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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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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… epublic of C hina IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 80 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … that enable IEM to be achieved can be a principle or rule or direction of conduct that can be used in its existing … proper utilization of water and soil resources, lessening harm by flood, drought and sandstorm”. Revise the guideline …
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Aquaculture - site selection and site management

… from the outset in any aquaculture project. This general rule is particularly relevant in the Mediterranean region, … in order to avoid possible rejection. Precaution has no defined or measurable limits, and these must be … for action to avoid serious or irreversible environmental harm in advance of scientific certainty of such harm (Cooney, …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… Law Programme IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 52 IUCN – The World Conservation Union 2004 The … institutional system. 18 An element can be a principle, a rule of conduct or a power to achieve a Drafting Legislation … of care could require individuals who influence a risk of harm to the environment to take “reasonable and practical …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… Fisheries Law IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 74 Tow ards S ustainable Fisheries Law IUCN Environmental … and Article 193 UNCLOS, has long been established as a rule of international custom.13 Moreover, according to … of prevention, requiring action before scientific proof of harm exists.158 Garcia has observed that ‘[o]ne reason for …
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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… contrasting positions 9. The pre-eminent substantive rule of international water law 10. Giving effect to the … field;[4] 2. the duty to prevent significant transboundary harm, as enshrined in Article 7 of the UNWC; and 3. the duty … these waters to an unlimited extent, but accordingly has no right to demand continued flow or quality from another …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… 17 POLICY DEVELOPMENT ITTO Policy Development Series No 17 A joint publication of the International Tropical … of certain species of wildlife. A general rule is that rural communities consume more bushmeat than … fruits and other non-timber products. They can also harm society by provoking respiratory ailments, interrupting …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… What does biodiversity do for us? 10 How do we harm biodiversity? 11 And what we can do to conserve it? 15 … Programme, GRID-Arendal, Norway. http://www.grida.no/_documents/orangutan/full_orangutanreport.pdf Big Leaf … have CITES permits. However, there are exceptions to this rule: in Namibia, local sale and international export in …
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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… rather than food safety, labelling or traceability issues. No mandatory independent third-party verification, … put pressure on retailers to certify products that do not harm the environment. This might sometimes mislead consumers … stakeholders, transparency); and (v) fairness (equity and rule of law) (Graham et al., 2003). The ‘governance’ concept …
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Global Land Outlook

… and offer new opportunities for resource efficiency. 5. No net loss: providing incentives for the sustainable … trees with their bodies.26 Jainism Jains minimize harm to all life-forms and their teachings stress sympathy … question and depends on issues such as governance quality, rule of law, degree of corruption, and the willingness of …
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