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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… the General Assembly of the United Nations affirmed the “right to safe and clean water and sanitation as a human right … the boundary … on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.”89 Such notions were founded, in large … of Water laW non laedas, which prohibits the use of one’s property in a way that would harm the property of another.108 …
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ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture

… to the implementation of ABS provisions, including property law, contract law and other laws, as applicable. d) … of different types of proprietary, including intellectual property, and quasi-proprietary and other rights related to … to genetic resources where they have the established right to grant access to such resources.36 41. ABS measures …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… ...... Community Conservation Agreement CPR: ...... Common Property Regime DDT: ....... dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane … requires better recognition and legitimization of common property regimes. Efforts must be made to strengthen property … and governance over rangeland resources, recognising the right to manage resources. In many cases this will require …
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Aquaculture - site selection and site management

… 7 Guide B based on each stakeholder having an equal right to speak, with decisions being made by majority or … 2001). Economic incentives and poorly defined or enforced property rights led to overfishing and its consequences. This … threats, such as organic pollution from aquaculture. If property prices are affected by the presence of fish farms …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… meet both the costs of repair and rehabilitation of public property, and to provide support to victims; • fall in … needs to be marketed outside of the community. Finding the right balance between these two extremes is a difficult task. … Development, Geneva: OECD Publishing. Prasad, B., 1998. Property Rights, Economic Performance and the Environment in …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… and based in law related to, inter alia, contract, property, civil rights, consumer protection, or financial … Evaluation is a discipline and profession in its own right. There is an extensive literature, and many practice … 11(2):173. p. 175. 305 Ibid. The Makuleke Community Property Association jointly manages the Makuleke camp in the …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… 62 8. Prevent and prosecute crime against people and property 64 9. Reduce human-wildlife interaction and … 8. Prevent and prosecute crime against people and xii xiii property. Work closely with local law-enforcement agencies. … They are not only attractive places to visit in their own right but they add to the tourist appeal of the nearby town …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). Member in its own right of several international organizations and a Party to … Pollution Prevention and Control. IPRs Intellectual property rights ISA International Seabed Authority ISCC … Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. One of the agreements under the World Trade …
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The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit Sharing

… Recipients, in turn, cannot claim any intellectual property right on the material in the form that they have received it … http://www.informea.org/terms/intellectual-property-right
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… and Protection Division, Mauricio Rosales from the FAO Right to Food Unit, Regine Andersen from the Fridtjof Nansen … Similar questions may arise with regard to intellectual property rights and biosafety legislations. Patents on plant … types of legislations including seed laws, intellectual property legislation, biodiversity laws and legislation on …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity