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B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… 5.1. General Considerations (Contd) 6. Downstream Benefit Sharing 6.1. Downstream Benefit Sharing (Contd) 6.2. Downstream Benefit Sharing
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… equality 124 8.1.3 Territorial integrity 124 8.1.4 Mutual benefit 124 8.1.5 The normative content of the duty to … for a governing normative framework within which states sharing freshwater can organize their relationships. Such a … basis of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, mutual benefit and good faith in order to attain optimal utilization …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… on ABS plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: benefit-sharing and farmers’ rights CITES (1): evolutionary regime • … conservation, sustainable use & fair and equitable benefit-sharing CBD Art. 2: Definitions • "Biological …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… the exchange of resources and information as well as the sharing of technologies and best practices for controlled … compared to the loss of ecosystem services, may provide benefit-cost ratios of 3:75 in return on investments, as well … can cut air pollution indoors, which will particularly benefit women and children. Sustainable transport, waste …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing objectives of the Convention. In paragraph 4 of … or rehabilitating natural habitat are used to optimum benefit. Unavoidable negative impacts on biodiversity are … provide have a value to human societies because people benefit from their use, either directly or indirectly (use …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… been published in the Course Review (2004–2015), for the benefit of both Course participants and a wider audience, who … on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Resulting from their Utilization5 (Nagoya … latter views compliance problems as resulting from a cost-benefit analysis where the costs of compliance have …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… in other countries and settings through experience sharing, support and the adoption of good practices. The … the impacts of pollution. At the same time, cities can benefit from efficiencies related to density and economies A … need to be significantly extended, while subsidies that benefit polluting industries need to be rolled back in favour …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Pays Principle” Application Examples 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Indigenous and local … 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Many indigenous …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… based on the record of other experience and skill-sharing exercises, regional and basin authorities could gain … account “Social, cultural, Indigenous and other public benefit issues”; the Basin Plan must include “(b) the uses to … had not existed before, thus leading to a multi-basin benefit. Because the discussions on the hydrography of the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of planned measures that might affect other states sharing a watercourse. The fundamental nature of the … a state’s “basic right to an equitable and reasonable sharing of the resources of an international watercourse”. … basis of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, mutual benefit and good faith in order to attain optimal utilization …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater