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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… can be reused or recycled in ESM rendering a profitable resource, such as precious metals. VI. Waste as a resource Many products at the end of their useful lives can … source of revenue. For countries with limited natural mineral resources, the recovery of materials from products or …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area managers. Involving collaboration … places with crater lakes providing salt varieties and mineral water for humans, cattle and wildlife), and several … the designation of a protected area, for example when mineral rights are leased or when pre-existing unrecognised …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… are to address some of the major challenges facing natural resource management and conservation in the 21st century, … and are particularly useful for species that require mineral-soil seed beds or minimal competition for … that mixes the top vegetation with the underlying mineral soil, either by hand or using heavy machinery, to …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… to drafting a legal framework for governing the water resource, determining information relating to particular … into Guarani; a law allowing Indigenous Peoples to exploit mineral water;335 creation of national standing committees; … pollution, industrial pollution, pollution from mineral extraction, forests and hazardous chemicals and …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… or even takes place alongside limited sustain- able resource extraction. Some protected areas ban activities like … to prohibit by law, all exploration and extraction of mineral resources in protected areas corresponding to IUCN … to prohibit by law, all exploration and extraction of mineral resources in protected areas corresponding to IUCN …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… poverty and promoting human health), conservation and resource management, major groups (e.g. women, indigenous … (CCAMLR) - The Convention for the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (CRAMRA) - The 1991 Protocol on … forests. CRAMRA Convention for the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities. One of the agreements of the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and Institutional … for commercial or recreational purposes ranging from mineral extraction to tourism. Many such instruments predate … agriculture, livestock rearing, fishing, extraction of mineral resources, water resource use, tourism and scientific …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… fertility. This Guide, intended to primarily serve as a resource for States to assist their endeavours to reform … “Soil” means the natural dynamic system of unconsolidated mineral and organic material at the earth’s surface. It has … is the natural dynamic system of unconsolidated mineral and organic material at the earth’s surface, which …