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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… afforded to marine areas outside of 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zones. WWF and IUCN have commissioned an independent … Figure 1: High-seas are all those areas beyond Exclusive Economic Zone Limits (marked in red) The status of natural … that MPAs will eventually be formally recognised as an instrument applicable on the high-seas; • That States and …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… linked to macro projects dealing with national security or economic development. A pluralistic-liberal approach works … certainty, accountability and the lack of corruption. Economic instruments provide an alternative mechanism for … Table 1.1 Components of a national legal framework Legal Instrument Scope Type of Regulation Purpose - - - - - 24 At …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… One or more components of this mix of regulatory and economic instruments is reflected in contemporary water laws. … the environment of certain substances, and to provide for economic incentives and disincentives to prevent …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights IIED International … 5 . While the Bonn Guidelines are not a plenipotentiary instrument, they augment the CBD. 13 A BIO-CULTURAL CRITIQUE … disease resistance, and may provide us with other diverse economic opportunities under the forthcoming International …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… and negotiating several treaties,5 to cope with the economic 1 2 3 4 5 Plan of Implementation for the United … law readdresses these dysfunctions alike in whatever economic setting is involved. See, e.g., the 1979 Geneva … that "Environmental impact assessment, as a national instrument, shall be undertaken for proposed activities that …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … development of a single product 10 1.2.3 Ever more complex economic and legal interactions between academia and industry … out of their Utilization (Bonn Guidelines) are a voluntary instrument containing measures to facilitate access and …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… iii Message The centrality of water in our lives—social, economic, political and spiritual—cannot be overestimated. … Its depletion in quantity and quality has profound social, economic and ecological effects. Water is a particularly … vital resource. Without water, ecosystems are destroyed. Economic activities halt. People die. Addressing water …
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Risks from Maritime Traffic to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Identification of Issues and Possible Responses

… IN GENERA ..............................14 4.4. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES ......................................14 4.5. … Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EPZ Ecological Protection Zone EU European … marine biodiversity is particularly at risk. Such a policy instrument could focus initially on, but not be strictly, or …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für … of relevant environmental laws. Even when a single legal instrument specifically addresses REDD, it will still be …
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Issues in water law reform

… a paper contributed by an expert from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the … -17- (i) an equitable balance is achieved between social, economic and environmental needs for the water; and (ii) the … are created by an entry in a register, rather than by an instrument setting out terms and conditions. Unlike those …
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