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First report on the protection of the atmosphere
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 A. Anthropogenic environmental degradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … of attention as [it] addressed fundamental aspects of environmental protection”, a field in which there was no lack … supported by clear and convincing evidence.91 The standard of proof is to be established on the basis of …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… Assessment, Canada 8 Exploration, Anglo American 10 Environmental Impact Assessments, Noranda 12 Environmental Management Systems, Alcoa 14 Rehabilitation and … If there is a genuine desire to adopt best practice as a standard of the mining industry in its dealings with …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… Planning Cycle, reflecting the many other versions of the standard planning cycle, yet adapting it for this purpose. At … planning in these circumstances could be part of a wider environmental impact assessment; • When species or … scales. • Groups of species falling within a Multilateral Environmental Agreement: 13 ungulate species across 14 …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… ecologically sustainable. The Union is the world’s largest environmental knowledge network, and has helped over 75 … in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and environmental science as well as for its programmes in … for biodiversity conservation, identified using globally standard criteria and thresholds, based on the occurrence of …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… law and policy 11 Development of the principle in environmental law and policy 11 Biodiversity and general environmental law and policy 12 Fisheries law and policy 19 … Types of Forests (1992). derives from the “best-practice” standard for forest management of the Forest Stewardship …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case
… now have access to a wealth of data (e.g. from detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessments) and powerful … the risks that companies could use it to sidestep on-site environmental protection and management, and that the … and service providers) produced the first best-practice standard for voluntary biodiversity offsets (BBOP, 2012). …
Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas for safeguarding biodiversity
… information about such important sites by Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), finance institutions, the … Director General, for their efforts in developing a global standard for the identification of KBAs; GRATEFUL for … and donors to consider KBAs as critical habitats for environmental and sustainability safeguards; 6. INVITES the …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… over twenty five regional and national Judges Symposia on Environmental Law organised by UNEP during past few years. … of the developing world for urgently required books on environmental law. It became evident during the above … plaintiff did not refer to any particular violation of a standard defined by NEMA, the Court considered the action was …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… – Implementing Article 6.11 Crop-related Modality of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement 249 Carlos M. Correa 20. … in 1989, he developed the conservation strategy and environmental policy ES_PGRFS_prelims.indd 15 26/06/2011 … and Food Securityxvi of Ethiopia and established the Environmental Protection Authority, of which he became the …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEA Multi-lateral Environmental Agreement MEAS Multi-lateral Environmental Agreement Secretariat MTS Medium Term Strategy … the right to development and the right to an adequate standard of living (including the right to food), the rule of …