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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… 324 6.9 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation … take place without the necessary environmental and social mitigation, and from which environmental damage is observed, … the prevention of global warming by means of conserving wetland, grassland, etc. which absorb and fix much carbon …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… With a coastline of 500-650 km and a variety of marine and wetland habitats, the marine sub-sector is host to … Kenyan EEZ is about 230,000 km2.2 A variety of marine and wetland habitats occur along the Kenyan coast including coral … Gradually much of the research is focusing on the mitigation of damage to Indian Ocean coral reefs, which are …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… Information to enable the public to take preventive or mitigation measures can, inter alia, include safety … rs to ck 145 A rt ic le 6 For example, a permit to fill a wetland may be ancillary to the construction of a factory, … provide an opportunity to receive public comments on the wetland aspect of the project. In that case, article 6, …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… in which they operate (art. 7). With regard to control and mitigation activities, Regulation No. 4/2001 requires those … and an organizational unit for wildfire prevention and mitigation (art. 14). Moreover, they must monitor the … by forest or land wildfire is obliged to ensure wildfire mitigation in the area in which they operate (art. 18). It is …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… target our investments in resilience, preparedness and mitigation. This report provides the latest data on the … yet exist for such assessments, the section on mitigation through forest conservation takes a more detailed … look at the role of forests in DRR and disaster impact mitigation. Mitigation through forest conservation: the role …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… Reporting and Verification NAMA Nationally-Appropriate Mitigation Action NGO Non-Governmental Organization NTFP … may be a relatively inexpensive climate change mitigation option, comparing favourably with the costs of … as a potentially effective and low-cost climate change mitigation option.9 This publication identifies and analyzes …