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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… and, if possible, that lead to an improvement in their living conditions. This is the essence of a socially … Caring for the Earth defines sustainable use as “use of an organism, ecosystem or other renewable resource at a rate … innovative concepts, which other countries have adopted or modified to suit their specific contexts. Notwithstanding its …
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Handbook of The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

19 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… in promoting among the Parties the best possible living condition for their people. In this line, the …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… culture and livelihoods, many times barely surviving by living in isolated and remote areas. They face critical … • They have ancient historical ties with respect to living in and using a specific territory; • Their cultural … as Niyamgiri (the abode and embodiment of Niyam Raja, the living deity of the Dongria and Kutia Kondh tribal …
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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments

… the Legal Assessment Report will be understood as a ‘living document’, incorporating updates on a continual basis … should focus on the actors whose behaviour is to be modified Potential for innovation and creativity about …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… of placing real ownership in the hands of the people living and making their livelihood upon lands held according … to improvements in gross domestic product and local living conditions. However, there is a risk that such land … as socio-political realities change, the law, in turn, is modified to reflect those changes. Customary legal paradigms …
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Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)

… Annex 1. Translocation is the human-mediated movement of living organisms1 from one area, with release in another. … the success rate of these interventions. Guidelines 1 ‘organism’ refers to a species, subspecies or lower taxon, and … details. translocation is the human-mediated movement of living organisms from one area, with release2 in another. …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… of land and water resources, leading to improved living conditions, in particular at the community level. … diversity and its components, including genetically modified organisms, and the interaction among these elements; … acids, formed by the metabolic processes of a living organism. Biological diversity means the variability among …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… lead to a divergence rather than a convergence of actual living law.15 This statement is equally true between … unified regime: • biosafety (the introduction of living modified or- ganisms – i.e. products of the utilization of … whether the materials obtained consist of living or dead organism(s), tejido(s), organ(s), embryos, reproductive cells …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… Ib Wilderness area: Usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and … marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, or a living feature such as an ancient grove IV Habitat/species … and societies in shaping their own futures and improving living conditions, operating throughout Germany and in more …
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