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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… ecosystems. This section explores these inter-linkages and trade-offs. Figure 1: Linkages between Ecosystem Services and … properly collected and converted—can be a source of domestic energy and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas … of invasive alien species facilitated through global trade, both made possible through cheap and easily-available …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… the IRABS intends only to regulate and facilitate the trade in TK and GR, it largely ignores communities’ … indigenous biological resources on our customary laws and domestic regulations and the process of providing prior … Natural Justice provided information on a variety of domestic and international laws and declarations that support …
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The right to food within the international framework of human rights and country constitutions

… food aid be contingent upon economic or political issues. Trade embargoes that prevent food from reaching another … or supreme law of a nation. This means that all domestic laws must abide by its provisions and that, in the … of this right, provided that public authorities and domestic courts have a thorough understanding of …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… contractors and others who were earlier involved in the trade were defeated. Scientific studies done after five years … both socially just and ecologically viable? What kinds of trade-off are needed for such situations and how can they be …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… serious problem in the region. Globalization and world trade have contributed indirectly to the introduction of … species, while concerned sectors such as agriculture and trade continue to have limited access to education programmes …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… is self- evident, with over 80 percent of international trade being transported by sea. As a result of the vital role … were designated a National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) under domestic legislation in 1990 (Morin, 2001), in recognition of … FKNMS was established. These ATBAs were codified into US domestic legislation in the Florida Keys National Marine …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… focus of all aspects of government policy, business, trade and conservation and a valued driver of economic … represent major contributions to countries’ gross domestic product (GDP). For example, international tourism is … • Dumping– Improper disposal of construction materials, domestic waste, automobiles and car parts, • Medical or …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… from inter- national environmental conventions into domestic legislation and policy; enacting and improving laws … Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Domestic Environmental Law and Policy Specialist, Asian … Heritage Convention), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1973 …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… to seek, receive and use resources from foreign as well as domestic sources.10 When violence occurs in an otherwise … non-discrimination (framework prin- ciple 3), applicable domestic laws and international agreements (framework … should ensure that agreements facilitating international trade and invest- ment support, rather than hinder, the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… of costs among involved private parties. A cap- and-trade scheme establishes a cap for water abstraction or … could include hydropower generators or final consumers of domestic water supply (with demand channelled through waters … water laws require that water is allocated first to domestic users. The Cauca Valley Corporation (CVC), the …
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