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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… time, Article 15(1) does not grant the State a property right over these resources (Glowka et al., 1994, p. 76). … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. � In its … of living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof and …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… Cover photos: Front cover: left to right, top to bottom: Singapore freshwater crab, Johora … closest to the species on the ground (or in the water) who may provide critical information about the … distribution and habitat requirements, preda- tion, water quality, and hybridisation and competition with Murray …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… instance, in The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, an ambitious nationwide programme … are now 161 such standards, including for 124 types of water pollutants and 120 types of air pollutants. Cleaner … the future, but if we are to continue moving in the right direction, we must innovate and seek continuous …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… of transport projects that facilitate road, rail and water transit can also be substantial with direct benefit to … as well as other forms of environmental damage, such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. Recent … Insights, Looking at Energy Subsidies: Getting the Prices Right. Markandya and Halsnaes (eds.)(2002), Climate Change …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promote conservation and … environmental policies, and other sectoral policies( e.g. water, agriculture) • Engages with the environmental … Gharelu before interventions (left) after interventions (right) (© Sanjaya Devkota) 4646 Ecosystems protecting …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Principle 3 of the 1992 Rio Declaration states that “The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably … thus includes both “inter-generational equity” (i.e. the right of future generations to enjoy a fair level of the … in the preamble of the 1992 UNFCCC, the 1999 Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… by ecosystems, food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and protection from natural hazards. … - a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at its … values: i.e. the value of biodiversity in its own right independent of value placed on it by people. (Modified …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… 2014 data featuring on the WDPA: courtesy UNEP-WCMC. Rydal Water, Lake District National Park, England © Global Warming … as ‘a sort of national property, in which every man has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to … to have ‘at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …