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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… (‘nature-for-groundwater’). Economic incentives encourage voluntary adoption of groundwater protection measures … sustainability into wider societal, economic and environmental priorities. 10 11 Without political engagement, … A key aspect of any remediation pro- gramme is clear agreement on the targeted end point and on how it will be …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Treaty is the first legally binding international agreement to recognize the contribution of local and … of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57. Pp. 66-78 3 For … research and breeding. • these funds are complemented with voluntary contributions from countries, international …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… For the latter incorporated not only the Marrakech Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, but a … of pest- or disease-free areas; relevant ecological and environmental conditions; and quarantine or other … by the Member States was previously optional and voluntary. The necessarily "sufficient" character of the …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… seen as one of the primary indicators of unsustainable environmental pressures, while re- duction of inequality has … for instance, include discrimination under an ABS or TK agreement, under national law, or under customary law. 2.1.2 … rights instruments including: 53. Akwé: Kon Guidelines: Voluntary guidelines for the conduct of cultural, …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… sector 19 4.2 Commercial and retail banking 19 4.2.1 Environmental risk management by commercial banks 19 4.2.2 … through the European Emissions Trading (ETS) scheme or the voluntary Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). As an example, Bank … Sakhalin-2 has been developed under a production-sharing agreement making any cost increase delay the moment when …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … 1) amending and passing key legislation; 2) promoting voluntary land acquisition; 3) relocating vulnerable … of the shoreline and adjacent wetlands. 2. Promoting voluntary land acquisition: The passage and/or amendment of …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… with many competing criteria associated to it – environmental ones, but also economic and social. Different … developing nation are demonstrated by a roy- alty sharing agreement between the University of British Columbia (UBC) … in national catch statistics (UN, 2016b). The 2014 FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Se- curing Sustainable Small-Scale …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… activities undertaken to implement the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and other international … of Pollution from Ships MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement MEA-REN Multilateral Environmental Agreements … and Basel conventions through the Rotterdam Convention’s Voluntary Trust Fund to develop capacity building projects . …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… requires cooperation among governments, which is voluntary and not mandatory. In the case of the Zambezi River … also complicate attempts at international cooperation over environmental issues be- cause nations are unsure about and … and -establish basis for -wildlife, trade in -national Agreement international cooperation in endangered governments …