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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… before the 1972 Stockholm Conference, 11 years before the adoption by the United Nations of the World Charter for Nature, and 21 years before the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other …
26 May 2026 Document

Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… to protect against discrimination of women, and calls for adoption of measures to promote equity and secure equality. … rights. Addressing gender inequalities and promoting the adoption of a gender perspective in the develop- ment of law … procedures or negotiation of MAT. It may also require the adoption of measures to impede or redress violations of …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD mandates Parties to co- operate in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It does not speci- fy which subject matter covered … parent treaty’s provisions authorizing and regulating the adoption of protocols under its auspices. Any protocol …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD mandates Parties to co- operate in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It does not speci- fy which subject matter covered … parent treaty’s provisions authorizing and regulating the adoption of protocols under its auspices. Any protocol …
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Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… convened in 1993. It completed its work in 1995 with the adoption of the United Nations Agreement for the … conservation and management of fishery resources since the adoption of the Convention in 1982. Participation in the … Fund under Part VII of the Agreement; development and adoption of terms of reference for the Assistance Fund; …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to environmental protection in several respects: The adoption of a constitutional right to a healthy environment … or acting against the greater interests of the State; The adoption of a constitutional environmental right can lead to … environmental protection. Two leading examples of the adoption and implementation of environmental rights into …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… 9 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force … 10 1.2.5 Adoption and entry into force … task of preparing a watercourses convention for possible adoption. The highly complex and painstaking process of … specific processes such as Arbitration (Annex II). 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force A total of 103 nations voted to …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. The General Assembly’s adoption of the UN Watercourses Convention on 21st May 1997 … played an important role, by informing the negotiation, adoption and interpretation of watercourse agreements at the … decisions, a mere four months after the Convention’s adoption it was referred to by the International Court of …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Judicial handbook on environmental law

… its legal status so long as the states involved in its adoption intend for it to be legally binding. Some of the … time. The precautionary principle can never justify the adoption of arbitrary decisions, and the pursuit of the … of Nature and Natural Resources, for example, requires adoption of adequate legislation to regulate hunting, capture …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… fear of failure. Throughout the process towards the final adoption of the Paris Agreement, my main concern was to … law of the sea. Participation has grown steadily since its adoption. 19 ratifi- cations have taken place since the first … of the living resources of the high seas”.21 Following the adoption of UNCLOS, “more coastal States claimed their rights …
26 May 2026 Literature