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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… that recognizes the interlinkages—for example, between land and water, agriculture and water, technology and water, … voluntary measures, market and information-based tools, land-use management and cost recovery of water services, … without cost recovery objectives becoming a barrier to access to safe water by poor people, and adopt”. This call …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… 9. Soil, land use, land degradation and desertification … the national level, each individual shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment that is held … by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… of the Marine Environment against Pollution from Land-Based Sources … such as the Alps and the Arctic. Almost half the Earth’s land surface lies within 263 international river basins – … 1998, Aarhus Convention on Information, Participation, and Access to Remedies in Environmental Matters. International …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… covers the rules of decision-making, including who gets access to information and participates in the decision-making … 4. IUCN defines a protected area as ‘An Area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … the following: n originally purely a tool used on land, the requirement to create protected areas in coastal …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… A Aarhus Convention Shorthand for the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in … 1999. Afforestation The direct human-induced conversion of land that has not been forested for a period of at least 50 years to forested land through planting, seeding and/or the human-induced …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Air Pollution (LRTAP) .... 142 The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in … guidance to the financial mechanism; (b) mechanisms; (c) land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF); and (d) compliance, …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE ACTION … COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE ACTION … Target-related indicator21 Target 14.b Provide access for small- scale artisanal fishers to marine resources …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… and growth rates. The accepted poverty line for access to freshwater is 1,000 cubic meters per person per … parameter * Severe High 94 553 * Defined as the land ratio without vegetation coverage (forest area and … of Water laW10 freshwater habitat modification. Most land-based activities, such as agriculture and human …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… any forest produce or minerals; e. clear or break up any land for cultivation or any other purpose; f. poison or … forest, in such a manner as to endanger the reserved land. Offences in reserved forest. Subject to the provisions … new fishing lots or industrial fishing in the open access areas; Exporting and importing all types of natural …