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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

… The BBNJ Working Group (2006-2015) 40 5.3. The Preparatory Committee (2016-2017) 43 5.4. Convening the intergovernmental … all stake- holders have a clear and comprehensive under- standing of the history of the process, elements under … Recognising the need to further advance scientific under- standing of these issues, at its 43rd Session (April 2016) …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… Tanzania), Leith Boully (Chair of the Community Advisory Committee of the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council, … only do the biological experts need to have a good under- standing of their field and the functioning of the river … research funding need to be quite visionary, under- standing the role of the various disciplines, promoting …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… management of groundwater is to develop a technical under- standing of how groundwater systems work. For example: • what … in storage • Much more robust assessment of aquifer under- standing and water balance, but time, and data intensive • … and poorly resourced (Case 3.8). Case 3.8 Technical Committee of Huichapan-Tecozautla-Nopala, Mexico The …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… designated – as a protected area, who may have long-standing rights to the land. Intermediaries• Intermediaries … installing riparian fencing, planting trees, preserving standing forests, or some other land use activity, the … a member of the upstream community’s environmental committee, a member of the downstream community’s …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… for this process, as have the members of the WCPA Steering Committee. In particular Trevor Sandwith, Roger Crofts and … timing, duration, and rate of change of water flows. In standing-water (lentic) systems, the master variable is … objective nature conservation? Other objectives of equal standing may be present but they do not cause conflict (i.e. …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… of NOAA’s Office of International Affairs has been a long- standing source of inspiration and knowledge. He was quick to … and global convention processes, they acquire some standing as a benchmark against which to judge activities. … risks of exposure. This is linked to the work of the UN Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… residents to on drinking water and water quality, a long- standing problem in many municipalities. Further Information: … Article 15 of the Convention establishes the Compliance Committee, which has the authority to review a Party’s … to Courts Key Words: Constitutional Right to Environment, Standing, Accountability, Access to Justice, Remedy, …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… the creation of a database of offenders difficult. Police standing orders are required to ensure that this occurs. The … 1987 (Figure 3). Kenya’s rhino poaching rate is currently standing at close to 6% per annum, which is higher than the … The Global Implications of Poaching in Africa, before the Committee on Foreign Relations U.S. Senate May 24, 2012; and …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… ments ix Acro nyms xiii Intro duc tion xiv 1. A new under standing of protected areas 1 Conser va tion and equity 4 The … for action and advice 66 iv 5.1 Gain a broad initial under standing of the rele vant Commu nity Conserved Areas 65 5.2 … admin is tra tive respon si bility. The Park’s Manage ment Committee comprises staff of the Ministry of Sustain able …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… her community. Ms Chiota is a member of the UMP seed fair committee; a group of selected farmers that also manages the … grow food matters founded in 1945 as the Unitarian Service Committee, is an NGO that promote vibrant family farms, …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity