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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… appreciation of the excellent work that has been carried out by my colleagues in the Law Branch in conceptualising and … of countries whose laws are included in the excerpts set out in this Guidebook. There are undoubtedly many more … reducing pollution from priority substances and ceasing or phasing out emissions, discharges and losses of priority …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… such reformulation is considered nec- essary; and • to lay out a common basis upon which future law making efforts might … existing and establish new legal principles, and set out the as- sociated rights and responsibilities of States … in the detailed regime of the Montreal Protocol for the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances, including their …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… in this important project. We would like to single out the role of the author, Barbara Lausche, and Françoise … part of the formal protected areas system may also require phasing out certain existing rights of way or authorizing new … design and selection of the site. In special cases, the phasing out or reduction of certain public rights of way may …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… process that can resolve the multitude of problems arising out of water disputes in a way that sustains both the rich … diversity of relevant knowledge Process tends to level out power imbalances – at least to some extent – partly as a … resulted in, first, a payment to landowners in an out-of-court settlement, and later unsuccessful class actions …
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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments

… Climate-Resilient Development Introduction Chapter 1 sets out a methodology to guide readers through Step 1 on how to … Areas System Act of 1992. The Administrative Order sets out the processes by which the Department and other concerned … obstacles and opportunities for reform and begins to map out a way forward for legal reform. Ideally, the Legal …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… gross domestic product and 2% of international trade. 34 out of the 39 least developed countries are African and 40% … Convention. It is divided into three parts. Part I charts out a brief history of the origin of the African Convention. … l’environnement, Pedone, 2000, at 263. 22 In the 1970’s, 4 out of the 5 current main global Conventions on species and …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… ocean with open or spontaneous fires, or used oils leaking out, along with other hazardous wastes. (d) Stocks of …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… watershed management strategies and approaches was carried out in 1985, and many of the same problems and constraints it … extreme altitudes, many mountain people can barely scratch out a living as they struggle to grow crops on steeply … PHOTOS: (Left) In the Ethiopian highlands, Aselefech is an out-of-work single mother who can’t feed her children because …
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… arrangements are mainly just recommendations with opt-out clauses, and lack adequate data and information … are mainly recommendations or decisions that can be opted out of, and they lack provisions for accountability and for …
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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments

… the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources and the … and Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising Out of their Utilization." (CBD Decision VI/24, App. II, … only codifies and updates the nonbinding principles set out in the Undertaking and its subsequent revisions, but also …
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