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Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Elisa Morgera (PhD) Professor of Global Environmental Law, Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, UK Director of the Strathclyde Centre … Art. 9: ex situ conservation Art. 10: sustainable use • Customary use (c) • Support local populations in remedial …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles of phytosanitary legislation

… in the case of disputes in this area. The Development Law Service therefore felt that it would be useful to examine … 1980). 3 These supporting principles are only optional customary principles and are rarely implemented absolutely: … 1.3.1 The peculiarity of agricultural products The customary or written rules that traditionally governed …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… was intimately involved in the promotion of the rule of law at the internation- al level as Chairman of the Sixth … of most or all of the provisions of the Convention as customary international law. Ow- ing to this, and other … international law”. 98. Such as environmental treaties, customary international law, and soft-law sources such as …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the … provisions could even be argued as already being part of customary international law. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… Ian Hannam with Ben Boer IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 45 IUCN – The World Conservation Union 2002 The … from the legal systems of local authorities and the customary law of traditional societies and indigenous … op. cit. Bridges et al. 69 See e.g., Bodansky, D. 1995, “Customary (and not so Customary) International Environmental …
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C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… reduction & control of pollution in international law; and (d) prevention, reduction and control of pollution … ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in … utilization”, as one of the main pillars of international customary water law. The obligation has its foundations in …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… equipment reduces the cost, joint patrols enable better law enforcement, and management efficiency is enhanced … natural resources, linked to their lifestyle, culture and customary rights. The communities are under pressure from … and fishing, retaining much of their traditional and customary ways of living. Since the wellbeing of these …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… The colonial top-heavy and centralised conservation law and policies ignored the strong history of traditional … assessing various community institutional arrangements, customary or new conservation rules, and systems of natural … 10c of CBD states that in any forest use activity local customary sustainable practices should be encouraged and …
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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its inclusion in global and … on its central role in the practice of international water law. The presentation will also highlight the environmental … having regard to all indicators of the existence of customary rules, the UN ILC concluded unequivocally ‘that …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… UN list 8 A specific contract to the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany to examine the impact of the … “national legislation (or similar effective means, such as customary agreements or the declared objectives of a … environment, or that have different meanings or customary interpretations between land and sea, when the …
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