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Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and safety at sea. It did not address matters concerning compensation to those who suffer financially as a result of … regimes are agreements that enable persons to receive compensation where an international shipping activity has … persons. The ship owner is strictly liable for paying compensation up to a defined limit set out under the …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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 …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Water and Health and the Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage caused by the Transboundary Effects … on Civil Liability The Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage caused by the Transboundary Effects … to bring a legal claim for adequate and prompt compensation. Companies can be held liable for accidents at …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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 …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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 …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… harm and, where appropriate, to discuss the question of compensation. Refer to pages 117-122 Article 8 - General … provided to the notified States. 2. Any claim to compensation by a notified State which has failed to reply … to judicial or other procedures, or a right to claim compensation or other relief in respect of significant harm …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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 …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… protocol, other possible elements, such as lia- bility and compensation and socio- economic considerations, were the … – Socio-economic considerations – Liability and compensation – Financial issues. 3 Decision II/5, … is associated with the obligation to provide for compensation for damage caused by acti- vities which pose …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… and unenforceable. For similar reasons no kind of compensation for wetlands sacrificed in the national interest … English version. For instance, Article 4.2 requires compensation measures when the boundaries of a listed wetland … it being felt that the guidance it offers on the nature of compensation measures and their implementation is not …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… on Civil Liability, Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects … law relating to reparations, including possibly paying compensation, would apply. An important question is whether a … harm and, where appropriate, to discuss the question of compensation.”117 It thus seems that under the convention, a …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater