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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 …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

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 …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… minimize the environmental effects of their operations (adverse changes to air, water or soil) and comply with …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… public, private, etc., to better understand the cause and effect relationships they are involved in through both … (and nationally far more beneficial) Melamchi would have adverse local consequences to farmers, their farms as well as …
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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 …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… powerful.344 Any proposed activity that could have an adverse impact on ecology and society would have to be … entered into co- management agreements with SANParks, in effect extending the park to also cover their own land. All …
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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 …
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