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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

and other legal instuments Stefano Burchi Kerstin Mechlem for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office CONTENTS … law has paid relatively little attention to this resource. Groundwater represents about ninety-seven percent … ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, and to ensure the sustainable utilization …
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Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… Organisms” in a coherent and complementary manner, for further consideration of the Parties, with the clear … modified organisms introduced in centres of origin and genetic diversity; (b) Risk assessment of living modified … Japan 9. Mr. Nobuyuki Fujita Biological Resource Centre National Institute of Technology and
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 102 ISSN 1014-6679 … gas emissions and reduced pressure on the natural resource base. The conversion technology is expensive, … and instead advises sustainable use of the country's genetic resources. It calls for the technical and financial …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… on Biofuels and Invasive Species INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney … invasive. Whilst most current biofuels are produced from food crops that are well understood and have been … invasive if their genotype is changed through breeding or genetic modification. Hybridisation can also ‘invade’ wild …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … of their rights in the context of nature and natural resource use. 4. Incorporate guidelines and tools in project … on Biological Diversity, e.g., calls for access to genetic resources on agreed terms and requires that such …
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Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe

… Michael R. Appleton InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Towards Strengthened Conservation … to include species diversity, ecosystem diversity and genetic diversity. The term is however increasingly used to … of biodiversity and nature conservation into natural resource use sectors and sectoral policies can (e.g. …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the government of the … Union for Conservation of Nature IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management MINIRENA Ministry of Natural Resources … issues. These include, for example, protecting wild genetic resources (animal and plant), managing wild species …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… Rodrigues M anaging M ID A s IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney … Partner (Ramsar) ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International … environmental conservation, sustainable development and resource use, and engagement and benefit sharing with local …
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An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… Action Plans 3. What are the institutional arrangements for assisting countries with NBSAPs? The Conference of the … sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. It considers biological diversity at three … NBSAPs. Such inter-governmental organizations include the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas Proceedings of the IUCN, … crisis is already underway. New technologies in resource exploitation (e.g. global positioning systems, … expanding as well. Deep-sea tourism and bioprospecting for genetic resources have already started. Exploitation of deep …
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