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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… River Protection Ordinance 2002, deal with the dumping of human waste and other pollutants into freshwater sources. … (xxxix) ‘Village’ means an integrated and contiguous human habitation commonly identified by a name and includes a … the court, compound any offence under this Ordinance. 147. Rights of Citizen not affected.— Nothing contained in section …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… derivatives 38 3.1.3 The utilization issue 39 3.2 Property rights in genetic resources 40 3.2.1 Applying existing law of … sustainability, the avoidance of environmental harms, and human health. 15 Setting the Stage 50 Bonn Guidelines, para. … pointed out: The scope of most ABS policies covers non-human genetic, biological and biochemical resources found in …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… also possibly geological/ geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are controlled and limited … character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, protected and managed to preserve their … guidance are: 1) PPA managers should be aware of any use rights impacting conservation objectives that are not under …
WTO Panel Report on the "EC-Biotech" Case: Considerations for Trade and Development"
… particularly for developing countries with insufficient human and financial resources for swift yet effective … WTO Members to attain their chosen level of protection for human, animal or plant life or health. In this regard, the … Members to adopt and enforce measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, and the need to …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and … procedures, decisions and actions of public bodies and the rights and duties of the private sector, communities and … complex issues that exist between: • wetlands, people and human institutions; • land and water use within and beyond …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… world. There is therefore an increasing acceptance that human development cannot occur through preservation, but must … can help in this endeavour by increasing understanding of human behaviour in an environment like the Pacific where … developed countries to enhance their quantity of emission rights in their home country. Because of the fact that …
B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice
… prevention of significant harm. The requirements of vital human needs must be specifically kept in mind. An existing … development and inter-generational equity. Improvements in human health, poverty conditions, and human access to … The remedies available to the watercourse State(s) whose rights have been violated include an order for cessation of …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… objections to utilization based on, for instance, animal rights concerns. Key issues and questions for further … of serious or irreversible harm to the environment or human health in the absence of scientific certainty about … Applying precaution will usually involve restrictions on human actions: such restrictions (by definition) cannot be …
Need for non-regression in environmental law and policy
… in environmental law and policy ALARMED that the human ecological footprint exceeds global biocapacity and … that the principle of constant advancement of protected rights, and the non- regression of fundamental rights, must apply to the human right to a healthy environment; CONSIDERING that human …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… manage natural resources for the well-being of both human populations and the environment. … of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem … even lack of respect for community and indigenous peoples’ rights. A multiplicity of different forms of recognition …