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The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis prospective loss of coastal land, to find that they had standing to … those protections and the cause of the properties’ partial loss of value was the fault of the Council, which years … to list a species and determining that species’ critical habitat.128 Australian climate change litigation has been …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… part exacerbated by fears that gains by women may signify loss by men of power, prestige and benefits. Mainstreaming a … Action Plan, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements. Habitat Program, the Rome Declaration on World Food Security, … TK is placed in the public domain this may result in a loss of rights to control the use of such knowledge and to …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… customary safeguards of women's land rights erode. Fearing loss of land, customary leaders and families move from more … Change, 3(1)(2): 149–183, January and April 2003. UN HABITAT. 2005. Land tenure, housing rights and gender in … Law, Land Tenure and Gender Review Series. Nairobi, UN HABITAT. Unruh , J.D. 2006. Land tenure and the 'Evidence …
Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations
… unsustainable wildlife trade contributes to biodiversity loss, sustainable and well-regulated trade can be a positive … • life history characteristics • distribution • habitat adaptability • migratory/shared • risk of mortality … vs. effectively protected Conservation benefits • species/habitat • other conservation benefits • local benefits • …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… to broader government policies and targets (e.g. no net loss or a net gain in biodiversity). By moving beyond a focus … of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Birds and Habitat Directive of the European Union as well as the … biodiversity offsets include (1) the emphasis on area- and habitat-based assessment methods for biodiversity and …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and population as well as of human activity with a … obligations on “rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … efforts in just a few regions will still not prevent loss of marine biodiversity at the global level. One of the …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… If this is not possible, a backhoe may be used. To prevent loss of volatiles, samples should be gathered from freshly … as a sensitive aquatic environment, nature preserve, habitat for endangered species, sensitive forest reserves, … (e.g., sensitive aquatic environment, nature preserve, habitat for endangered species, sensitive forest reserves, …
Land and water - the rights interface
… through the machinery and coercive power of the state.19 Loss of, or damage to, a land right or a water right is prima … Non-payment of such taxes may ultimately lead to the loss of a land right, but only if the entity to which the … have been sold, the primary impact will most likely be a loss of amenity or value. In some senses this is not …