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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… 3/35 Declaration Introduction 1. We, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives, meeting at … and food security and nutrition, it sets out a wide range of economic, social and environmental objectives. It … to exploit the contribution to be made by a wide range of data, including earth observation and geospatial …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… 230 Israel - Jordan 22. Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan … and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses … to potential evapotranspiration falls within the range from 0.05 to 0.65; (h) "affected areas" means arid, …
World Declaration on the Environmental Rule of Law
… Rule of Law Principle 1 Obligation to Protect Nature Each State, public or private entity, and individual has the … reporting systems that enable accurate assessments of the state of the environment and the pressures on it, b) … and governance that involves stakeholders from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, including …
E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution
… In the field of oil and gas exploration and production, State oil and gas regulations protect groundwater resources … Water Act (1974, amended in 1986 and 1996) requires each State to determine wellhead protection areas based on … flow, recharge, discharge and other information the State deems necessary to adequately determine the wellhead …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… have acquired recognition, among other means, through state practice, their incorporation in international legal … Declaration recognizes the sovereign right of each state upon its natural resources, emphasizing that it is … Nature and Natural Resources. The 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution reproduces Principle 21 …
Sources of international water law
… the Development of Hydraulic Power affecting more than one State and Protocol of Signature - Geneva, 9 December 1923 … the best environmental practice, the following graduated range of measures should be considered: (a) provision of … of products; (g) a system of licensing, which involves a range of restrictions or a ban. 2. In determining what …