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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… those arising (1) during the transport of animals by land, sea or air; (2) the slaughter of animals for human … The animal welfare concerns during transport – whether by land, air or sea – are very real, as animals are kept in … of animals during transport: by sea (Chapter 7.2), land (Chapter 7.3) and air (Chapter 7.4).34 33 The stress …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by shallow water. The Ramsar Convention takes … fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and …
14 Aug 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… New Zealand to oppose (successfully) re- scheduling of land to allow mining on the Corromandel Peninsula, the main … for species management in Australia, NGOs active in land management and restoration as well as academic … We had no serious challenges in 2011. • Infrastructure and land development throughout the region is the major challenge …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… acknowledge the difference between the owners of the land, from which the spec- imen is collected, the owner of … the genetic resource, or authorizes the entrance to the land where the resource is located or to the ex-situ … some national delegates have claimed that the owner of the land is equally the owner of the genetic resources located on …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… to the influence of the shallow depths, and proximity to land and river flows. MAJOR CHANGES IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS … of new designations of MPAs in the open ocean far from land. This report intends to provide the best available … UNFCCC COP 21 on the contribution of the Aichi targets on land mitigation (Leadley et al., 2015), no similar report was …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… environmental law, natural resources law, energy law and land use law, as well as constitutional law, administrative … sued to challenge various aspects of the Council’s land use plans, demanding compensation as well as … and manage the thing held in trust – the life-sources of Land, Air and Water for the people.”). 72 Ali, Constitutional …
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Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions

… and users of biodiversity information “Scientists, land managers, practitioners, research institutions, … Department of Farming and Rural Affairs says about common land (the origin of our term used here): “It is a popular misconception that common land is "owned" by everyone. This is not the case. The term …
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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… management in production forests and conversion of land to cash crops), expansion of subsistence agriculture, … demand for fuelwood and charcoal, as well as inequitable land tenure patterns. On the other hand, trade based on …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… virtually all countries the rules gov- erning ownership of land and permanently constructed improvements are very … are governed by each country’s existing ‘real property’ (land and buildings) law. Neither claim is generally supported … to have focused on the latter view, assuming that national land law would be the basis for ownership of genetic …
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The Law of the Sea

… or from one area to another. For example, sewage can be a land-based source when discharged from an ocean outfall, but … http://leo.informea.org/terms/land-based-marine-pollution Principles of International …
14 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater