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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… and protection of ground- water and who has the right to use it. They should create a stable framework … use groundwater have often, historically, been attached to property rights for land, with landowners entitled to extract groundwater from under their property. The trouble is that a neigh- bouring landowner, …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2.6 Choosing the right method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … users of the resources of a river. If there are no common-property subsistence users, modules 2 and 4 can be omitted. … and 2. The predicted impact of each scenario on the common-property subsistence users is also described. Module 4. …
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Sources of international water law

… 1.1.2.4 Declaration recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast … the exercise of navigation referred to above, the nations, property and flags of all Contracting States shall be treated … No distinction shall be made between the nationals the property and the flags of the different riparian States, …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… availability of water. Water quality reveals everything, right or wrong, that we do. Its abundance is an indicator of … natural habitats; forests; pest management; cultural property; involuntary resettlement; indigenous peoples; … around the world, states that each person should use their property in a way that avoids foreseeable harm to others. And …
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Global Land Outlook

… Goals. Smart land use planning is about doing the right thing in the right place at the right scale: a … Outlook | Chapter 1 | Meaning of Land 23 LAND AS PRIVATE PROPERTY Land as private property is a relatively recent phenomenon and is more …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… the General Assembly of the United Nations affirmed the “right to safe and clean water and sanitation as a human right … the boundary … on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.”89 Such notions were founded, in large … of Water laW non laedas, which prohibits the use of one’s property in a way that would harm the property of another.108 …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 3.4.1. Human right to water … prohibits pollution that would cause “injury of health or property” across the boundary.73 The waters covered by the … does prohibit pollution that causes “injury of health or property”122). 3.2.3 Notification and consultation regarding …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… Rights provisions. These rights include: intellectual property protection of traditional knowledge relevant to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; the right to participate equitably in sharing benefits from the … technology, protection of biodiversity and intellectual property. The original treaty produced little tangible result …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4.3.2 The right of the public to participate in environmental matters . … lands or natural resources, including water, and cultural property – both tangible and intangible.74 67 UNECE Protocol … Vol. 57, pp. 231-235; Mckean, M.A. (2000). “Common Property: 114 in positive changes at the community level, …
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A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… Equitable and reasonable refers generally to the equal right among states sharing an international watercourse to … have been deposited with the depositary. Jurisdiction: The right in international law for a state to exercise authority … ‘real detriment’ to, for example, human health, industry, property, environment or agriculture. Sustainable …
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