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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… 35 Contents iv 3.1.1 The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and the related … conservation of genetic material is within living animals but out of the environment in which it developed (ex situ in … of their management, may help to protect rights and define responsibilities for environmentally responsible behaviour. …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… and practices that are not commercially attractive but still important for the conservation and sustainable use … and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard. A … their endogenous 20 development plans and an assessment of common challenges. With input from community-based …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… of the dilemmas of modern development is the unfolding, but not well- understood, health and environmental … these chemicals are pesticides and fungicides that are in common use in many developing countries, while two are … pp. 220. OECD Factsheet About Extended Producer Responsibilities. 2006. …
01 Jun 2026 Document

The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… of aquatic ecosystems and addresses both current but and future human freshwater needs. Costa Rica has … be fought over water.” Philip Hirsch, Governing Water as a Common Good in the Mekong River Basin: Issues of Scale, 1 … seen in isolation from the particular legal system (e.g. common law or civil law). Importantly, however, legislation …
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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… using the term ‘genetic erosion’, indicating the gradual but serious loss of crop diversity. Interestingly enough, the … 4 In South Korea, for example, 74 percent of the most common crop varieties in 1985 had been replaced by 1993, and … including with regard to the distribution of roles and responsibilities in ABS systems. Notably, the Bonn Guidelines …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… An explicit focus on the 4Rs of rewards, risks, rights and responsibilities supports effective water negotiations. The … the public may be empowered to make deci- sions, but most frequently stakeholders influence and shape … societies are complex and plural, they still exhibit some common patterns of behaviour which determine how water is …
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E-waste Inspection and Enforcement Manual - Developed in the framework of the SBC E-waste Africa project

… where the timer on a washing machine no longer works but the main wash programmes can still be operated; … and the environment of hazardous substances in the most common components of EEE. Most of these substances are … the key personnel with (environ- mental) enforcement responsibilities; - Establishing relations and communication …
01 Jun 2026 Document

Global Land Outlook

… Land Outlook | Foreword 7 It is with great pleasure, but also with a growing sense of urgency, that I introduce … asset, it is important to recognize rights, rewards, and responsibilities as the pillars of sustainable land … them. Unfortunately, the role of land as a public good and common resource does not currently enjoy sufficient …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… 71 3 Common Obstacles … decisions and therefore do not harm the vulnerable, but support as much as possible the fulfilment of their … widely agreed upon set of norms specifying the rights and responsibilities of all actors. Should the activities prove … here to refer to “complex entities containing individuals differentiated by status, political and economic power, …
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World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… wildlife and forest crime pose not only to the environment but to the rule of law and stability, and of the potential … Genera) A collection of species distinguished through common characteristics Kosso Pterocarpus erinaceus, a … (plural, Taxa) A scientific grouping of organisms based on common characteristics. For example, the designation …
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