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UNEP Global Judges Programme
… of the environment based on the affirmation of the human values set out in the United Nations Millennium … alleviating poverty, while also ensuring that the inherent rights and interests of succeeding generations are not … the threat of living on a planet irredeemably spoilt by human activities, and whose resources would no longer be …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… approach in Jordanian rangelands through the « Securing Rights and Restoring Lands for Improved Liveli- hood» project … for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Royal Botanic Garden, Hashemite Fund for … Investments can be seen in terms of efforts in time and by human resources, in terms of change in institutional …
GEO yearbook 2003
… and slowing the rate of biodiversity loss? How are human impacts on the environment contributing to the … are bearing fruit. As the links between environmental and human well being become clearer, many people and governments … ● Farmers and their communities, through the Farmers’ Rights provisions. These rights include: intellectual …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and strengthening national institutions 13 4.1 Procedural rights 13 4.2 Research, education and training 14 4.3 … major global events like the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment of 1972, and two decades later, the United … the Final Act of Lagos as well as the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, and stresses the necessity to work …
ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should … a. Agricultural biodiversity is essential to satisfy basic human needs for food and livelihood security; b. Agricultural … components of agricultural biodiversity depend on this human influence; indigenous knowledge and culture are …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… its frontiers or boundaries. M-15 ISBN 92-5-104085-0 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be … risks and hazards of one or another disease in terms of human health or plant protection and the health of animals. … from adopting or enforcing measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, subject to the …
Share - Managing water across boundaries
… law on freshwater needs to be translated into concrete rights and obligations for individuals and institutions … institutional flexibility. Ensuring adequate financial and human resources is an enduring challenge Some institutions … difficult. Maintaining an appropriate range and mix of human resource capacity is also complex as circumstances, …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… 2012 Revised ediTion © United Nations, November 2012. All rights reserved. The designations employed and the … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 2. Human resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … changes to existing legislation, agency structures, human and logistical resources, agency and governmental …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… 2.3 Nature-based Solutions for human health … Case Study 6 Jordan: Securing rights and restoring lands for improved livelihoods … Challenges Climate Change Disaster Risk Food Security Human Health Water Security Economic and Social Development … of the project, the implementation process, their rights and role in the project, and the benefits they may …
UN Treaty Handbook
… © United Nations 2002-2012 Revised edition of 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be … for signature indefinitely. Most multilateral treaties on human rights issues fall into this category, for example, the … of the reservation by depositary notification. Generally, human rights treaties do not contain provisions relating to …