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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… Part 1: An environmental perspective Part 2: Legal and political considerations An independent study conducted … Zones of coastal states. These high-seas areas are open-access common resources, and as such may be particularly … are commonly found close to fishing boats in order to benefit from any discards, offal or fish bait. Isolated …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Standard Setting Process Factsheet,

… under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement). The following … Food security – the reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious … which are major staple foodstuffs. How would this standard benefit importing and exporting countries? The proposed …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Handbook of The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

… Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the … quality assurance and submission procedures and timely access by users; (d) Strengthening the capacity of developing … that expand scientific expertise and have the added benefit of expanding the geographic area that can be measured …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Module B-1 Version 1 – July 2007 This module … and sustainable use of biological diversity, as well as benefit-sharing, into relevant sectoral or cross-sectoral … the national report. The system of national reporting, and access to the information contained in the reports, enables …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… pgcg-publications@iucn.org www.iucn.org IUCN Policy and Global Change Group IUCN Publications Services Unit 219c … posed by alternative strategies. Such assessments will benefit from taking into account not just scientific … Koziell and Saunders, 2001). Precautionary restrictions on access to and use of wild resources may therefore impact most …
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Regional Sea Agreements

… https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course and obtain your certificate. Book - Unit 9 - Regional Sea … and sustainable use of biological diversity but also access to genetic resources. Article 18 contains the main … that there is no explicit mention of the sharing of benefit arising for the utilization of genetic resources. …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… ii UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This publication is printed on … their inclusion; (ii) Providing and protecting a right to access to relevant information on marine plastics, including … (costs of inaction) and enhance cost-effective and cost-benefit analysis of mitigation and clean-up measures (costs …
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PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… was funded by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention (BRS Secretariat), and implemented … provide the requested information or to allow authorities access to their sites is the fear of being sanctioned if PCB … of PCB-contaminated oil and equipment. However, a cost-benefit analysis needs to be done when preparing the PCB …
25 May 2026 Document

UN Treaty Handbook

… Disclaimer This Handbook is provided for information only and does not constitute formal legal or other professional … 16 3.6.2 Optional and mandatory declarations … 23 4.3 Dispute resolution and compliance mechanisms … an amendment enters into force ........ 27 4.5 Withdrawal and denunciation …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and Justin Gundlach, Climate Change Law Fellow at the Sabin … and regional economies that rely on having predictable access to particular resources and markets.4 The need to … fossil fuels, tend to have concentrated interests and good access to relevant information. Meanwhile, those most likely …
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