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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Forum CARICOM - Caribbean Community CARPHA - The Caribbean Public Health Agency CAST - Caribbean Alliance for … - Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forests & Fisheries/Public Utilities/ Energy/Marketing & Natural Importing Board … and research, community engagement, and the business sector. The primary action categories addressed in this …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… states to agree what is equitable are vague. In the water sector this principle is widely recognised as the basis for … that title to resources is generally vested in the state, public participation is generally seen as a privilege rather … which are not justified by compelling and overriding public interest.33 Where rights are extinguished or …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… states to agree what is equitable are vague. In the water sector this principle is widely recognised as the basis for … that title to resources is generally vested in the state, public participation is generally seen as a privilege rather … which are not justified by compelling and overriding public interest.33 Where rights are extinguished or …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… that smallholders cannot carry on their own. Channelling public and private investments into agricultural sectors, … energy-saving devices – could help the global livestock sector cut its outputs of global warming gases by up to … come together – can unlock solutions. The agriculture sector – including forestry and fisheries – is part of the …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… indexes of the literature by region, country, ecosystem or sector and topic. This bibliography is not exhaustive, and … from these ecosystems are recognised. The role of the public and private sectors in initiating valuation studies is … to fund programs. They tend to be governed by mixed public-private sector boards, often with NGOs often as …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… as a whole. Patents can provide incentives for private sector investments in research and development on MGR, and – … on technologies and processes, which can be in the public domain in many jurisdictions (other than those where … dealing with intellectual property rights and the public domain approach; benfit-sharing obligations; and the …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… it is important for the Mediterranean aquaculture sector to develop in a sustainable manner. The Marine … of space and good- quality water, and measures to protect public health and the environment. Moreover, society and … private-sector businesses, industry associations, NGOs or public bodies, or through agreements reached between them. …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Linkages With Local Communities and the Private Sector.. 76 7 Developing Legal Frameworks for Wise Use 79 7.1 … Interest 148 11.3 Conservation Strategies Based on Public Acquisition of Wetlands 150 11.4 Legislative … Intergovernmental Organisations 298 25.1.2 Creation of Public-private Partnerships for Regional Cooperation 299 …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… rights is not a phenomenon that is restricted to the water sector. In the fisheries sector, for example, there is … may include navigation, hydropower and recreational uses. Public perceptions of water are often focussed on excessive … of water scarcity and levels of rainfall are matters of public interest and concern. Consequently in discussing water …
Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang
… in the laboratory. Genetic information is now loaded onto public websites and even if the organism was collected from a … out there for anyone to see and use.’ In the agriculture sector, new technologies mean a likely increase in interest … with the number of bacterial genomes entering the public literature doubling every 20 months.10 There is much …