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Issues in water law reform
… embark on the path of reforming their legislation on the management and development of Credit and responsibility for … available can no longer meet the demand or there is a risk that the available water will not be sufficient to meet … adverse outcomes. Box 3 Different kinds of knowledge RISK - System behaviour is well known. Range of outcomes and …
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help populations … climate change and build resilience to drought; reduce the risk of forced migration and conflict over dwindling natural … response to drought disasters to proactive drought risk reduction based on early warning and preparedness – …
Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn: an Assessment Report to Improve Law Enforcement Under the Wildlife TRAPS Project
… 2013. Throughout elephant and rhino range, the growing risk to these emblematic flagship species is palpable. … for moving a commodity that is heavy like ivory and the risk of detection is, generally speaking, minimized. Indeed, … of rhinoceros, stocks of specimens of rhinoceros and stock management, incidents of illegal killing of rhinoceroses, …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … or into any other place where there is an appreciable risk of the organism entering the lake basin, unless the … installations within their territory to reduce the risk of pollution of the lake and its environment ; n ensure …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… Confidential information 137 3.2.7.4 Publication 143 3.2.8 Management of termination and change 144 3.2.8.1 Time issues … Liability discussion 162 3.3. Aligning ‘contractual risk’ with ‘actual risk’ 165 3.4. A few final observations 166 Glossary for Part …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… 2030 Agenda, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of … on Persistent Organic Pollutants and others) Sound management of chemicals and wastes and related impacts on the … functioning Trends in climate change impacts on extinction risk Target 14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and …
Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention
… Parties obligations pertaining to : Environmentally sound management of mercury wastes: • Taking into account the … for information purposes only • Focus on populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations • No obligation on … encouragement to: – Identify and protect populations at risk – Promote education and prevention programmes – Promote …
Moving towards effective implementation
… Parties obligations pertaining to : Environmentally sound management of mercury wastes: • Taking into account the … for information purposes only • Focus on populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations • No obligation on … encouragement to: – Identify and protect populations at risk – Promote education and prevention programmes – Promote …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… per definition outside government official regulation and management, and thus represents a significant economic, … sectors and contribute to conflicts with little or no risk. The low risk of illegal trading in Central South Atlantic West Africa …
Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases
… den Berg et al. Malar J (2017) 16:401 strengthen the sound management of DDT through its ‘life cycle’ stages [5]. A … quantities of DDT, to protect sizable human populations at risk of malaria and leishma- niasis with indoor residual … of PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and DDTs in human milk and benefit–risk evaluation of breastfeeding. Arch Toxicol. …