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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… of Inquiry Canada 4 Community Complaints Sri Lanka 3 Compensation Australia 6 India 3, 5, 9, 16, 24, 35 Kenya 13 … 30 Kenya 2 Malaysia 1 International 8, 9 Damages (see Compensation) Deforestation Chile 2 India 4, 21 Philippines 1 … customary rights in land, and prohibiting the payment of compensation for such extinction. The legislation purported …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Share - Managing water across boundaries

… and benefits will require some sort of redistribution or compensation, as discussed below, which will be highly … allocation and mechanisms for redistribution and/or compensation. Thus, it is useful to examine actual practices … water resources (in descending order of frequency): • Compensation for lost benefits; • Half of the flow …
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B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… the use of waters of the basin; 10. The practicability of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means … (apology, exemplary damages), restitution, and compensation. 6. Downstream Benefit Sharing The 1966 Helsinki Rules expressly include “the practicality of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… specimen 3.13 Disposal of confiscated specimen 3.14 Compensation for victims/ rehabilitation/ costs of … or their return on such conditions as it thinks fit No compensation shall be payable in respect of any specimen … from him as a debt due to the Government, and no compensation shall be payable in respect thereof. Specimens …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… claims to benefit sharing. - Right to Information and Compensation for Crop Failure: The Act provides that the … 39.2). If the material fails to perform, farmers may claim compensation under the Act. This provision is intended to … resistance). It enables farmers to apply to authority for compensation if they suffer losses due to the failure of the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Land and water - the rights interface

… or a water right is prima facie subject to the payment of compensation and the right to such compensation is enforceable in the courts. Second, land … place until the end of that period without the payment of compensation. 65 This is because it usually takes longer to …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… Ghana’s constitution also contains provisions related to compensation or resettlement in the case of compulsory … enact legislation to— (a) ensure that communities receive compensation or royalties for the use of their cultures and … or cultural identity. (3) To recognition, reparation and compensation for community groups affected by racism, …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… private property in the public interest, with or without compensation or consultation Source: adapted from Lausche, … of the property; the potential to receive environmental compensation; and support for owners from the Brazilian … poachers or confiscate illegally taken resources. Eco-compensation policy Being an important component of the …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… the inevitable questions of whether, how and by whom compensation might be payable when water rights are varied, … users is also described. Module 4. Economics. The compensation costs of each scenario for common-property users … costs of engineering environmental flows; • payments or compensation to out-of-stream end users that must cut back …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … states shall develop national law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … develop further international law regarding liability and compensation for adverse effects of environmental damage …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance