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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… effort will be needed to achieve this target. The loss of genetic diversity, species and ecosystems is proceeding apace … security, appreciation of the presence of animal and plant life, etc. • Ecological values or future (non-use) … or the maximum allowable disturbance level of a resource, population, or ecosystem, taking into account the …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Examples ITLOS, in its Order of 3 December 2001 in the MOX Plant Case, considered (para. 82) the duty to cooperate in … for the protection of local ecosystems, for sound natural resource management, and for the broader effort to achieve … “FPIC”) with respect to the use of their knowledge and the genetic resources on which they rely. In the words of article …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… ........................................ 3-104 3.8.1.4. Resource Allocation Framework ........................ 3-106 … sharing of the benefi ts arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic … all 184 FAO members, adopted the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 6.1.6.2. …
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… have the potential to cause cancer, birth defects, induce genetic and natural resources originating from halfway across … reduced visibility, impaired photosynthesis, reduced plant growth, toxicity build-up in food chain Breathing … of waste to at source also has the potential to promote resource and materials management as part of the …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… reflect the professional backgrounds of the lecturers, resource persons and participants (some of whom are already … are seen in the 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of … innocently ask the customs officer whether and how this plant, purchased in Swit- zerland, should be declared for …
Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… surrounding the ope- rations of mining, forestry or other resource extraction companies are unjustifi able (see … activities, the use of their traditional know- ledge and genetic resources, or other activities in relation to their … 19, 29 (2) and 32. See also Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of …