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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… 35 6. Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context [Espoo, 25 February … respect of shared natural resources which may create a risk of significantly affecting the environment of another … before engaging in any activity that may create a risk of significantly affecting the environment Groundwater …
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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… Payment schemes for watershed services demand careful assessment of how useful and accept- able they are to … Motivations of buyers and sellers and their perceptions of risk need to be understood to facili- tate dialogue and … to increase water quality or building a dike to reduce the risk of flooding. A payment scheme will, in principle, only …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… recent scientific studies, one species out of four is at risk of extinction by 2050 due to climate change. Climate … is the current situation? One species out of four is at risk of extinction by 2050 due to climate change Nature-based … than the areas where they have been degraded. An economic assessment of the benefit provided by mangroves as avoided …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… 26 Annex I. Timing considerations for ES assessment … baseflows for drinking water provision, inland flood risk reduction for flood-prone villages) and their … hydrological ecosystem services, water resources and water risk factors. Using WW does not require GIS or modelling …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Fact sheet - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… are required to ensure that their decisions are based on a risk assessment of the LMO, which must be carried out in a … to communicate the decision as well as a summary of the risk assessment to a central information system, the …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 48 3.2.6. Environmental impact assessment … protections. Good practices involving environmental impact assessment occurred in several instances. In addition, the … RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: MANAGING SYSTEMS AT RISK, at x (2011), … an environmental impact assessment where there is a risk that the proposed industrial activity may have a …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… Allocation and Re-Allocation 5.1. Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Projects 5.2. Ecological flows of … is required for landfills. The aim is to minimize the risk of water pollution (1997 amendment to the 1959 Water … water resources such as a watershed or a wetland, from the risk of contamination (Water Act, 2011). In Palestine, zoning …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… Vehicles (1998)49 • ECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (1991)50 • ECE … Second, if all the criteria are met, it drafts a risk profile to evaluate whether a substance is likely, as a … thereby warranting global action. Third, it develops a risk management evaluation, taking into account socioeconomic …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… Capacity Evaluation PFA Pest free area PRA Pest risk analysis PT Phytosanitary treatment ROP Rules of … FAO had the responsibility to act quickly in cases where a risk was posed to the ability of the FAO to carry out its … lead, the withdrawn author and his/her NPPO contact point. Assessment of draft DPs by the TPDP - The lead author and …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… of Process-based Legislation 217 17 Environmental Impact Assessment of Programmes and Projects 221 17.1 Outline of EIA … of land in and around cities and greatly increases the risk of urban encroachment and squatting in marginal wetland … regulated and monitored, can carry a significant risk of species introduction.69 In Europe, for example, the …
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