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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS GROUND THE … and shot and killed her. Berta was a high-profile environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land … recorded data about the cases using the HURIDOCS Event Standard Formats and Micro-Thesauri, an approach which is …
E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems
… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … Moreover, Provision 8 of the Model Provisions mandates an environmental impact assessment for all planned activities … Environmental Governance …
UN Treaty Handbook
… from the day after the treaty closes for signature. Many environmental treaties are open for accession from the day … Statute”. Similarly, reservations are prohibited in many environmental treaties (see, for example, article 37 of the … may join together to form one party. There is no standard form for a bilateral treaty. An essential element of …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… damage natural resources with accompanying economic and environmental consequences. In order to capture those … Goals, aiming to eradicate hunger and poverty, ensure environmental sustainability and develop an open trading … organisms (LMOs) present. In this regard, the IPPC standard is relevant to the regime regulating LMOs under the …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… in local and international markets while trying to avoid environmental problems. In particular, aquaculture is … the Mediterranean. In order to avoid any potential environmental disruption and to respond to worldwide … process. This means that the entities responsible for standard setting, accreditation and certification must be …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… three in this list are already included in nu- merous environmental standards, safeguard poli- cies and … to inform a range of decisions and to report on their environmental performance (see Part 2 of this guide). The … (e.g. International Finance Corporation Performance Standard 6, or the Forest Stewardship Council standard); …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 IUCN standard to identify areas of global biodiversity … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 ECOLEX: the Gateway to Environmental Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… Sustainable Soils: A Guide Ian Hannam and Ben Boer IUCN Environmental Law Programme IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 52 IUCN – The World … both for these additional people and to raise the standard of provision for those at present with an inad- …
Energy law and sustainable development
… Edited by Adrian J. Bradbrook and Richard L. Ottinger lUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 47 lUCN Environmental Law Programme lUCN – The World Conservation … the basis of a simple average of longevity, knowledge, and standard of living: • longevity – measured by life …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… importance as means to ensure that socio-economic and environmental sustainability considerations are taken into … can significantly contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of bioenergy production. This … to those adopted by countries in the European Union (standard EN 14214) except for the iodine value that is …