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Issues in water law reform
… a paper contributed by an expert from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the … Act. The South African section provides that: "The sole, exclusive and unlimited use and enjoyment of private water … as determined by law, is, in any case, the offshore zone, the beaches, the territorial sea, the natural resources …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… I. THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGE II. THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGE III. ALLOCATING AND MANAGING WATER IV. … a government and a private company granting the latter the exclusive right (and sometimes obligation) to operate, … replenishment of groundwater supply in the saturated zone, or addition of water to groundwater storage by natural …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… approaches to natural resource management in 185 buffer zone community forests: Learning from the grassroots Sudeep … Against Women CEESP Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (IUCN) CERD International … to recognise general economic rights emerging out of exclusive possession or the utilisation of available …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Types 5 1.2.1 Artificial Wetlands 6 1.3 Ecological and Economic Importance of Wetlands 7 1.3.1 Wetland Products 7 … Bay, United States) 139 10.2.5 Mediterranean Coastal Zone (Albufera de Mallorca, Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical … interests. There may be competition between mutually exclusive uses of the same resources: mangrove forests may …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… reinsurance company, predicted in 2003 that the global economic loss due to extreme weather events would reach US$30 … may be used for environmental protection. • Coastal zone management, fisheries and forestry law seek to conserve … similar procedure for scientific research within a state’s exclusive economic zone, specifying that foreign vessels …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… to resources vital to their food security, livelihoods and economic survival (World Bank, 2010a). Because most land in … land rights in Africa being clearly delimited and mutually exclusive, the customary and the statutory are usually … guidance on the use and development of each land use zone within a tribal area"), 40 years of implementation has …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… the categories. Should “protected area” be an inclusive or exclusive term? One fundamental question relating to the … of conservation programmes; To support compatible economic development, mostly ● through recreation and … cases might imply its definition as a no-take management zone. Some countries have set this as two-thirds; IUCN recom- …