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Improving governance of pastoral lands
… Nature NGO non-governmental organization PPP polluter-pays principle PUG pasture user group (Mongolia) UNDP United … livestock/agriculture integration; • affirmation of the principle of willingness to secure the land tenure of rural … In order to protect the pastoral environment, the precautionary approach should be widely applied by states …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… to conservation – like an RBA to development – follows the principle that the realization of conservation goals (like … e.g., the Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, Principle 1, and the background papers and final results of … equitable benefit-sharing in a context that respects the precautionary principle. • Information is provided in a form …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… threat despite their World Heritage status, the no-go principle for extractive activities is increasingly adhered … managing sites3 despite the fact that the Convention in principle provides the opportunity to recognized both … difficult to find acceptable answers for all parties. As a precautionary principle, peoples in isolation or initial …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… this target swiftly and taking into consideration the principle of the best available scientific information and the precautionary principle”; EU Council conclusions on … and preserve the marine environment, as well as the precautionary princi- ple, and assumed responsibility for …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… law21 in the sense that it acknowledged, early on, the principle of common responsibility for environmental … of sustainability and equity as the basis of the third principle. Finally, it is worth noting that unlike its … through pre- ventive measures and the application of the precautionary principle, and with due regard to ethical and …
Assessing the international forest regime
… forests. Prima facie, the IPF Proposals for Action can, in principle, provide helpful guidance in the implementation of … a “common concern of mankind”, and the recognition that a precautionary approach is needed where there is a threat of … areas, uses of the forest and activities within it are in principle strictly limited. Generally, regulations in …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… and Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment. Mr. Stec … of the Cartagena Protocol, in accordance with the precautionary approach, is “to contribute to ensuring an … when neighbours find a decision by a public authority on precautionary measures for a hazardous activity too weak and …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… and those that have been imported. The key trade law principle of non-discrimination as between foreign suppliers … protective measures. The agreement allows members to take precautionary measures in the case of an emergency and when … consumers. Besides, while governments are allowed to take precautionary food security measures, provide general …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… determine what constitutes an essential contribution. In principle, if the same discovery/invention could have … expected value is much higher. Border controls, while in principle appealing as check points, present a number of … in a narrow sense, i.e., post- distribution, as well as precautionary action that should enable tracking in a later …