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UNEP. The first 40 years

… THE BIRTH OF UNEP — THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, STOCKHOLM, June 1972 … 7THE BIRTH OF UNEP — THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER ONE: THE BIRTH OF UNEP THE UNITED … reconcile man’s legitimate, immediate ambitions with the rights of others, with respect for all life supporting …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… and in some cases also vehicles for protecting threatened human commu- nities or sites of great cultural and spiritual … traditional, inhabited landscapes and seascapes where human actions have shaped cultural landscapes with high … in or near the areas being protected, in terms of lost rights, land or access to resources. There is increasing and …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… 23 vi vii Chapter 4 Property Rights … Assessment has shown that despite their importance to human well-be- ing and biodiversity, the world’s freshwater … plays a key role in the development and functioning of any human society. Ecosystems provide a wealth of services that …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 B. Protection of natural and human environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … to developing countries, including intellectual property rights; (b) The topic will also not deal with specific … development and codification in specialized fields such as human rights, environmental protection, and trade and …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… 35 3.5.2 Human causes of LD … The causes include both natural ecological factors and human-induced activities, where among the latter are … sector involvement, including land tenure; land-use rights; gender rights and market access; compensation measures for grassland …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… 121 9.2.3 Relationship Between Strict Conservation and Human Utilisation 124 10 Legislative Techniques for … of important relationships between: • wetlands, people and human institutions; • land and water use within and beyond … n. 12, pp. 14-18. Butler, L.L. 1990. Environmental Water Rights: An Evolving Concept of Public Property at p. 358. …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… learning? Q 20: Have all stakeholders identified their rights, concerns and interests, and distilled their … Sharing governance XII XIII Foreword …. At a time when human beings are becoming aware of their capacity to … also include the conservation of the cultural and human heritage of communities living in harmony with their …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… 2 Figure 2: The human economy as an open subsystem of the larger global … ES Ecosystem Services ESI Ecosystem Services Index HANPP Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production ICRAF World … reduction and sustainability, such as reforming property rights, improving the valuation of ES, compensating local …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… Council (FSC). Copyright © IUCN & GTZ, 2008. All rights reserved. Reproduction for non-commercial purposes is … and related agrobiodiversity has important impacts on human society and on other species (Altieri 1999). The … a wide range of impacts, including reducing the ability of human communities to survive extreme weather conditions or …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Changes in groundwater availability and quality impact human health, livelihoods, food security and national … groundwater sustainably puts at risk massive benefits for human well-being, sustainable development and biodi- versity … permitting or licensing used by governments to administer rights to extract groundwater, mechanisms to control …
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