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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and … democracy is generally constituted by the principles of access to information, participation in decision-making and … is the variability of living systems. It comprises genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. Its usage in …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and … democracy is generally constituted by the principles of access to information, participation in decision-making and … is the variability of living systems. It comprises genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. Its usage in …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… the substantial costs involved, there are many challenges to successful and meaningful legal and institutional reforms. … Tin Commission ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture LDC Least … as "tariffication" is a central feature of the market access pillar of the agreement, though there have always been …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… ITTO develops internationally agreed policy documents to promote sustainable forest management and forest … we develop food crops and derive the raw inputs and genetic materials for industry, agriculture and medicine. … 5: Decentralization, forest tenure and natural resource access rights Decentralized management and improved …
Assessing the international forest regime
… spread across some 138 countries. As a Union, IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the … sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources. It has been asserted by experts that the … of trade patterns, including current trade barriers and access to markets. It also includes quantification of the …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… This biodiversity also represents a source of abundant genetic resources for Latin America and the Caribbean. In … exceptionally rich biodiversity and its countries are keen to harvest benefits from the sustainable use of that … (namely, in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru). 14. Access and benefit-sharing and traditional knowledge, …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… effective advocates for recognition of customary rights to territory and resources and have increasing influence in … Press. 7 Nkonya, L. K. (2006). ‘Customary Laws for Access to and Management of Drinking Water in Tanzania’. Law, … Communities. International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing, Cuernavaca, 24-27 …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… Pisupati, UNEP/DELC Acknowledgements: Thanks are due to colleagues at Division of Early Warning and Assessment … and Natural Heritage, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and International … Target-related indicator21 Target 14.b Provide access for small- scale artisanal fishers to marine resources …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… played an important role in the process leading up to this publication. The panel, comprising of Justice … or as public interest petitioners, must all necessarily access the courts system to ensure that both state and … influence on vulnerability to some diseases than internal genetic factors.23 In Sri Lanka, there are no statistics that …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… Applications for such permission should be addressed to the Chief, Publishing Management Service, Information … In the coming years, countries will have improved access to export markets, but this will be accompanied by … in biotechnology have permitted the artificial transfer of genetic material from one organism to another, including …