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Judicial handbook on environmental law
… any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or any … consumption and waste management are dramatically altered. Sustainable development needs to become the watchword and … recommendations that were submitted to the World Summit on Sustainable Development by the 2002 Global Judges Symposium …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national … cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. As of January … global intergovernmental treaties on the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, but, compared with more …
An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
… Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and making best use of the NBSAP once it has been prepared. The training … to ensure the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the equitable sharing … Article 6: General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use ”Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… and food security of the poor and vulnerable, as well as sustainable development and poverty reduction more broadly … carbon and ecological footprints, high water demands and use of agrochemicals that damage the health of wildlife and … guidance provided in Resolution 2.29 Policy Statement on Sustainable Use of Wild and Living Resources adopted by the …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… Gustavo Alfonso Lacera (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia), Paivi Munne (Finnish … Institute, Finland), Marion Gust (Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France), Marine Arabidze … Conventions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure … conservation and other values VI Protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources: Areas which conserve … mainly in a natural condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… about biodiversity and make it available for general use in advancing the aims of conservation and development. … paper would be sufficient to support a high quality and sustainable open-access publishing model, compared to an … at a session organised by IUCN at the World Summit on Sustainable Development41. Around the same time, Thomas …
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
… in the outcome document of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The Aarhus Convention’s twin … with an interest in promoting environmental democracy and sustainable development. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General of the … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How to use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… we are to enhance our quality of life now and build more sustainable communities for the future. Now is the time to … are promoting environ- mental awareness, making rational use of natural resources and addressing the need to establish … and implementation of an in- novative strategy for the sustainable management of the natural environment of Mount …