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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… persons 85 2.2 Application 85 2.2.1 Scope scenario – Which land based water use activities are covered by the … on others Economic gains Social benefits Environmental degradation 114 needs of its industry and rapidly growing … neutral state C. It is also argued that, due to the law of neutrality and the law of state responsibility, state A could …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… better livelihoods through conservation rather than from degradation of such resources. This is well articulated in … of India of ecosystems. For instance, when forest land is diverted or Afforestation (CA) over at least equal land area as the diverted forest land. In addition, a Net …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… - lakes, ponds, rivers and coastal fringes - and any land which is regularly or intermittently covered or … in the region. Legislation is necessary to stop their degradation and destruction. In planning for their … Nations may join the Convention. Where a country, for neutrality or other reasons, does not belong to the UN …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… damage to the oceans is caused by sea-based and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living … management derives from wildlife management, born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and … the consequences but also for the causes of environmental degradation and encompassing a comprehensive approach to …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and brought together scienti!c, economic, and … rights regarding access to biological resources on private land or to create speci!c rights over the genetic resources … knowledge or any other intended activity on their land occurs according to their customary laws. Overall, BCPs …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. and knowledge regarding the extent of the …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity