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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… “nature, forests and landscapes”. 5) Conservation land as a result of default or debt work-out. Should … acquire a significant amount of biodiversity- sensitive land as a result of default or debt work-out situations, … in finding suitable (conservation) purposes for the land. While the bank remains owner of the land, it could use …
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… a number of conventions dealing with matters related to land degradation, desertification and/or drought, such as the … focusing specifically on the problem of desertification, land degradation and drought is the United Nations Convention … objectives that relate to the integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of …
Regional Seas Agreements
… joint action to mitigate the impacts of pollution from land- based activities or from other sources. … Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land- Based Sources was adopted on 17 May 1980 and entered into force on 17 July 1983. Land- based pollution presents 80% of harm done to the …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… patterns and use of all natural resources – from air to land, from rivers, lakes and aquifers to oceans and seas – … degradation, including desertification, drought, land degradation, freshwater scarcity and loss of … to strengthen cooperation on desertification, dust storms, land degradation and drought and to promote resilience and …
Managing Natural World Heritage
… an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or … often led to communities being forcibly relocated from land that had in some cases been their traditional homelands … of the important links and interaction between land and culture. It is not surprising that such management …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or … often led to communities being forcibly relocated from land that had in some cases been their traditional homelands … of the important links and interaction between land and culture. It is not surprising that such management …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… that the connection between the Endorois people and the land they once lived on were directly related to their human … the extent and trend in different types of ecosystems and land use are scarce. Models used to project future … or the environment. Such measures, including planning or land use laws and environmental impact assessment or risk …
Water as a human right?
… natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially representative samples … by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning the … logging company to harvest timber on the community’s land without the latter’s consent. Right to respect for one’s …
Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)
… Also, injuries from infected sharps; - Loss of productive land due to the presence of non-biodegradable items; - … 12. Historically, household waste has been disposed of by land filling. As communities became larger and more premises … used for heating purposes. This led to designated areas of land being set aside which became the local waste disposal …
Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation
… 3 Box 1.1 Definitions Protected Area An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … 1994a). Transboundary Protected Area (TBPA) An area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more boundaries between … ecosystem management through integrated bio- regional land-use planning and management; Transboundary Protected …