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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… and irrigation. The basic law on land acquisition for public purposes is a federal one that dates back to 1894 and … and transparent decision making through institutionalized participation of the people at grass- roots level; AND … sewer or storm water, solid or liquid waste, drainage, public toilets, express ways bridges, flyovers, public roads, …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… water (right to information, just administrative action, public participation, access to courts of justice to obtain redress … and vi. promoting adequate information and democratic participation within the process of governing and managing …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… inshore environment is visible to, and understood by, the ‘public’. In contrast, deep-sea and open ocean environments … This is somewhat debatable. Captive cetaceans generate public interest and revenue for whale conservation. … the resources of the deep. Scientists and the general public have long believed that no life could be sustained on …
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Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… expertise;  Improve information, awareness-raising and public education;  Improve research and development, … development and implementation of the Convention through participation in the decision-making process of the …
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Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… and to fund control and restoration, then the costs to the public could be high. This is because in the absence of any … who invest in addressing the weed problem on behalf of the public. As an alternative to risk avoidance by simple bans, … require credible co-regulatory approaches that engage the public and private sectors in a partnership for …
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Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

… some of their apes. Some sanctuaries have visitation and public education programmes, and some have non-invasive … are invariably long-term efforts that require continual public, political, and financial support. An assessment of … be justified if there are clear benefits from increasing public aware- ness or if sufficient number of individuals of …
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Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice

… intelligent uses for genetic resources. As a private, of public interest and non-profit institution, INBio has … for private founding members and it has been declared of public good. Its mission is to promote a new awareness of the … wild areas of the country under that agreement, with the participation of the national and international academic and …
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Reinforcing the principle of non-regression in environmental law and policy

… policy and law aimed at judges, lawyers, legislators, public authorities and non-governmental organisations; 3. … which aims to identify and make public environmental legal regressions; 4. INVITES the IUCN … of each country, and with the full, informed and effective participation of relevant rights-holders and stakeholders and …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… coalition—with the support of $25 million in private and public funds—will buy three dams on the river. Two will be … source). • Toxins released to the environment may cause public health problems. • Decreased economic value of the …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… on biodiversity. While few have gone as far as making public, company-wide commitments to NPI, a significant number … and Figure 1. Growth in the number of companies with public, company-wide commitments/aspirations to No Net Loss …
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