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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… mercury in the environment was a key reason for taking the decision that global action to address the problem of mercury … of the Governing Council in 2005 and in 2007. In the decision of 2007, the Governing Council concluded that the … effects on human health and the environment, Recalling decision 25/5 of 20 February 2009 of the Governing Council of …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… near universal participation (193 Parties). 3. CBD COP 10, Decision X/2, Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011/2020. For … workshops have described more than 300 EBSAs. 63. CBD Decision XI/18 on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 5 December … session, 11-22 March 1974, United Nations, New York, Decision 8(II). 75. Convention for the Protection of the …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… increased size of MPAs 6 Table 5 Key considerations for decision-makers and managers 9 Table 6 Protected area … teams in mind, as well as elected officials, government decision makers, and Indigenous peoples and local communities … provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information whenever needed. …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… or scientific justification shall underlie domestic decision-making regarding the import and use of plants, … scientific advice into all levels of policy, planning and decision-making; • technical support of stakeholders across … (art. 9.2(c)). The importing state shall make a decision on the importation within a prescribed time frame …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… their communities, and the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. States shall facilitate and … adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a decision of a competent national authority.” Environmental … of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, decision VI/26, annex NB 2. Biodiversity Compilation of …
Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects
… gathered through surveys and studies to provide data for decision-making. m Water management planning and mapping … between these institutions through the creation of a decision-support information base. This was created to inform … of the waters. As Figure 2 shows, the framework of the decision-making process is multi-scale and participatory, …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… For it to be meaningful and effective administrative decision-making processes must be transparent and citizens … of this is that people at this level are excluded from decision-making and planning. CBNRM has only had limited … to be hierarchically organised and prioritise “technical decision-making and knowledge” over the knowledge, concerns, …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… For it to be meaningful and effective administrative decision-making processes must be transparent and citizens … of this is that people at this level are excluded from decision-making and planning. CBNRM has only had limited … to be hierarchically organised and prioritise “technical decision-making and knowledge” over the knowledge, concerns, …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… to those agreements as they themselves are involved in decision-making with regard to the development and … granted certain status of participation in the process or decision-making. 32 Under certain international instruments … lengthy negotiations, Parties took the remarkable decision to adopt a two-way approach to solving compliance …