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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… covers the rules of decision-making, including who gets access to information and participates in the decision-making … 4. IUCN defines a protected area as ‘An Area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … the following: n originally purely a tool used on land, the requirement to create protected areas in coastal …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… 19 4.5 Land-use planning and land ownership ................................. 21 4.6 Urban … urban environments and the constraints on the use of and access to these resources are different from those of … countryside immediately adjoining a town which people can access from their homes. Legal and institutional aspects of …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… 3.1 Livelihood and market incentives for sustainable land use in natural woodland areas of Kibwezi, … of natural resources for their day-to-day survival. A good land base, fertile soils, regular water supply and protection … according to factors such as wealth, gender, age or access to other resources; http://economics.iucn.org …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that degrades … ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of … and citizens have a clear responsibility to act. (ii) Access for all to environmental information and data, …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… against during agriculture will increase yield and prevent land soil erosion, water scarcity and overall land degradation hence sustainability of agriculture. Left: … this Article places an obligation on the state to provide access to information. 22 In Belgium, Article 7 of Belgium’s …
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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… (for ex- ample, Weitz and Nilsson, 2014, for climate, land, energy and water). As far as we are aware, a similar … reduce ma- rine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient … States and least developed countries 14.b Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… 40 4.1 Good governance 40 4.2 Aarhus Convention 43 4.3 Access to information 44 4.4 Public participation 45 4.5 … 102 6.1 Easements and covenants attached to the land 102 6.2 Land trusts 103 Part III, Chapter 1: Generic elements of …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … promotes the sustainable use of ecosystems through better land use planning and development planning, however it … km2 (Figure 1). As a World Heritage listed 3 3 Deloitte access Economics (2013). 4 Source: Bureau of Meteorology - …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . . . .92 10. The development of cooperation and land use around Lake Neusiedl/Fert . . . . . . . . . . .101 … in Europe which has such a long history of human land modification. These core areas need to be embedded into … and its fall in 1989 severe restrictions with regard to access and land use allowed nature to develop almost …
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From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice

… EDUCAtION 13 fIgUrE 1.3: ChIlD DEAthS 14 fIgUrE 1.4: ACCESS tO wAtEr 14 fIgUrE 1.5: NEt OffICIAl DEvElOPmENt … for example, is directly linked to its infrastructure, land-tenure, healthcare and capacity to manage natural … has led to rapid environmental degradation, pushing land and water resources past natural boundaries and setting …
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