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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… by the drainage divides. In this respect, an aquifer may transfer water from one basin to another through the exchange … methods, voluntary measures, market-based and information technology instruments, spatial planning and cost recovery of … their account. Traditionally and depending on the type of technology available, the upstream State typically makes …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… be used to approximate non-market values (i.e. benefits transfer). Carbon sequestration, for example, can be valued … Green Value Calculator The Center for Neighbourhood Technology (CNT) (USA) has developed the Green Value … and Social Benefits The Center for Neighborhood Technology in the US has developed a guide for quantification …
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… approach meant to supplement classic ranger units with technology, local- level engagement, and collaboration at the … at reserves in Chad, Kenya, and South Africa. Information technology can provide further advantages. One reserve in … tampered with or when animals were behaving abnormally. Technology will also be crucial to the extensive …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… or policies of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERTI), the International Development Law … and Climate-Resilient Development 3 Introduction transfer the risks that investors face to public actors (e.g. … Studies of Enabling Frameworks in Developing Countries, Technology Transfer Perspectives Series, UNEP Risø Centre on …
Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity
… (GloBallast) is helping developing countries reduce the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms, microbes and diseases … the animals in contact with wild populations. A molecular technology that rapidly detects Bd from DNA was developed in … ! ese detector dogs work with APHIS inspectors and x-ray technology to prevent the entry of prohibited agricultural …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC), Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), Environmental … scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… Advances in biotechnology have permitted the artificial transfer of genetic material from one organism to another, … time, rapid progress was being made in food science and technology, and more information about food and food-related … increasing international food trade and advances in technology have all contributed to these changes in diet. At …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… fees and produce taxes, charges for initial allocation and transfer taxes. Executive Summary xviii In conclusion, it … between the two World Wars. Fisheries science and technology underwent many revolutionary developments, and … Limited Licensing In the last few decades, improved technology, increased demand for seafood, opening up of new …