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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… re-allocation of the resource. A key legal issue is the compensation of existing, legitimate water abstraction (and … abstractions can be scaled down by the government, without compensation, to protect a water-dependent ecosystem; under … others, protect and restore water-dependent ecosystems. Compensation is not mentioned; under the Water Act of Namibia …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… strictly on their contributions of germplasm. We speak of ‘compensation’ because it implies a relationship with … concept of Farmers’ Rights may include several dimensions: compensation for innovation in the development of farmers’ varieties; compensation to farmers for making plant genetic resources …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… safeguards in the design of the project, or providing compensation for adverse impacts), and finally to derive … as well as restoration or rehabilitation of sites), and compensation (often associated with residual impacts after … approach’ should be used, where avoidance has priority and compensation is used as a last resort measure. One should …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… the use of waters of the basin; 10. The practicability of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means … (apology, exemplary damages), restitution, and compensation. 6. Downstream Benefit Sharing The 1966 Helsinki Rules expressly include “the practicality of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… claims to benefit sharing. - Right to Information and Compensation for Crop Failure: The Act provides that the … 39.2). If the material fails to perform, farmers may claim compensation under the Act. This provision is intended to … resistance). It enables farmers to apply to authority for compensation if they suffer losses due to the failure of the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … states shall develop national law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … develop further international law regarding liability and compensation for adverse effects of environmental damage …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… to fulfil any of them (three new sites were designated in compensation). Resolutions VIII.20 (2002) and IX.6 (2005) … the List, and the Party then applies the provisions for compensation, as provided in Article 4.2 of the Convention. … VII.23 Defining Ramsar Site boundaries Resolution VII.24 Compensation for lost wetland habitats and other functions …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… verification.47 For example, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) mandated by UN Security … Corporate and Government Claims at the United Nations Compensation Commission’, 31 Cornell International Law … and Peter H. Sand (eds), Gulf War Reparations and the UN Compensation Commission: Environmental Liability (Oxford …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… effective remedies for violations, including appropriate compensation (see A/71/281, A/66/203 and A/HRC/25/55, paras. … issue binding decisions, including for interim measures, compensation, restitution and reparation, as nec- essary to … or, if this is not possible, just, fair and equitable compensation for their lands, territories and re- sources …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… S H S H A R M A 27 CHAPTER 2 FORESTS CASE STUDIES Policies Compensation/economic incentives/mechanisms Forest … addition activities NGOs enabling them to demand fair compensation for conservation and sustainable management of … above has hardly been used in any study of wildlife- The compensation data, basically the money that the Karnataka …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity