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Issues in water law reform

… shrimp, which in turn fed vast numbers of nesting and migratory birds. In 1940 the City of Los Angeles acquired a … tension between the requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act"3 and the exercise of privately owned water rights. The Endangered Species Act establishes broad protections for species of …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… and breeding and feeding grounds for many important species and serve as nurseries for half of the living … still treat groundwater as if it were an entirely separate species of water beyond the scope of water regulators’ … 20 or 20A the taking of an action relating to a listed migratory species, and what conditions to attach to such an …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Grid Argentina 1 Australia 5 United Kingdom 2 Endangered Species Australia 5 Kenya 1 ECJ 16 United States 7 xxi … from removing or dislocating a rare and endangered species named the "Hirola" from its natural habitat. Legal … company. The oil spill left in its wake some 500,000 dead migratory birds, several dead otters, and the oiling of …
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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… maintained high levels of diversity both of known species, and of ecosystems containing a broad range of as-yet-unknown species. • Conservation incentive focus: Another position … the importance of these biological oases for transient, migratory and dependent species, and those of global concern …
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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems”. Biodiversity includes, but is not … and Flora, the 1979 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the 1979 Convention on the …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… and production of medicines for local sale. Native species are also being used to regenerate forests and a form … history of Colombia. With its incredible diversity of species and landscapes, Colombia is a country of immense … cats. The buffer zone has become an extended habitat for migratory and endangered bird species in the nearby Koshi …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… analyse fisheries legislation (regarding capture of wild species for grow-out purposes in aquaculture facilities) as … opportunities for women to use their knowledge of plant species and methods of product extraction, as well as the … as water points, or to provide for rights of way or the migratory routes of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers. In …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… rather than the sectoral approach (focusing on speci!c species, ecosystems, or sites) that is characteristic of … all sources, occurring at three levels: diversity within species (genetic diversity),2 diversity between species, and … endemic or threatened species, or wilderness; required by migratory species; of social, economic, cultural or scienti!c …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Manuel Destiné aux Points Focaux Nationaux de la CMS et de ses instruments

… BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, Migratory Wildlife Network, et le bureau régional du PNUE en … de la Famille de la CMS sur : http://www.cms.int/species/index.htm (y compris par exemple des liens vers les … Liste des instruments de la CMS http://www.cms.int/species/index.htm Pré-enregistrement en ligne pour les …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … that are not possible in nature, i.e. between different species and between animals and plants and micro-organisms. … endemic or threatened species, or wilderness; required by migratory species; of social, economic, cultural or …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity