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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… cooking and basic hygiene. As a result, regulation and management of these important waterbodies have become … groundwater supplies. As an example, the Water Resources Management Act of Namibia, No. 11 of Dec. 2013 provides: … the role of the aquifer or aquifer system in the related ecosystem. Aquifer States also must use transboundary …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… issues, and we have developed our decision-making and management systems so that we can go farther. MEAs have … and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … health, environmental and other related matters. Ecosystem Dynamic complex of plant, animal, micro-organism …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… for implementing CITES: – designate at least a Management Authority & a Scientific Authority – prohibit … means genetic material of actual or potential value. • “Ecosystem" means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and … Diversity • Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures • Ecosystem Approach • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation • …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … Africa and the Control of their Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, which requires … to combating the introduction of exogenous species into an ecosystem. Article V(4) of the 1976 Convention on …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… whole array of actors involved in land-use and pollution management has to be involved in groundwater quality … in order to meet environmental needs and to maintain ecosystem services. 2.4. Causes of Low Groundwater Quality … meeting their primary purpose of groundwater quantity management. The environmental impact assessments (EIA) …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… 5. International environmental law and transboundary water management 6. Absolute territorial sovereignty 7. Absolute … and equitable transboundary water resources management will become ever more critical. Though … Article 7 of the UNWC; and 3. the duty to cooperate in the management of shared waters, as enshrined in Article 8 of the …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… SDG 6 sets out to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.” It expands the … cycle, including the management of water, wastewater and ecosystem resources. A transboundary Environmental Impact … cost sharing, payment of compensation or payment for ecosystem services are included in reaching or identifying an …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… InforMEA is steered by the MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative with the support of UN … of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and horizontal legislation on areas … protection of the environment and the sustainable use and management of natural resources as essential to the long-term …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… of in- ternational governance structures for chemicals management. The sixth Course was hosted by UNEP in Kenya in … ment of cetaceans or other marine living resources or the ecosystem’); IWC Doc. SC/66b/Rep06, IWC Archive no. 5824, 48, … (Goal 13). The impact of marine litter (Goal 15) on ecosystem and human health cannot be underestimated, and the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… Integrate HRBA to their policies for fund allocation and management; condition their funds on such an approach in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance