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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… impacted. The WCR is already dealing with the impacts of climate change, in particular how to protect coastal infrastructure … and above, and may be exacerbated by ocean warming due to climate change. This has strong implications for microplastic …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… since the juridical effect of principles and concepts may change from one legal system to another. … example, the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCC”) refers in article 3.(1) to … Examples The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in article 4.(1)(i), obliges Parties to …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… Assembly UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNOCC United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre … of challenges which derive from environmental issues:  Climate Change  Disasters and Conflicts  Ecosystem …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… in order to promote biological diversity and resilience to climate change, maintaining safe water supplies relies on the health … resource and that in light of global challenges, such as climate change, growing population, increased consumption, …
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The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… www.iucn.org IUCN Policy and Global Change Group IUCN Publications Services Unit 219c Huntingdon … of biological resources, spread of invasive alien species, climate change, and continued loss of biodiversity. However, … or contexts, in a wide range of fields including climate change, marine fisheries, food standards, transport …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… In effect, with the entry into force of the CBD, a change of paradigm was put in place as the conservation … process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), international multilateralism could still … conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, Recognizing the special nature of …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… and the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with regard to issues such as: the vulnerability of … and the possible role of wetlands in combating climate change by functioning as natural carbon sinks. 24. …
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Protected areas and other areas important for biodiversity in relation to environmentally damaging industrial activities and infrastructure development

… goals; FURTHER RECOGNISING the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the essential part played by protected areas and … effective area-based conservation measures to achieve climate change adaptation and mitigation; ACKNOWLEDGING the …
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Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe

… deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … what can be done within the scope of projects to influence change. South Eastern Europe is undergoing profound changes … informal grouping of like-minded energy, environment and climate Ministers from across 13 EU member states5 (including …
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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… leads to further attacks against defenders, resulting in a climate of impunity (see A/58/380, para. 73, and A/65/223, … and respond to many challenges facing our planet, from climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution to …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance