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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… opportunity for the world to simultaneously ‘get things right’ for both climate and forests. In recent years, policy … in meeting their basic needs for energy, food, and clean water. * Legal Officer, IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, … different from PES for other ecosystem services, such as water purification or aesthetic landscape enrichment. …
Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to sustainable development
… pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, air and water pollution, soil degradation, among others, have far … for the full enjoyment of human rights, such as the right to life, health, food and safe drinking water. At the …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were also major drivers of … and Tribal Peoples13 and recognise and implement the right of affected communities to reject investment and … REPSA have rejected accusations that they caused the water pollution in the Río de la Pasión and have also …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to environmental and social benefits when ILCs have the right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) over any … as embedded within a network of relationships with land, water, plants, and animals, expressed through culture and … because of the importance of the forest for fruits, honey, water and wildlife, its use for grazing and wood must be …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… EU European Union FAQ Frequently asked question FLD Field/water craft and site maintenance (competence category) FPC … and theoretical background to the task. ● Having the right attitude helps ensure than an individual completes the … and public use AWA. Awareness and education FLD. Field/water craft and site maintenance TEC. Technology FPC. …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… of Multilateral Environmental Agreements for Efficient Water Management (2005), by the Foundation for International … can provide guidance in designing and applying national water policies and promoting integrated water resource … the States Parties intended to allow for withdrawal or a right of withdrawal may be implied from the nature of the …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… some neighbors claimed our trees were drawing too much water from the ground. We cut them down. Our harvests fell. … chad or afghanistan were in before local conflicts over water or land turned into civil wars, sexual violence or … have control in managing agricultural land, with this right ranging from 5% in north africa and West asia to 15% in …
First report on the protection of the atmosphere
… which are naturally common to all are the air, flowing water, the sea and the seashores” (emphasis added).25 21. … study states that “This element is no less important than water” and “Since the atmosphere performs all these … well as of the law of the United States, no State has the right to use or permit the use of its territory in such a …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… with appropriate environmental characteristics and good water quality. In addition to these natural limiting factors, … 7 Guide B based on each stakeholder having an equal right to speak, with decisions being made by majority or … and marketing), environmental impacts (e.g. changing water quality and biodiversity), changes in employment, and …