Search results

Explore only content tagged with
32 Results
Sorted by relevance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… impact assessment as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing … meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals welcomed … of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild 10 Biodiversity in …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… as Waterfowl Habitat (1971) provides measures for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. According to the … addressing specific aspects of Mediterranean environmental conservation processes have been adopted since 1976: • … from or through the atmosphere The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1983) …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… is a milestone in the global efforts towards biodiversity conservation and ecosystem-based management. The broad scope … diversity; Align incentives to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; Internalize costs and … the given ecosystem to the extent feasible. Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… upon the measures necessary to co-ordinate and ensure the conservation and development of such stocks.” Article 64(1) … international organizations with a view to ensuring conservation and promoting the objective of optimum use of … on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… J. Bowman, ‘The Effectiveness of International Nature Conservation Agreements’, in Helle T. Anker and Ellen M. … COPs: The Ecology of Institutional Governance in Conservation Regimes’, 15 International Community Law Review … ‘A Century of Green Lessons: The Contribution of Nature Conservation Regimes to Global Governance’, 1 Internation- al …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… by four UN organizations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Geneva, March 2017 … example of an IGO which was not founded to work on the conservation of nature, but which has been of major … ECOSOC convened in 1949 a scientific conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Resources (UNCCUR) which was …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… except generally for human consumption. For example: the conservation of water-dependent ecosystems and aquatic … to restore environmental quality under the African Nature Conservation Convention, 2003, Arts. VI(3)(b)(iii), … to meeting the obligations of States – to promote the conservation of wetlands of international significance, under …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… (Article VIII(7)) - points of exit and entry – UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) keeps track through … (1): why not? a) subject-matter CBD Art. 1: objectives: conservation, sustainable use & fair and equitable … Measures • Ecosystem Approach • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation • Global Taxonomy Initiative • Impact Assessment …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… 73/78 – adopted in 1973 and 1978) • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (known as … of 1992 The twin UN goals of environmental protection/ conservation and economic development evolved into the … have made it clear that environmental protection and conservation should not come at the expense of their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… act with prudence and caution to ensure that effective conservation measures are taken to prevent serious harm to … of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of … into an ecosystem. Article V(4) of the 1976 Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific provides that the …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance