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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… plans by 2005; and this was to be done with support to developing countries, through a series of actions at all … of the total. Surface water accounts for a surprisingly small percentage of the total, with lakes holding 0.33 per … sea-level rise, threaten low-lying coastal areas and small island ecosystems. 18.2. Water is needed in all aspects of …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… the Sustainable Development Goals have now shifted to developing appropriate indicators for measuring progress in … is target 14.7, on increasing the economic benefits to small island developing States and least developed countries of the …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… of the compilation was prepared with the assistance of a small group of independent experts and circulated at the … Principle 6 “The special situation and needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed and … time frames, the following actions are required by small island developing States, with necessary support from the …
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Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… eNviroNMeNtal aGreeMeNts� Acronyms AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States AhWG Ad Hoc Working Group CBD Convention on … 3.1 Identifying National Needs and Developing a National Position ...20 3.2 Mobilising a …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… Specific obligations include identifying, assessing, and developing quality objectives for landscapes, with public … and the existence of so many biotope types in a relatively small area are the most important natural values of the site. … in 1915 to gain designation of the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island as a wildlife sanctuary.4 However, it was not until …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS), and … activities, under the UNFCCC. AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States. A negotiating group and ad hoc coalition of 43 … Centres established under the Basel Convention to assist developing countries and countries with economies in …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Compliance with and Enforcement of MEAs in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) … after becoming a Party. In such ] [20] Biodiversity Country study in GeorGia After Georgia ratified the CBD in …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… exercise. We hope and trust that they will assist in developing and implementing protected areas law on a … feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value. … problem for global biodiversity after habitat loss, and in island nations this threat ranks first. Specifically with …
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The "Chemical & Waste Conventions": the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… developed country companies dumping hazardous wastes in developing countries – concrete example: the Probo Koala … (LDCs), developing countries/economies in transition, Small-Island Developing States (SIDS) and developed countries; To …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… areas 1. International environmental law has been developing at an increasingly rapid pace for over three … 5 Hockings, Marc and Hobson, Rod (1999 draft); Fraser Island World Heritage Area: Monitoring and Management … systems. However, such certifi - cation only covers small parts of a protected area and is only likely to apply …
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