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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… human rights norms and raises environmental rights to the level of other human rights. Whereas most multilateral … environment for the enjoyment of ba- sic rights gives rise to a right in and of itself. This statement, even though … Quality Register of Licences for Deposits at Sea Maps of Nitrate-sensitive Areas Trade Effluent Register …
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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… violations and implementation of the rights at national level (FAO, 2003). 9 Article 24. Although as will be seen … reasons are well known and include population growth, the rise of mega-cities, rising affluence leading to greater … and its tributaries, from the upper watersheds down to the sea, or other final "terminus" (such as a lake). 38 The word …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Instrumental level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … – the amount of biologically productive land and sea area that is available to regenerate these resources. … survey and other objective assessment indicators gave rise to a debate among members of the team on the issue of …
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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Box 2. Multi-level Governance of Shared Waters: Voice and Action from … BRIDGE Building River Dialogue and Governance BSWC Black Sea Women’s Club CBD Convention on Biodiversity ccGAP Climate … network of environmental NGOs and women leaders, the Black Sea Women Club (BSWC)29, founded by Svetlana Slesarenok (see …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea adopted the so-called precautionary principle as part of … (that is, there is no safe or no observed adverse effect level). Risk managers are, therefore, faced with two choices: … on the northern fringe of the state has soils that do not rise very much above sea level. Steady coastal retreat is …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… governance within each country and at the international level is essential for sustainable development”. This link … IUCN defines a protected area as ‘An Area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of … The preparations and deliberations of the WSSD have given rise to new concepts and con - troversies regarding bilateral …
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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power

… 90 Negotiated landscapes 91 Negotiation and level playing fields 94 Conclusions 98 Chapter 5. Structures, … the broader landscape (including orchards, canals and the sea) is being managed, conserved and sustained. Local efforts … initiatives such as these. It is better to allow them to rise from the efforts of local people. A more useful role is …
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Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… 1 (4) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines the term “pollution” as “such deleterious effects … is something more than “detectable” but need not be at the level of “serious” or “substantial”. The harm must lead to a … managed by national or regional efforts can give rise to common concern”.86 Furthermore, the principle of sic …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, … sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with … and loss of land and habitats as a result of sea-level rise and more stormy conditions. Species and habitats at the …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… Entwined Predicaments: Limits Facing Water and Energy; SEA-EU-NET II Workshop at AIT, Bangkok, January 2015; and the … need to be managed accordingly. Therefore, at the local level, the nexus is a practical everyday reality. However, … of both political philosophy and actual practice. With the rise of the environmental movement in the 1960s and the ‘70s …
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