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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… deliver numerous benefits in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable development as … and environmental audits have been linked to improved water quality in rivers, strengthened protection of flora and … Aarhus Convention The Convention aims at protecting the right of every person of present and future …
La non régression en droit de l'environnement
… of Nondegradation and Anti-Backsliding Programs for Water and Air Pollution … Law ............................ 475 1. Nondegradation and Water Pollution Control .................. 476 2. … 483 1. Anti-Backsliding and U.S. Water Pollution Control ......... 484 2. Anti-Backsliding and …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… report received valuable input from: Katharine Cross (IUCN Water Programme); Ninni Ikkala (IUCN Climate Change … on Environmental Law); and, Eva Zabey (Ecosystems and Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development). … and heating (WEO 2006). These people have a legitimate right to, and need for increased energy services which are …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… loss; (2) the downstream community can build an adequate water treatment plant at its own cost; (3) the polluter may … communities and the individuals comprising them have the right to participate in decision-making processes with … http://leo.informea.org/terms/property-right http://leo.informea.org/terms/constitutional-law …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… Box 6. Ballast Water … 18 Box 13. Water Hyacinth … and Institutional Frameworks on Alien Invasive Species own right but also in the context of the international legal … ners. The IPPC recognises that States have the sovereign right to utilise phytosanitary measures for the pro- tection …
Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges
… for Protected Area Managers as “Areas of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and … on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) affirms the right of indigenous peoples to determine and develop … their cultural traditions and customs, including the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and …
Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020
… d organise their systems, resources and knowledge.’ (Global Water Partnership, 2012) ‘Capacity building … (Global Water Partnership, 2012) … (i.e. spatial planning, forestry, agriculture, water management, law, and disaster management). … The role that protected and other conserved areas play in water and food …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments and biota … beings. However, since sound travels five times faster in water than in air, and since the density of water transmits … 16 18/09/2008 9:12:15 17 North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) population in the Bay of …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… and Protection Division, Mauricio Rosales from the FAO Right to Food Unit, Regine Andersen from the Fridtjof Nansen … asses- sments of the crops’ quality in terms of yield, water use and resistance to atmospheric condi- tions, disease … resources including, inter alia, healthy soils and clean water. Micro-organisms can improve soil nutrients for plant …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… Simply put, one cannot build a struc- ture without the right tools – and having the tools is meaningless without … define other resources possessing such attributes, such as water, minerals, wildlife, hydrocarbons, and the mar- itime … including their destruction. Also, the concessions of water, minerals and hydrocarbons allow particular minerals, …