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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… valuation can support their Ministry in making nature’s economic values visible, so as to support their mainstreaming in economic development. A scoping report on the state of art of … making. The present publication outlines a synthesis of assessment approaches and methodology for the three ecosystem …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… to Articles 15–16 and Annex III 105 Article 15 Risk assessment 107 Box 29. Examples of the types of scientific … 25 Illegal transboundary movements 159 Article 26 Socio-economic considerations 163 Article 27 Liability and redress … MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement REIO Regional Economic Integration Organization RNA Ribonucleic acid SBSTTA …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Crawhall, Co-Chair of IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) – WCPA Strategic Direction … by their natural environment and of successive social, economic and cultural forces, both external and internal’ … an ag in g N at ur al W or ld H er it ag e 15 Criteria for assessment of World Heritage properties To be included on the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… aesthetic, recreational, cultural, educational, social and economic points of view; CONCERNED particularly with those … to the budget in accordance with the UN scale of assessment as agreed by the UN General Assembly adjusted to … Parties agree to share cost of the budget with Regional Economic Integration Organizations contributing 2.5% of the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Convention on Biological Diversity

… the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment Book: Unit 1 - Introduction … surroundings, these impacts can and do have significant economic costs and negatively affect human health. … global environmental impacts. In 1991, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, further developing the EIA …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Access to safe water, human health, food production, economic development and geopolitical stability are made less … the comparable monetary values of a healthy wetland, the economic losses of a lost or degraded wetland, there is no … and cultural traditions. In the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), published in 2006, ecosystems are described …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… with this Protocol ................. 243 Article 31 Assessment and Review … bio-cultural community protocol BMZ Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) CBD Convention … of ABS for, amongst other topics, State sovereignty, economic development, indigenous and local communities, …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… . . . . 11 How implementing the IPPC facilitates trade and economic development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 The economic benefits of using internationally harmonized … to outline the scope of the study, explore options for assessment of implementation benefits and to collect relevant …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… on the List. How the Convention is funded and operated The economic climate at the time of the Ramsar Conference was … the United States. Nearly 60 papers were presented on the economic, scientific and moral considerations; the criteria … and expertise were cited. There was a need for impact assessment studies to be made before funding and for the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… UN Convention on the Law of the Sea UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations … climate change. The IPCC’s findings, set out in its First Assessment Report in 1990, provided the scientific basis for … to ensure broad participa- tion, in recognition of the economic implications of ratification and compliance with …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity