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Global Land Outlook
… a response to the outside world, but also a cause and an effect of cultural filtering, by which certain phenomena … than other alternatives. A lack of information on the adverse impacts presents a major problem when developing … currently low, improving land-use efficiency, but risking adverse environmental effects. Much of current …
Global Mercury Assessment
… before emissions reductions begin to have a demonstrable effect on mercury levels throughout the environment and in … of regional emissions to deposition which may result in adverse eff ects and the potential benefi ts from reducing … more stringent regulations in several countries have the effect of reducing mercury emissions from coal burning …
Land and water - the rights interface
… its natural state is in constant motion (see Box A). The effect is that water rights, in the sense described above, … are usually spelt out in water legislation itself. The effect is that a water administration may not re- allocate … water administration. This is primarily to protect against adverse impacts on third parties, specifically other water …
The development of international environmental law at the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Conference of the Parties and its validity
… standards or practices, usually as a means of giving effect to the more general provisions of framework … implies that these decisions have a de facto binding effect.90 Regulation and supervision by CoPs has been … concerns of developing country parties arising from the adverse effects of climate change and/or the impact of the …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… were also received from five of these countries. In effect, official updates were received from 103 countries, or … become law the responsible minister has to bring them into effect under a statutory power. It is intended that this … the objectives of the whole protected area but also gives effect to a zoning system that will establish zones with …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… See section 2.4.3. Managers must work to mitigate adverse effects to livelihoods and culture and consider … rise). • Sufficient size and shape is vital to minimising adverse impacts from outside activities while maximising … livelihood activities in those places). This displacement effect should be carefully managed to prevent it from …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… in the development of women and girls has a multiplier effect, in particular on productivity, efficiency and … or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, … and conflicts, and provide early warning to minimize any adverse impacts on human life (taking into consideration sex …