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Institutional Arrangements

… of the Parties The Conference of the Parties is the decision making body of the Convention. It is in charge of …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation

… NOTING the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Decision VII/15 and Decision VIII/30, which refer to the role of ecosystem goods and services in adaptation; FURTHER NOTING CBD Decision X/33, which makes direct reference to …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… approaches, for example: • At the CBD COP12 in 2014, a decision XII/20 titled ‘Biodiversity and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction’ was adopted. The decision encourages Parties to promote and implement … for risk management. • In June 2015, the Ramsar Convention Decision XXII.13 was adopted recognising the role of wetlands …
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Pangani River Basin, Tanzania - Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation

… The report is being used to raise awareness among decision- makers on the condition of the Pangani River …
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Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century

… al., 2011). • Distributed governance – with decentralised decision making at different levels connected through … in a river basin trying to cope with water scarcity, decision making is then agile and the governance system … can adapt to change. Decentralisation and participation in decision making generates the capacity to self-organise and …
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ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture

… ex situ in gene banks or breeders’ materials; 1 COP 10 Decision X/1. CHAPTER 1 – BACKGROUND 3 g. The interaction … Protocol does not apply for the Party or Parties 2 COP 5 Decision V/5, Appendix, paragraph 2. 3 Throughout this … diversified and conserved through human 15 COP 5 Decision V/5, Appendix, paragraph 2. 16 CGRFA-14/13/Report, …
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Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining

… and allowing for independent review prior to any decision to authorize exploration or seabed mining; and c. … such as financial security and trustfunds, prior to any decision to approve exploration or seabed mining, in order to …
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The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in Contemporary Water Law

26 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… same charging standard as the ODPP when it comes to the decision to charge an offence. Whilst KWS, under recent … under the WCMA. Without a consistent approach to the decision to charge across those agencies with prosecutorial … procedures regarding interagency cooperation, the decision to charge and preparation for trial. It further …
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Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

… 44 Annex I, Decision Tree … elsewhere, the re-introduction should be cancelled or a decision should be made to re-introduce in marginal habitat. … The costs and risks of such an introduction might prompt a decision to support a necessary expansion of range country …
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