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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… pollution, intensive extraction of natural resources, and climate change. The necessity of maintaining the global natural … and in maintaining the conditions essential to life (climate, water and energy cycles) are at the roots of the …
Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… a Swiss referendum modified the federal constitution to change the status of animals from "things" to sentient … recommends shelter to protect the animals from extreme climate conditions, and requires the use of safe building … space, strength of partitions, safety, ventilation, climate control, waste management and light, and the …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… 150 States of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the … principle 19, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (New York, 1992), article 6 (a) (i), the Con- …
The green economy and corporate, social and environmental responsibility
… responsibility NOTING that the structural cause of global climate change and major environmental problems is the consumer … promote the green economy as a means to address global climate and environmental problems; 3. URGES governments to …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… countries, violations are intertwined with the overall climate of criminalization of the work of EHRDs, especially … Philippines, Brazil and this situation can perpetuate the climate of impunity, sending the message that EHRDs cannot … Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change have engendered high expectations among EHRDs around …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters
… has more than doubled in just 35 years, driven by climate- and weather- related hazards like flooding, tropical … are water-related. And the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts even more extreme events going …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… over the Tribal Areas did not bring any considerable change in the mode of governance and social life of the … system your rights will remain protected. There will be no change in your powers and privileges. You will have … the markets, which requires cash. 3. In recent times, the climate has changed. There is less snowfall and rain now. …