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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… ii) the fair and equitable sharing of benefits; iii) the right to participate in decision-making; and iv) no … certain soil conditions such as heavy clay soil with high water holding capacity and fertility, and despite the … specific needs when it comes to the use of fertilizers and water, and the ideal production conditions must therefore be …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Farming is intrinsically linked to access to land, water and other input factors, such as labour, knowledge and … they often mention issues such as land rights, access to water, seed and other related factors, such as access to information, and the right to health and safety. They frequently highlight the …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… farmers’ traditional knowledge relevant to PGRFA, their right to share in benefits, and to participate in decision- … rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health care, education and … plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; (b) the right to equitably participate in sharing benefits arising …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … 22 2.4 Actors Created by Regional and Basin Water Agreements … 57 3.4.1. Human right to water … 101 5.7.5. Human right to water … to international watercourse governance: the human right to water; procedural rights; and the rights of …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… agencies and other bodies responsi- ble for transboundary water issues. It is hoped that the document will also be … stakeholders from other sectors with a direct relevance to water, such as health, environment, education, agriculture, … to watercourse agreements 96 4.1 Commentary 96 4.1.1 Right to participation for watercourse states 97 4.1.2 The …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… aircrafts. The main exception to that jurisdiction is the right of innocent passage for ships of all states under … (articles 55-57). These resources include those in the water column, such as fish, and on or under the sea bed, for … Areas beyond national jurisdiction The water column that is not part of the internal waters, …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in … CBD as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and … exist for particular maritime zones - for instance the right of innocent passage in the territorial sea - or for all …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of … high biodiversity, exceptional landscape values and water supplies crucial to the region. Threats include … to the interpretation process, legal ownership and right to use images, texts and other interpretive materials …
The Law of the Sea
… pollution issues. http://leo.informea.org/terms/territoral-water http://leo.informea.org/terms/continental-shelf … uses of the sea, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.” This definition raises the … capabilities and, later, by reference to their sovereign right to exploit their natural resources. Article 194 also …