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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… risen and fallen because of groundwater. The history of no region tells this story bet- ter than the Middle East - … water governance capacity at the national level. As RULE presents, reforms in water governance must be … by rules in international law aimed at pre- venting harm between States or at remedying the consequences of harm. …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… cross- fertilisation in practice. There is presently no internationally recognised human right to an environment … duties to act and to abstain. 6 CESCR, General Comment No. 15: The Right to Water, E/C.12/2002/11 (2003) … relating to the human right to sanitation.165 The “do no harm” (or more specifically, “do no significant transboundary …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… be transported up the food web to humans. While there is no clear understanding of the future impact these magnified … not cleaned. In some countries, the ICC is conducted but no data is collected. There are other clean-up programmes … deems prejudicial to the peace or good order if it causes harm to the ma- rine environment through pollution. …
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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… whether in excess of natural recharge or where no recharge occurs, can deplete the aquifer. It can also … an example, the Water Resources Management Act of Namibia, No. 11 of Dec. 2013 provides: Para. 63 – Wastage of … controlled activities or aquifer interference Para. 345 – Harm to aquifers and waterfront land (1) A person who harms …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… to impact on employment and household spending on energy. No detailed studies of social effects have been carried out … are weighed against the benefits. The standard decision rule is that if total benefits of the reform are greater than … the need to reduce subsidies, but in a way that does not harm the welfare of the poorest households. The …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… of invasion by introduced species have received little or no attention and are not being adequately prevented or … biofuel_invasives/ rule of law, and the relative prioritisation of biofuels for … alien species that causes (or has the potential to cause) harm to biodiversity, the environment, economies and/or human …
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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… contrasting positions 9. The pre-eminent substantive rule of international water law 10. Giving effect to the … field;[4] 2. the duty to prevent significant transboundary harm, as enshrined in Article 7 of the UNWC; and 3. the duty … these waters to an unlimited extent, but accordingly has no right to demand continued flow or quality from another …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall INTERPOL or UN Environment be liable for … arising from its use. INTERPOL and UN Environment take no responsibility for the continued accuracy of that … 15 3.2 Environmental Rule of Law … by a criminal entity to generate profits, which results in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… with transboundary initiatives 3 2.1 TBCAs do not equal “no man’s land” 7 2.2 Why “peripheral border posts” were not … protected area complexes had risen to 169, involving no less than 666 separate but closely adjunct protected … environment is best achieved by preventing environmental harm rather than by attempting to remedy or compensate for …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… labour which stamps them as commodities, have absolutely no connection with their physical properties and with the … the leaves and fruit to ensure that we cause as little harm to the plant as possible. One of the mantras we chant … in the unpredictable nature of life since there was no rule of law, which regulated society. It is important to note …
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