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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… anim al w elfare 104 Animal welfare is inextricably linked to animal health, human health and ethical concerns. … are common to all. This text aims to provide practical information to legislators and policy- makers wishing to … the FAWC are: 1. freedom from hunger and thirst – by ready access to fresh water and a diet designed to maintain full …
Improving the means to fight environmental crime
… WCC-2016-Res-076-EN Improving the means to fight environmental crime CONSIDERING that environmental … and Colombia; ALSO WELCOMING Resolution 5.129 Courts and access to justice (Jeju 2012) that calls for strengthening of … that environmental networks contribute to the exchange of information, practices, procedures, legislation, training and …
Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2016-2017
… introduction of legal and policy measures or programmes, to promote gender equality at work, including in our … in May 2015, the Secretariat provided to the Parties an information document9 on mainstreaming of gender within the … (e. g. UNEP Women leadership programme) P2-P5 staff can access and attend management training courses (other than …
A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement
… whereby the states participating bind themselves legally to act in a particular way or to set up particular relations between themselves. The term … 2.5 Procedural obligations: Principle of cooperation and information exchange ............. 17 2.6 Procedural …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… www.iucn.org/resources/publications This report presents information available until August 2017. The authors of this … progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is now the … cat I) repre- sent a legal protection with restricted access, prohibit- ing fisheries, development and any other …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… activities 38 4. Technical guidance on objectives related to the practical activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary … MedWet Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative RIS Ramsar Information Sheet SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment … sites; and balancing educational and recreational access to wetlands with the need to pro- tect their …
Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes
… agreement on hazardous wastes and other wastes. It aims to protect human health and the environment against the … the Basel Convention, Parties have specific obligations to transmit certain information to each other. This includes notifications of: …
Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)
… guidelines in that it provides basic, practical information on the steps that countries may take when preparing voluntary national reviews. It is designed to provide elementary building blocks for a country in the … institutions, should be considered (see table 4). • Data. Access to high quality, up-to-date, and disaggregated data is …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions CONSIDERING the basic … a wide range of ecosystem services which contribute to human well-being, that their conservation and wise use is … that organizations with shared interests in terms of data, information and knowledge (including indigenous and …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… of the report. The authors express their appreciation to the peer reviewers, including Catherine Ayres, Patricia … marine litter—including collecting and accessing data and information; requiring agencies to report on progress; … Disposal into the Marine Environment 47 port disposal access and limiting spatial fishing zones are two other …