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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… are rarely designed to safeguard sites against adverse impacts caused by external activities: a management … for reasons unconnected to wetlands which have the effect of encouraging wetland destruction are often known as … planned measures and activities which may have significant adverse impacts on the watercourse; • exchanging data and …
Stockholm Declaration (of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment)
… which are now gravely imperilled by a combination of adverse factors. Nature conservation, including wildlife, … human settlements and urbanization with a view to avoiding adverse effects on the environment and obtaining maximum … or excessive population concentrations are likely to have adverse effects on the environment of the human environment …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… list of activities that are presumed to have a significant effect on the environment, and to which the provisions of … to meet their responsibilities for minimizing the adverse impacts of their activities. On the other hand, … all major projects that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries. It includes …
European charter on hunting and biodiversity
… conservation and avoid perverse effects. 2. Avoidance of adverse impacts within or between ecosystems and of … alien species that could become invasive and/or negatively effect native fauna or flora; - 19 - European Charter on … management goals and practices should avoid or minimise adverse impacts on ecosystem services, structure and …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… particular emissions are the proximate cause of particular adverse climate change impacts … (medium evidence, low agreement).”). 7 UNFCCC, Aggregate effect of the intended nationally determined contributions: … particular emissions are the proximate cause of particular adverse climate change impacts; establishing liability for …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… birth or other status, and which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment … “should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts with which they may be involved … the responsibility to avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts through environmental harm, to …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… With time, they have emphasized the goals of reduc- ing adverse impacts on human health, marine species, and habitat. … arrangements. (Section II.C.) A similar ‘push and pull’ effect may be observed in the way other glob- al and regional … has devoted its greatest effort to control- ling risks and adverse impacts from hazardous and toxic substances, …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… different agencies and treaty bodies has had some negative effect on the success of integrative laws and policies and … Copenhagen.32 Importantly, this panel emphasized that the adverse effects of climate change on human life and human … Council convened the Social Forum with a focus on the adverse effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… of this module you will be able to: Explain the causes and effect of climate change Describe the key provisions, … countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change to meet the cost of … countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. An interesting issue to …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… with global warming of 1.5°C is projected to amplify the adverse effects of warming, and even further at 2°C, 9 … B5.1. Populations at disproportionately higher risk of adverse consequences of global warming of 1.5°C and beyond … synergies exceeds the number of trade-offs, their net effect will depend on the pace and magnitude of changes, the …