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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… environmental legislation. In addition, given the risk of animal diseases associated with aquaculture activities, legislation related to animal health, use of pharmaceuticals and feed production was …
Water as a human right?
… recognised the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in combating … The link between social well-being and en- vironmental health is now well recognised and any attempts to secure … human life; a water crisis would have adverse impacts on health and welfare, the environment and economics world-wide. …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… at the root causes of the decline in reef and mangrove health. Key tools include integrated coastal management, … Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Not surprisingly, the health and extent of both reefs and mangroves have declined … dramatically over the last century. Trends in reef health are well documented as assessments are carried out at …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… exploration and exploitation. A TREATY TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN The international community has … servation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species. Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 … Ambio. Hussey, N.E. et al. (2015). “Aquatic Animal Telemetry: A Panoramic Window into the Underwater …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… cared for so as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment. convention on inteRnational tRade … with the provisions regulating trade in live and dead animal and plants, and their parts and derivatives; … trade in, and afford effective protection to, endangered animal and plant species; AWARE that there is considerable …
Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… of the General People’s Commit- tee for Agriculture and Animal Wealth. Programs were set up to stop dunes moving … the productivity of the water but pose environmental and health concerns. The site includes a small islet hosting the …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… and marine areas. Many of the world’s wild plant and animal species do not have viable populations in protected … environmental features or scenery, where native plant and animal species, habitats and geodiversity sites are of … lower protected area ● category are unlikely to affect the health of the species or ecosystem. When changing the …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… conventions regarding specific topical areas, most notably health and the environment. Box 3 Participation is a Human … methods could affect the water quality and therefore the health of Indigenous Peoples, and the water diversion for … water accessible to them and their lands, or the fish and animal habitat on which they customarily rely. • An …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… Restrictions on land uses may come from planning, public health, and environmental legislation. Equally, subjects and … of their conditions of life and work and levels of health and education, with their participation and … thus as belonging to the state: namely, ebony, ivory, wild animal horns, certain plants and medicinal species. Annex III …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… role of landscapes as a setting for enhancing the physical health and mental well-being of urban populations is hugely … World Trade Organisation negotiations, or the declining health status in Central and Eastern European countries, the … during the second reading of the Environmental Public Health Bill, it was stated: "The improvement in the quality …