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Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… to be the case that the term “principle” signifies a high level of legal authority.55 It is generally understood … nuclear tests of France a violation of the freedom of the high seas. Its memorial stated, inter alia, that: “The sea is not …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… per cent of its amphibians.1 Levels of endemism are very high in the region: thus, 50 per cent of the plant life of … one of its essential features. As noted above, the high rates of deforestation place a large number of species … of chang- ing conditions in LMEs of the world´s Regional Seas”. UNEP Regional Seas Report and Studies No. 182. UNEP, …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… sensitive areas such as indigenous forests, areas of high biological diversity and wetlands are subject to EIAs. … claims. The threat that this will indeed be the case is high. There are numerous cases where communities have lost … Migratory Fish Stocks. The Convention categorises the seas and oceans into different zones and establishes the …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… sensitive areas such as indigenous forests, areas of high biological diversity and wetlands are subject to EIAs. … claims. The threat that this will indeed be the case is high. There are numerous cases where communities have lost … Migratory Fish Stocks. The Convention categorises the seas and oceans into different zones and establishes the …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… AFRICA Ghana 1. Felicia Adjui v The Attorney General, High Court of Justice, Suit No. Misc. 811/96 Ghana 1 Kenya 1. … others v Kenya Wildlife Service Civil Case No. 2059,1996, High Court Kenya, Nairobi 2 2. Nairobi Golf Hotels (Kenya) … Shelf Fisheries" (Iceland) Geneva Convention on the High Seas of 1958 1958 Convention on the Territorial Sea and the …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… environmental agreements 37 IX. Contributing to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 38 X. … Goals. The report also outlines the key functions of the High level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which … Desertification). Still others, such as the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, deal with specific …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… particularly challenging for developing countries where high energy costs exert tremendous pressure on fragile … as the distance between fuel source and use increases. High fuel costs relative to the small economies of these PICs … However given the ecological make-up of islands, there is high potential for diversifying the energy mix by tapping …
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… of the Baltic, North-East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of … for large whales. Intensive hunting therefore brings a high risk of over-exploitation, the collapse of stocks and … moratorium is lifted, sufficient account is taken of the high risks to over-exploitation and thereby loss to marine …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… 2 (i), revisits the issue, thus demonstrating the high priority the Convention gives to PRTRs. That provision … entitled The Future We Want.44 In it, Heads of State and high-level representatives of the 192 Governments in … 37 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights requires that a high level of environmental protection and the improvement of …
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Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments

… of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (Multiple species instrument) eUrOBatS Agreement on the … the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) (Single species instrument) high andean Flamingos Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of High Andean Flamingos and their Habitats (Multiple species …
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