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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… a provision clearly stating the goals and objectives in an instrument, such provision is quoted in the compilation under … by some countries may be inappropriate and of unwarranted economic and social cost to other countries, in particular … cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to economic growth and …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… the Ozone Layer, the Multilateral Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE, which hosts five … for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Regional … it is a convention, treaty, protocol, or other similar instrument), Bhutan considers a number of factors: n The …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… take many forms. It may take the form of a legally binding instrument, such as a treaty, when there is a need for clear … affirmed that ‘non-military sources of instability in the economic, social, humanitarian and ecological fields have … (WMO) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is the UN’s principal …
Sources of international water law
… 3.1.1 Economic Commission for Europe … CONFERENCES.....................177 3.2.1 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) … for this purpose. Accession shall be effected by an instrument communicated to the Secretary-General of the … economic integration organization may declare in a written instrument submitted to the Depositary that, in respect of …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… of 10 sustainable development, including social and economic dimensions (combating poverty and promoting human … 1) Generic term for an international legally binding instrument. In this sense, encompasses several instruments, … to strengthen cooperation between African governments on economic, technical and scientific activities to halt the …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… the role of protected areas in the scientific and socio-economic fields. Among these aspects are: 6.1 Objectives and … of biological diversity conservation. 6.4 The socio-economic requirements The need to take into account the … affected state(s) or the secretariat of the international instrument at stake). The advantage of such mech - anisms is …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … 202 11.3.2 Economic … number of subregional agreements, the only general instrument on shared resources is a nonbinding text drawn up … action for the riparian States. The use of a ‘soft law’ instrument may reflect the fact that basin conditions and …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… play a critical role in securing ecosystems and their economic and social value, and that international agreements … on Protected Areas, Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, and Global Programme on Protected … will apply in every country, fit within a single legal instrument or involve the same level of authority. The …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… CMS is the only existing comprehensive global legal instrument that provides the basis for transboundary … the genetic purity of the Bactrian camel, the socio-economic uses that many coastal communities have for marine … a particular migratory species is any State...[or regional economic integration organisation]...that exercises …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… Karadjova (Secretary to CLRTAP, UNECE) also spoke on the economic implication of transboundary atmospheric pollution. … Case, Judgment, p. 18. 94 “Perspectives from international economic law on transnational environmental issues” , in … form (although the Declaration itself is a non-binding instrument): “Environmental impact assessment, as a national …