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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… was the Principal Research Associate for the Renewable Energy and International Law Project in Washington, DC. Here … a wide range of law and policy issues around renewable energy. At FIELD she worked on intellectual property, … E. and Anderson, M. 2005 Integrating human rights into energy and environment programming: A reference paper. …
National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar
… wide issue. According to estimates, 95% of household energy needs are met by fuelwood (Hipler 2014). A third … important ecological services, such as attenuating wave energy, and reducing coastal erosion and sedimentation. … as well as ensuring that the principles of environment, energy, security and health are followed (Andriamanjato et …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… resource base. However, something much greater than the energy crisis faces us: the depletion and pollution of the … 7. Water planners should not confine themselves to conventional “Forecasting” tools when thinking about the … reduction attainable through the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (including measures …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… Development”. United Nations; and WSSD WEHAB (Water, Energy, Health, Atmosphere and Biodiversity) Working Group. … recognized that considerable effort was needed to overcome conventional problems that remained in the course of … significant. However, with limited financial resources, conventional command- and-control approaches are less …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… priorities, such as rural development, food security or energy supply. Many of these types of policies tend to ignore … key national development targets relating to forest cover, energy production, access to clean water, food production, … on agricultural lands (shaded yellow) compared to more conventional REDD+ interventions such as avoided …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… flows include: • marine and open coasts. Where the coastal energy from waves and currents is low, coastal zones may … between people, not between people and nature, and conventional legal systems were not designed to take account … physical states, it is virtually impossible to apply conventional concepts of ownership to water resources: …
Preventing electrocution and collision impacts of power infrastructure on birds
… collision of birds while contributing to the stability of energy supplies; The World Conservation Congress, at its … to liaise with each other, and with the Secretariat and Energy Task Force of the CMS to ensure that existing and …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State not party to this … amendment phasing down hydrofluorocarbons 2 229 XXVIII/3 Energy efficiency 2 235 XXVIII/4 Establishment of regular … and decision XXVII/5 2 218 XXIX/10 Issues related to energy efficiency while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons 2 237 …