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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… re-allocation of the resource. A key legal issue is the compensation of existing, legitimate water abstraction (and … abstractions can be scaled down by the government, without compensation, to protect a water-dependent ecosystem; under … others, protect and restore water-dependent ecosystems. Compensation is not mentioned; under the Water Act of Namibia …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… Ord. No. IV of 1979), was receiving any grant or any compensation in lieu of octroi, toll tax, export tax, or any … this Ordinance shall continue to receive such grant or compensation. 186. Electoral Transition.— (1) Notwithstanding … frivolous, vexatious or malafide, he may award reasonable compensation to the office, public servant or other …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… environmental agreement should receive appropriate compensation for losses it suffers as a result of … Covenant on Environment and Development 21 d) compensation for binding commitments to forego the economic … the necessary measures to ensure that prompt and adequate compensation is available to victims of significant …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… land they occupy is considered necessary, and provide full compensation for any resulting loss or injury (article 16). … peoples concerned and agreement on just and fair compensation before forcibly removing them from their lands, … in Mongolia, citizens have a right to bring claims for compensation against the person responsible for damage to …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… but that proved impossible to agree on. Liability and compensation for climate damage was explicitly excluded from … no specific provisions on State responsibility and/or compensation for transbound ary haze pollution. 39. The … by many parties. The Convention’s liability and compensation protocol adopted in 1999 also has yet to enter …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… but that proved impossible to agree on. Liability and compensation for climate damage was explicitly excluded from … no specific provisions on State responsibility and/or compensation for transboundary haze pollution. 39. The … by many parties. The Convention’s liability and compensation protocol adopted in 1999 also has yet to enter …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… in park management plans. The law also provides for compensation to communities if their use rights are reduced. … beneficiaries of the use rights are entitled to adequate compensation in line with the procedure for expropriation for … of the law, which are also silent on the nature of the compensation -- cash or in-kind -- to be paid. In addition, …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… 25 15. Redistributive reforms 25 16. Expropriation and compensation 27 Administration of tenure 29 17. Records of … of outcomes. States should provide prompt, just compensation where tenure rights are taken for public … promptly enforced and may include restitution, indemnity, compensation and reparation. States should strive to ensure …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… services – for a particular period of time in exchange for compensation to be paid by the other, this will not require a … recognition of water-related ecosystem services and their compensation can be found in different legal texts at … law has been proposed to define, regulate and promote compensation for ecosystem services. Its adoption, however, …
Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services
… watershed. The City has provided US$ 40 million in compensation to cover the additional costs of dairy farmers … that must guide establishment of appropriate levels of compensation. 2.3 Moving from valuation to setting up a … benefit for a reward, the stakeholders upstream receive no compensation for the services they deliver. The benefits of …