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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… 24 4.3 ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No 169) 25 4.4 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous … are often highly complex and varied. As a general rule, knowledge and resources are communally held and, … of liability, compensation and remedies in the case of harm to the environment, where community protocols may …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… invasions, with great economic and ecological costs, shows no sign of slowing. Preventive measures have been taken in a … directly at particular threatened species. • Ensuring that no species is subject to unsus- tainable exploitation for … base to operate. Loss of ecosystems and their services harm them in different ways, incurring costs and requiring …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… 8: National Environmental Management Act of South Africa, No. 107 of 1998, section 1 .......................... 20 Box … analysis of current legislation shows that there is no specific legal definition of the term "urban and … sense of the law, regardless of the tree cover. There is no provision for the protection of trees outside forests. …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… from land and sea-based sources, especially plastics, harm marine animals and act as vectors for the transport of … International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 515-528. At the third United Nations Open-ended … species, to ii) economic values, including services with no current market value, but providing substantial economic …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any … sulfur dioxide is one of the criteria pollutants that can harm human health and the environment. Asia has been a … and international aviation is established and follows this rule of thumb. All traffic between two airports in a country …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… is rich in spiritual values. Just as the Yolngu make no distinction between ‘land’ and ‘sea’, there is no sep- … Arnota, who- se members live in monasteries under a common rule, and semi-eremitic com- munities like Pǎtrunsa or … values and practices, as long as these practices do not harm others; • Recognise the universal rights of eve- ry …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species TECHNICAL SERIES No.12 Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian … of Non-native Waterbird Species Technical Series No. 12 June 2006 Prepared with co-funding from Department for …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… and effective multi-stakeholder negotiation. Where no formal agreement results, these other outcomes can … outcomes (including social relations) or at least doing no harm to each other. This builds on the understanding that the … companion books to NEGOTIATE, such as FLOW, PAY, SHARE and RULE.42 FLOW introduces the user to the essentials of …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… rather than food safety, labelling or traceability issues. No mandatory independent third-party verification, … put pressure on retailers to certify products that do not harm the environment. This might sometimes mislead consumers … stakeholders, transparency); and (v) fairness (equity and rule of law) (Graham et al., 2003). The ‘governance’ concept …