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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 83 A n Explanatory G … the N agoya P rotocol on A ccess and B enefit-sharing IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre … with this Protocol ................. 243 Article 31 Assessment and Review … 4, seems to suggest that the Protocol does not have an impact on existing intellectual property rights agreements – …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… 18 4.4 Environmental legislation … there are many general laws that refer to or have an impact on UPFG. Furthermore, at the municipal level, there … resources in a sustainable manner", according to an IUCN assessment of the treaty. Difficulties and problems could …
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A review of the matrix-based management approach and organization of the Secretariats of the Basel Convention and the Stockholm Convention and the UNEP-part of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention

… in Section 2.4, below. To explore the ‘before and after’ impact of the matrix structure on efficiency, we also asked … and Economics (DTIE) Elizabeth Mrema Director, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC) Kakuko Nagatani … Guyana Magda Frydrych Chief Specialist, Department of Risk Assessment Bureau for Chemical Substances Poland Floyd George …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… A B S S eries N o. 4 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre … development of the bioprospecting process 210 5.1.2.3 The impact of the inventorying and biodiversity information on … is found in its provisions for environmen- tal impact assessment.60) Nevertheless, several countries, and a great …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… of Sydney Deputy Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law From the 1960s onwards, the global … must be taken into account. Another matter is the direct impact of urban development.6 Further issues involve the … UNCCD, 2nd Science Conference: Economic Assessment of Desertification, Sustainable Land Management …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… the extent to which livelihood activities depend and impact on natural systems. Four major elements of the … of waste management and pollution control, and environmental sector policies which fail to consider issues … Biology of Fishes 39: 329-38 Scott, P.J., 1994, Assessment of Natural Resources Use by Communities in and …
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Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects

… asset for the development of the riparian countries. 1. ENVIRONMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN THE VOLTA BASIN … Preliminary results showed that climate change would impact dry season water availability and put increasing … a scientifically sound decision support system for the assessment, sustainable use and development of water …
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Brexit: environment and climate change

… 5 The EU Committee’s work 5 This report 6 Chapter 2: EU environmental legislation and action 7 The environmental … and the environment 50 Alignment across the UK 50 Impact of policy divergence 51 Summary of conclusions and … as how the precautionary approach applies and what sort of assessment is required, in fleshing out the details. The …
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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… make a real difference to rural poverty, economic growth, environmental quality, human well-being as well as … makers in other sectors whose own goals and targets impact, or are impacted by, the state and integrity of forest … with multiple overlapping jurisdictions. A governance assessment of the Kuraburi watershed found at least 21 …
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Additional Reading - An Introduction to National Reporting

… to inform decision makers, rather than an exhaustive assessment. Chapter II, Current Status of National … all the relevant ministries or agencies responsible for environmental or natural resources management in each country … Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Regional Environmental and Land Administration Authorities Ministry of …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity