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Securing the future for global peatlands
… that peatlands occupy 3% of the Earth’s land surface area yet store more carbon than all the world’s vegetation, … unless coincidentally peatland is located in a designated protected area or is subject to wetland preservation laws; … their legislation is strengthened to ensure peatlands are protected or managed through wise use principles; and 5. …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … contexts that favour certain groups. Valuation is another area where mistakes are often made. Often there are very … voting system, the interests of a minority are not protected. Fifty-one percent of the group can force the …
The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties
… movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes: • from an area under the national jurisdiction of one State • to or through an area under the national jurisdiction of another State, or to or though an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, …
The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty
… or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … in the case of crop wild relatives in situ, including in protected areas, and for promoting the wider use of crop … in Nicaragua. Two farmers owning land that falls within a protected area entered into contractual agreements whereby …