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European charter on hunting and biodiversity
… Approach. In addition, the Bern Convention Parties agreed to focus this work on critical issues not yet covered … in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biodiversity or hinder its restoration. Such … be enhanced if 3.5.2.1 Regulators and managers: a) Develop mutually agreed systems that motivate hunters to help …
Issues in water law reform
… common law connotations. The Water Act 1989 now uses the term "waterway" which is defined as: "(a) river, creek, … Water Industry." Under the agreement, states have agreed to try to "implement comprehensive systems of water … share of its channel, save where otherwise expressly agreed". This means that the 1951 Water Code expressly …
Guidelines on compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements
… may be particularly relevant; 1 Acknowledging that the term compliance has distinct relevance within the respective fields covered by both chapters and is a term well known and understood by those involved in both … legal assistance and other co-operative arrangements agreed between the concerned countries; (b) Developing …
Mekong River Basin. Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management
… issues as it is much more difficult to generate longer term impacts at larger basin scales. Working across scales … relationships that are the basis for developing longer - term water management strategies. The translations of FLOW …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… additional measures of protection to secure its long-term existence and function as backbone of an ecological … countries along the Green Belt was held. The participants agreed that IUCN should work as an overall coordinator for … scientifically. “Biological and cultural diversities are mutually reinforcing and interdependent”, UNESCO firmly …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… law, and their inclusion of multiple countries. The term “Multilateral Environmental Agreement” or MEA is a broad … instruments with binding effects on coun- tries that have agreed to become parties to a particular agreement through … or groupings. The classifications tend to vary and are not mutually exclusive. MEAs also come in a variety of forms. …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… Negotiations will cover the ‘Package Deal’ of issues agreed in 2011, namely: marine genetic resources (MGRs), … in certain historic moments, we can look beyond short-term interests, overcome power politics and egos, and pull … levels of technical scrutiny and sometimes complex and mutually incompatible annual meeting cycles” (Freestone et …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… Page 197 Chapter 16: MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY, UNEP GC/GMEF BALI, FEBURARY 2010, NUSA DUA … "For the time being, we do not yet have a clear and agreed set of criteria for identifying priorities; this … atmospheric lifetimes and their reaction with ozone is not mutually destructive.” In 1981, prompted by the CCOL, UNEP’s …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… Climate change is here and will be with us for the long-term. The challenge facing water professionals is how to make … limited reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that are agreed upon in international negotiations will be inadequate … Worse still, the emissions reductions that have been agreed so far are too modest to have any significant impact …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… tons of crop losses annually, while reducing the near-term warming of up to 0.5° Celsius by 2050. The membership … Protocol adopted the Kigali Amendment, in which they agreed to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These … for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in a mutually beneficial manner. 45 Towards a Pollution-Free …