the financial support of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS New York and … of International Importance Especially as Water- fowl Habitat has set up a scientific and technical review panel …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… S hu tte rs to ck 2 3 FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS More than a decade after its entry into … It links government accountability and environmental protection. It focuses on interactions between the public and … In fact, the preamble directly links environmental protection to human rights norms and expressly recognizes …