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An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… given Parties? The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the CBD process. It comprises all the Parties to the … of the Parties The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the CBD process. It comprises all the …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… awareness of possible tensions between legal regimes governing climate change, human rights, trade and … substantive linkages between the specialised legal regimes governing climate change, human rights, trade and … The Committee on the Rights of the Child (the expert body overseeing the implementation of the CRC) interprets …
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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… October 2013 | 3 INTRODUCTION In 2001, the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment … and control technologies relating to mercury. In 2003, the Governing Council considered this assessment and found that … 1. A mechanism, including a Committee as a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties, is hereby established …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… Standard for Phytosanitary Measures SBDS Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement SC Standards Committee SC-7 … requirements under the FAO Constitution and Basic Texts governing its operations. - Noted the importance of promoting … for a Secretariat, a Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (governing body) and a phytosanitary standard setting …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… be accelerated or deterred by the existing and future body of laws and regulations, the strength of enforcement, as … of 2002 created the legislative framework for regulations governing environmental stewardship as well as the … Management of 2006, which is the overarching instrument governing the rational utilization and conservation of the …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… The ability for the contaminants to leach within the body tissues depends on if it is hydrophobic or hydrophilic, … the principles of environmental policy and the basic rules governing the environmental management of Cuba in order to … Municipal and District Councils Act – This Act covers the governing of municipalities and District Councils generally …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… and publisher of the global database, and UNEP-WCMC as the body responsible for assembling the information. Governments … plan, the assigned IUCN category is important in governing the management of the reserve; and – the assigned … diverse management regimes, including customary laws governing resource management. The Category V designation …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Joint governance (pluralist board or other multi-party governing body) Type C. Private governance: Conserved areas established … in the Tribe or community, the authority of the current governing institution arose far later than that of the …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… by the review team (see Section 2.2). Where such a body does not exist, Parties might consider establishing an … the spectrum, customary laws may be the main source of law governing the rights and duties of indigenous and local … Small island states often have traditional institutions governing the use and ownership of land which can conflict …
26 May 2026 Document

Judicial handbook on environmental law

… subject in many law school curricula. The relevant body of law could thus be totally unknown territory to many a … asked to determine whether an administrative agency or governing body’s licensing decision was consistent with the … an administrative decision by an administrative agency or governing body if it determines that the law has been applied …
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