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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… instruments and processes . . . . . . . 35 3.2.1 Ensure quality lawmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3.2.2 … tenure of land, fisheries and forests, and access to water”), the Principles for Responsible Investment in … communities, families or individuals, to earn an adequate standard of living from the land, fisheries and forests they …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … taken at the national level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… of transport projects that facilitate road, rail and water transit can also be substantial with direct benefit to … raise cost of service to households, but would improve quality of service and enhance utilities’ability to extend … costs of the reform are weighed against the benefits. The standard decision rule is that if total benefits of the …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… in the 21st Century Mark Smith - Director IUCN Global Water Programme The designation of geographical entities in … to build consensus around the design for a sustainability standard for marine fisheries and to launch an organisation … approximately annually in small meetings designed for high-quality exchange of knowledge and learning, with invited …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… save anywhere from $7.50 to nearly $200 in costs for new water treatment and fi ltration facilities (25). Through … an extra $ 4-6 billion on infrastructure to maintain the quality of urban water supplies (26). Using markets and … be developed in accordance with both the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate Community and Biodiversity …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… are not necessarily covered by “land” rights, including water, salt pans and trees, and how these rights interact … has led to a reduction in livestock mobility and a lower quality of pasture available to grazing households. Group … help in sifting out decisions that do not meet the desired standard. In this sense, a barometer can help to ensure …
Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS ‘Aquifer’ means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer, with the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation; … aquifers characterized by very low groundwater quality are: 1) highly impacted by irrigation return flows, …
Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS ‘Aquifer’ means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer, with the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation; … aquifers characterized by very low groundwater quality are: 1) highly impacted by irrigation return flows, …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… Access and Benefi t-sharing, with a special focus on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement used in germplasm … pest and disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance or quality improvements, would not exist in today’s crops. For … asses- sments of the crops’ quality in terms of yield, water use and resistance to atmospheric condi- tions, disease …