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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… on Human and Peoples’ Rights has decided cases concerning pollution and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from their … Peoples’ Rights concluded that “an environment degraded by pollution and defaced by the destruction of all beauty and … available in their legal systems for damage caused by marine pollution. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration states: …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… freshwater amphibians, 72% of freshwater turtles, 86% of marine turtles, 43% of crocodilians and 27% of coral … for agriculture or construction), climate change, pollution, the spread of invasive ‘alien’ (non-native) …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… ensuring con- servation of biodiversity. By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutri- ents, has been … and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… and floods. On the other hand, fighting against pollution and looking for recreational areas have become … and foodstuffs. Activities towards reduction of air pollution and other environmental improvement can also … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… 2008. An over- view of the state of the world’s fresh and marine waters. Second edition. UNEP, Nairobi. United Nations …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… lakes and other water supplies, subsurface resources, and marine resources belong to the State and are owned by all the … No. 67/2003/ND-CP, 13/06/2003, limiting environmental pollution caused by waste water, guiding the economical use … 31. Decision No. 64/2003/QD-TTg, guiding the control of pollution and waste 32. Decision No. 34/2002/QD-BNNPTNT, …
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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… water and the environment has rarely been perceived beyond pollution and water quality concerns. Leaving ecosystems out … breeding grounds and nurseries for both freshwater and marine species. A wide range of products are harvested from … mangroves and coral reefs, is one of the richest natural marine areas in southern Luzon. Traditionally the mangroves …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… of the features highlighted here correspond to the blue (marine) or white (industrial) biotechnological sectors, while … living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … audacity to publish in Nature his findings of transgenic pollution, thereby risking corporate grants at UC-Berkeley …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… PACKAGES 61 CHAPTER 7: MEASUREMENT OF PUBLIC USE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS 62 7.0 INTRODUCTION 62 7.1 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS 63 7.2 TYPES OF VISITOR ACTIVITIES 64 … and resource protection concerns, e.g., site hardening, pollution abatement, etc. Establishing and maintaining public …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … to be declining worldwide, due to loss of habitat, pollution, the spread of invasive alien or “exotic” species, … from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Section 10 of the ESA …
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