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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works SFRA Stream Flow Reduction Activity TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSA Trail … it is often the poor whose access to water is most at risk. True consultation requires a commitment to listen to … scapegoat, particularly in the media, for each new disaster (FAO and CIFOR, 2005). For all of these reasons, it …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… as conservation measures to counter the impacts of habitat reduction and fragmentation. The concept of corridors as a … by land use. On the other hand, if there is a distinct risk that isolated populations will decline and species … of links to provide alternatives in case of unforeseen disaster • Incorporate nodes along linkages to provide …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… less effective protection and management presents a clear risk to the World Heritage values of the sites, and calls for … Heritage should aspire to. A more positive finding is the reduction in the number of sites assessed as critical (17 in … less effective protection and management presents a clear risk to the World Heritage values of the sites. This strongly …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… is the belief that in order to achieve sustainable poverty reduction, the management of diversity should be … Although beneficial for animal fodder, these run the risk of being knocked over by winds. Through a participatory …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of ratification and compliance with Kyoto’s emission reduction targets. 2.2 MEA Implementation: Institutional … decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto … document relating to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of ratification and compliance with Kyoto’s emission reduction targets. 2.2 MEA Implementation: Institutional … decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto … document relating to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… of ratification and compliance with Kyoto’s emission reduction targets. 2.2 MEA Implementation: Institutional … decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto … document relating to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Failure to manage groundwater sustainably puts at risk massive benefits for human well-being, sustainable … management Weak water governance in a country puts at risk the health and food security of its people, its econ- … nationally and globally, for economic growth, poverty reduction, food security, safe drinking water, biodiversity …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… CDM Clean Development Mechanism CER certified emissions reduction CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research … of a State to take reasonable measures to prevent such risk, or the necessary measures to respond when persons have … measures, including planning or land use laws and EIA or risk assessment procedures, should identify and commit to …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… natural resource management, climate change and poverty reduction. She was the Commission on Environmental, Economic, … initiative, it may be only a sub-set of rights that are at risk of being undermined, or that can be further fulfilled, … marginalized populations, and those whose rights are at risk of being violated …. Universality means that all people …
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