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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… hydrografic structures are present related to surface water and groundwater regimes. The Skadar lake between … level and is fed by the Moraca river and by underground water sources on the bottom of the lake. The effluent River … protection and improvement. The principle refers to the right on free access to information on the state of nature, …
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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments

… 1: Conducting a legal assessment report ––Moving in the right direction towards a low-emission, carbon-resilient … (e.g. agriculture, industry, mining, forestry, energy, water, urban development, transport and infrastructure, … Emission Trading Scheme; • Other tradable permits such as water supply and nutri- ent pollution (Australia); • …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… both negative and positive impacts on biodiversity. The right of local populations to benefit from the biodiversity … stabilizes our atmosphere and climate, protects water catchments, and renews the soil. It also helps keep … in 2000, states that the objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choice; …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of … high biodiversity, exceptional landscape values and water supplies crucial to the region. Threats include … to the interpretation process, legal ownership and right to use images, texts and other interpretive materials …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of … high biodiversity, exceptional landscape values and water supplies crucial to the region. Threats include … to the interpretation process, legal ownership and right to use images, texts and other interpretive materials …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… Cover Photography Hydrothermal vent: © ATOS/Ifremer Deep water coral: © André Freivold Courtesy of WWF International … WWF International; Hydrothermal vent: © ATOS/Ifremer; Deep water coral: © André Freivold Available from: IUCN – The … demarcation, legal basis / mechanism of designation As at right Science groups. Antarctic agencies. Conservation. NGOs. …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

… manfredxy; Wind Power: Shutterstock, WDG Photo; Water Drop: Shutterstock, frantisekhojdysz; Girl and Tap Water: Shutterstock, kuppa Citation This document may be … targets has made it difficult for governments to find the right actions for pursuing the targets. Successful …
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Assessing the international forest regime

… At its last meeting in May 1998, the COP focused on inland water ecosystems. It also considered its longer-term … of biological resources.56 Emphasis is also placed on the right of indigenous and local communities to share in the … diversity,71 agricultural biological diversity,72 inland water biological diversity,73 and of course forest biological …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… components  of  the  above‐mentioned project, under  the  “right  to  food”  theme,  aimed  at mapping  and  evaluating  … leveraging  the country’s vast natural  land and water‐based  resources  (Poverty  Reform  Strategy  Paper  … Sierra  Leone  started  to notice  that  their drinking water,  which  is  taken  from  a  nearby  stream,  tasted  …
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The Law of the Sea

… pollution issues. http://leo.informea.org/terms/territoral-water http://leo.informea.org/terms/continental-shelf … uses of the sea, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.” This definition raises the … capabilities and, later, by reference to their sovereign right to exploit their natural resources. Article 194 also …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater