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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… “New Future of Human Rights and Environment: Moving the Global Agenda Forward” (Nairobi, 30 November-1 December … “New Future of Human Rights and Environment: Moving the Global Agenda Forward” where it was agreed to provide a … aspects of sustainable development at the international (global and regional) level. Efforts to encourage sustainable …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… hereafter the Guidelines) are the most comprehensive global instrument that provides guidance to states and non- … reasons why they should do so. The Guidelines reflect a global consensus on international best practice. In most … Individual and family land registration may be a useful strategy in situations where tenure rights have been recently …
Document - ABS information kit
… 15 of the CBD, which was adopted in 1992 and provides a global set of principles for access to genetic resources, as … has also improved conservation methods that help safeguard global biodiversity. Genetic resources can be put to … Australia has also developed its own national strategy and legislation to govern ABS, but many other …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… the common vision of the desired future 15. Defining the strategy to approach the desired future 16. Negotiating the … that has nourished them for millennia, at a time when global environmental indicators are all on red alert... it is … and climate change. The necessity of maintaining the global natural environment in an adequate state of health to …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… and life itself. An estimated 40 per cent of the global economy is based on biological products and processes. … conservation has been to some extent countered by the Global Environment Facility and other smaller funding … be willing to conduct business differently. One practical strategy for best practice is No-Go Zones. While no mining in …
Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds
… invasions from imported crops and plants. Applying such a strategy to energy crops is likely to cause the loss of the … to obtain recompense for harms. Notwithstanding the recent global financial crisis, partly attributable to misuse of … Failure’ (2009) Unpublished Conference Paper presented at Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (10th edition), …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Elisabeth Hopkins … Areas (WCPA), one of IUCN's six Commissions, is the global network of experts working in this field. It is … the World Heritage Convention's efforts at the global scale by putting in place also a regional level of …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… the “Ramsar Convention”. Ramsar is the first of the modern global intergovernmental treaties on the conservation and … of coral reefs remain worldwide. Nevertheless, a global review of wetland resources prepared for Ramsar COP7 … Species; • Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy (1996); • the East Atlantic Flyway initiative …
Strengthening business engagement in biodiversity preservation
… to engage it in dialogue through the establishment of a global platform; FURTHER NOTING that the decisions on … RECOGNISING and WELCOMING the contributions by the Global Platform for Business and Biodiversity and the work … of businesses in the French National Biodiversity Strategy, actions carried out by the World Business Council …
Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… offer recommendations for respond- ing to these issues at global, national and river basin levels. Background In the … and economic development. In an increasingly unpredictable global environment, providing effective options for water … and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank Energy Strategy. IDB, Washington, D.C. Millennium Ecosystem …