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UNEP Global Judges Programme
… Programme. For further information, please contact: Environmental Law Branch Division of Policy Development and … on Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972 provides a sound basis for addressing the major environmental threats of … fisheries and fisheries cooperation; freshwater resource management; desertification; mountain, forest and polar …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … on “The relevance of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) to the conservation and sustainable use of … I or II under CITES are known. Listing is founded on sound and relevant science, and the trade and biological …
Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… Hejazian/FAO and © J Bodane. UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … available for human uses. Without proper knowledge and management, this vast resource can be rapidly and … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value …
Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… Hejazian/FAO and © J Bodane. UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … available for human uses. Without proper knowledge and management, this vast resource can be rapidly and … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… ents for E cosystem S ervices Thomas Greiber Editor IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 78 IUCN Environmental … 40 5.3 Challenges of Building a Sound Institutional Framework … means to ensure institutional performance. As far as management and administration of PES schemes are concerned, …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) o Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) • International aid and financing for … Integrate the human rights to water and sanitation within environmental impact assessments (EIAs), to enable ex ante … actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound, scientific, technical and socio-economic basis, taking …
Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… Programme (UNEP), Nairobi. UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … continued degradation, the fragmented approach to their management, and the need for better prioritization of … and coastal ecosystems lead to interacting and cumulative environmental impacts, with potentially severe consequences …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… on the UN Environment Training Manual on International Environmental Law. It has been developed in collaboration … InforMEA is steered by the MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative with the support of UN … appropriate, the transfer of or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know-how to other Parties, …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… Chadi Abi Faraj Cover photo: © Guzel Yucel-Gier Product Management by: Sonsoles San Roman Produced by: IUCN Centre … in local and international markets without leading to environmental problems. Particularly, aquaculture is expected … be established prior to treatment with antibiotics. A sound recommendation for disease treatment should be produced …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… of Energy & Climate Change Group, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law); and, Eva Zabey (Ecosystems and Water, … preservation can be encouraged through coconut grove management. Biogas: Reducing impacts on ecosystems and … cubic meters of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. • Indirect impacts also come through the development …