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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… June 2015); and the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, Germany, 28 June–8 July 2015). The delegates … years for the Conference of the Parties) and an 18-member Standing Committee, the inter-sessional executive body, which meets on an annual basis. The Standing Committee represents the Contracting Parties in the …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… information, as well as unclear legitimacy and legal standing of the organizations involved in PIL processes are … as Uganda’s Supreme Court through its Judicial Training Committee, have preferred the presenters to be respected … Article 32 of the Constitution. The traditional concept of standing and locus standi was relaxed for diffused rights on …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… area management. The project was guided by a Steering Committee, con- sisting of Marija Zupančič-Vičar (former … (Director of the Thayatal National Park, Austria). The Committee developed the criteria on which sites were … out by independent research institutes, often of long standing. Bialowieza has interested scientists for over 150 …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… long periods of time. At other sites, there may be long-standing historical differences and conflict. Conflict is … and “managed resource protected areas” achieved equal standing with the first four more strictly protected … are a new category adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 1992 to recognise sites that possess “powerful …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… 10.2.4.1 Legal basis for claiming a remedy 146 10.2.4.2 Standing to seek redress 146 10.2.4.3 Jurisdiction over the … into the possible value of contributing some expert under- standing of ABS into the work of the international marine … NBSAP, official declaration of the National Biodiversity Committee and laws relating to access and benefit sharing.” …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… protection and sustainable development, g) An Ad Hoc Committee of Judges consisting of judges representing … promote further analysis of key areas such as the rules of standing and their interpretation as well as of the … obstacles to environmental justice include the rules of standing and their interpretation by judicial officers. They …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… Right to Water On 12 November, 2002, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) … economic instruments or other means. water usage. - standing that water is not for ‘free’, while also providing … in particular. Customary law refers to un-codified, long-standing customs and practices of traditional or reli- gious …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… in close cooperation, and a trilateral technical advisory committee consists of representatives with science … 2006). This shows that quality food does not have a high standing in Germany as compared to luxury goods such as fast … a World Heritage Cultural Landscape in 1994 for their out- standing universal value. The four clusters designated as …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… out in article 21), which involves the assistance of a committee made up of representatives of member states … empowerment of the poor operators. It was adopted by the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention in November 2007, … In addition, individuals and communities have legal standing to bring public interest litigation before the …