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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… policies: recognizing the need for consistency with international laws; respect for national sovereignty; … of law, governance and institutions, at the national and international levels, as well as an enabling environment, are … This Compendium comes at a critical time in the international development agenda: in the wake of renewed …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… i IUCN IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the … was voted the greenest zoo in the country. The ISO 14001 international certification ensures the zoo attains the … Group & Environment Agency-ABU DHABI Copyright: © 2011 International Union for the Conservation of Nature and …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand Copyright: © 2011 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural … 1 International agreements … be made, including by custom, to any easement or right to watercourse which has been enjoyed without interruption for …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… Switzerland and Cambridge, UK Copyright: © 1999, 2003 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural … . . . . . . . . . 164 Box 8–4 Paseo Pantera: developing an international linkage in Central America . . . . 170 Box 8–5 … as a concern at many levels of jurisdiction, from local to international. Historically, protected areas were only …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… relate to areas that have -or could have- other forms of international recogni- tion or protection, such as World … diversity to infringe upon human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope” (art.4) (UNESCO … create and sustain over time. A number of signifi- cant international initiatives have also been developed to address …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… Meshgan M. Al-Awar, Secretary General, Zayed International Price for the Environment and Director, … Nigeria Eisa Abdellatif, Chief Technical Adviser, Zayed International Price for the Environment, United Arab Emirates … will affect the probability of contaminants reaching the watercourse. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has …
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… impacts on biodiversity. This is being picked up at an international level with a growing number of decisions … opportunity to develop strategies at the international level and foster … in future as it does today. Development of an international framework through which countries …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2009 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural … to ‘ensure environmental sustainability’, governments and international processes are searching for the most effective … the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the terms of the …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… at local, regional and global levels. The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) FIELD is a London-based, international NGO which works to enable countries, … justice through the rules and institutions of international law. FIELD was established in 1989 to respond …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… at local, regional and global levels. The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) FIELD is a London-based, international NGO which works to enable countries, … justice through the rules and institutions of international law. FIELD was established in 1989 to respond …