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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Types 5 1.2.1 Artificial Wetlands 6 1.3 Ecological and Economic Importance of Wetlands 7 1.3.1 Wetland Products 7 … 19.3.3 Accidental Imports of Alien Species 246 20 Using Economic Incentives and Contractual Agreements to Promote … ASEAN Agreement is probably the most complete conservation instrument in existence. It aims to achieve comprehensive …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 ARTICLE 39: TRANSNATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Commentary . . … was taken to update it with respect to the ‘social and economic pillars’ and thereby avoid falling into the trap of … and diplomatic time by consolidating in one single instrument norms, which thereafter can be incorporated by …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… areas. Sustaining land resources is critical to the PRC’s economic development: with only about 7 percent of world’s … protection, and medicinal products) and human social, economic and production systems”.13 It explains that IEM … (b) assess the capacity (see Step 2) of an existing instrument to meet prescribed standards of performance for …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… deliver strategic knowledge to enhance the environmental, economic and social sustainability of tourism. CRC for … COUNTS 39 3.19 COLLECTION SYSTEM DESIGN 39 3.20 CONVERTING INSTRUMENT MEASUREMENTS TO REPORTABLE DATA 40 3.21 AUTOMATION … OF THE TRIP AND VISITOR CHARACTERISTICS 48 4.4 STUDIES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 48 4.5 STUDIES ON SATISFACTION: EVALUATING …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… gaining increased importance as means to ensure that socio-economic and environmental sustainability considerations are … legal tools that can significantly contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of … as to which type of bioenergy is covered by the legal instrument under review. Also ethanol and bioethanol have …
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Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… marine biodiver- sity (ii) ecological studies, (iii) socio-economic and fishery studies, (iv) management planning, (v) … Legal Framework 1 Provide an overview of the country (economic situation, status of the natural resources and … than one) and the year adopted or issued. • Does the legal instrument govern the protected areas system overall (both …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… strategy of command and control, and the use of economic or market-based instruments. The traditional … the co-funding provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the UNDP GEF … The content of PES provisions depends on the type of legal instrument as well as the level where such provisions are …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… bio-cultural community protocol BMZ Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) CBD Convention … of ABS for, amongst other topics, State sovereignty, economic development, indigenous and local communities, … address biological diversity as a whole in a global legal instrument. It is based on a broad ecosystem approach rather …
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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… including the preparation of a global legally binding instrument. An intergovernmental negotiating committee to … on the environment as a whole, taking into account economic and technical considerations for a given Party or a … intentionally added; (g) “Party” means a State or regional economic integration organization that has consented to be …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… Article explanation of the text of this global framework instrument. In so doing, the Guide explains the meaning and … parties – watercourse state and others 84 2.1.6 Regional economic organisations 85 2.1.7 Natural and legal persons 85 … 261 34.1.2 All states formula 262 34.1.3 Regional economic integration organisations 262 34.3 Additional …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater