Search results
202 Results
Sorted by relevance
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Tool: The Strategy and Action Plan for the Protection of Biological and Landscape Diversity (NBSAP) ............. 21 … National Strategy and Action Plan for the Protection of Biological and Landscape Diversity of the Republic of Croatia … is released directly into the environment. Point source contamination related to industrial production and tour- ism …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… is not only critical for food production, but also for biological diversity conservation and poverty alleviation. … and their ecological functions for the conservation of biological diversity and the maintenance of human life”. Less … degradation causes damage to the soil resource by erosion, contamination, change of physical or chemical state …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… quality. This is due to various factors, including the contamination of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical … of specific water basins; The 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, – wich is not specifically focused on … and Development; Article 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity; Preamble of the United Nations …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… first category, pollution of various kinds and chemical contamination were to be highlighted while the second looked … reviewed the achievements of the ICSU-led International Biological Programme and proposed a continuing Man and … Unions (ICSU) had, in 1959, begun to plan an International Biological programme which, in its operational phases between …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… regulations to prevent, control or reduce pol- lution or contamination of the air, soil or water subject to … which are used by the public. The public is notified when contamination levelsmake the beach water unsafe for swimming, … of all relevant stakeholders. It incorporates the biological characteristics of the resources and their …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… oozing liquid, many had no lids on them when buried. The contamination had spread to adjoining wells. The chemicals … from developments or products obtained from Colombian biological or genetic resources. • That in case of a conflict … the Colombian territory. Legal Framework Law 208 of 1995 Biological Diversity Covenant Agreement 160 of the …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… Centres: The Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD); UNEP’s Division of Early Warning … that they work together to maintain and restore the biological diversity and ecosystem services necessary to meet … side effects of crop cultivation include pesticide contamination of neighbouring ecosystems, nitrate pollution …
Water as a human right?
… and health.57 The court stated that “where environmental contamination and degradation pose a persistent threat to … of this planet, while preserving the hydrological, biological and chemical functions of ecosystems, adapting … the essential processes and areas necessary to maintain biological diversity and ecosystems. Principle 7: All persons …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… Law Centre xii xiii List of Acronyms CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDM Clean Development Mechanism CER … For example, in its expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biological Diversity, the CBD Parties invite all stakeholders … physical environment. Accordingly, where environmental contamination and degradation pose a persistent threat to …