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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… Fiscal incentives include tax exemptions on income and property, differential rates, price supports, bonuses and … operation is completed, the direct participants have the right to exploit the wooded land (article D.47). The State … realized by "those who transform the forest area into property or industrial complexes ... and given the large …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… the future, but if we are to continue moving in the right direction, we must innovate and seek continuous … There is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get it right with a set of robust, measurable and integrated SDGs. … to the President, Public Health Foundation of India 32 right direction. There is, however, lack of clarity on how to …
A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… Namibia (2013); a generic direction that an abstraction right trade must not harm the environment is found in the … goes to municipalities to fund the purchase of private property for the protection of local water sources and of the … those of productive and other uses of water. Striking the “right” balance between water’s competing developmental and …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, credit, inheritance and appropriate technology. 6. … achieved, with respect for all human rights, including the right to development and the right to an adequate standard of … and the importance of greater security of land tenure and property ownership for resource mobilization and …
Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India
… to damage and loss of agricultural crops (0.8~1 mha area), property and human (500 mortalities) as well imperative if … years in many parts of India. Agricultural crops, property and even human lives are lost due to elephants. Many … approach would then be used to loss of both life and property. It looks beyond the traditional practice of …
Evaluation of Mexican Environmental Law Enforcement and Compliance after NAFTA
… was amended for first time. This reform introduced the right of access to information, legal standing for … Constitution was amended to recognize the so called right to a healthy environment. Since this provision was … to court where an authority’s decision affects this right. The amparo suit is a legal action founded on the …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… that ecosystems naturally provide, and guaranteeing the right to water for human well-being. States should be aware, … providing that such effects come from the lawful use of property and do not affect interests up to and beyond a … and States under international law do not have absolute property rights on the waters that they can use or from which …