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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… safeguard Farmers’ Rights, these are still not promoted or protected by national legal and policy frameworks in most … facilities available. Access to technology, including that protected by IPR, is to be provided and/or facilitated under … substantial losses of many natural resources from their area. These are key elements in ensuring people’s food and …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… seas bottom trawl catch is taken in a relatively small area of the Northwest Atlantic (the shelf and slope area of the international waters of the Grand Banks and the … gear restrictions, fisheries closed areas, and marine protected areas, consistent with international law and based …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … for Sustainable Development WCPA World Commission on Protected Areas WWF World Wildlife Fund �iii P ho to © Im ag … & gas companies face because of presence in pristine or protected areas lies in the range of 2–6%.54 • Gupta and …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the … laws on environment, soil conservation, wildlife, protected areas, plant protection, water laws, … legitimate even when they are not recognized and protected by law. The VGGT also promotes the …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … from shallow well connected to sub-surface in Qur qura area of Garba Tula, Kenya © Yasin Mahadi S. Salah. Page 17. … (MEA, 2015). Moreover, drylands hold 30% of the total area of sites of important biodiversity, 35% of the global …
Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)
… may or may not be restricted to portions of the landfill area. In the case of landfills that are still operating, a … in the landfill and be carried out of the contaminated area via percolating water; 8 • Contaminated surface runoff; … carrying volatile chemicals outside the contaminated area; • Volatilization; volatile chemicals may be given off …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2016), The guide to National Reporting Obligations
… or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … only officially nominated individuals with password-protected user accounts have the ability to enter and edit … arrangements (i.e. who is responsible for which area and what are the connections between different parts of …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… the regime for the exploitation of the deep sea-bed in the area in part XI of UNCLOS. An important group of developed … Shelf,’ part VII ‘High Seas,’ and part XI ‘The Area.’ Of the remaining thematic parts, part XII ‘Protection … such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas 3. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs); …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case
… realized when the presence of a project or operation in an area ultimately generates positive impacts on biodiversity – … development needs, the establishment and management of protected areas and the rehabilitation of threatened … Target 11, which deals with improving and expanding protected areas, and Target 15, which deals with conservation …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … in many different ways. A number of global or large area generalizations have been made recently by the Inter- … farming method practised by the local villagers had protected the upper-catchment and reduced the loss of crops …