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Water Law and the Environment
… concerns into water management priorities and decision-making practices.[1] This course focuses on the … binding on all States. https://www.informea.org/en/court-decision/case-concerning-gabcikovo-nagymaros-project … https://www.informea.org/en/court-decision/legality-use-state-nuclear-weapons-armed-conflict …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… as Secretary-General, now did so. “We have made a global decision of immeasurable importance to which this meeting … of education and information to enable people to weigh the decision which shape their future and to create a wider sense … to establish itself in their countries.” Nor was any decision taken at Stockholm as to who would be the head — or …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… cycle is to build a strong foundation to enable effective decision making under climate change in both the short and … in a variety of languages and provide support for decision makers and those who interact with the public. These … at continental or global scales—may only indirectly inform decision making at a specific site, it is useful to be aware …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… national actors at both technical and decision‐making levels, to ensure that countries’ … who will be responsible for oversight. Where a decision is taken to integrate responsible … forth general provisions and providing authority for decision‐making and oversight. They may also be found in …
Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention
… is given to environmental factors well before the final decision is taken. It also ensures that the people living in … authority and are taken into account in the final decision. A Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment … 2.10 Final decision (Article … of EIA including issues such as the role of EIA in decision making and the role of the public in the EIA. 9. …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… expertise of women as well as men informs environmental decision making, and women and men participate directly in … of barriers to their full and equal participation in decision-making and management at all levels, and we … for women in political, economic and environmental decision-making and resource allocation and to removing any …
Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… about their characteristics (right to know); •National decision-making process on their import and export with … Compliance Committee - Background •Established in 2002 (Decision BC-VI/12) • Objectives: to assist Parties to comply … Parties facing implementation and compliance difficulties •Decision BC-IX/2 (2009): Establishment, within the voluntary …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… Goals, the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, informed decision-making and enhanced action. The Protected Planet … (Elliott, 1974). This was the background to the CNPPA decision to develop a categories system for protected areas. … issues relating to the categories. Although this was not a decision-making meeting, the various consensus positions …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… as well as generally promoting transparency, participatory decision making, accountability, and conflict resolution. … assessment and scientifically sound forecasts to support decision making and international consensus on the main … mechanisms will then later be adopted by an official COP decision. 2.5.1 Institutions for Implementation The competent …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… an international perspective 39 4 Governance principles in decision making 40 4.1 Good governance 40 4.2 Aarhus … on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … as the World Conservation Congress (WCC), the highest decision-making body of the Union (known as the IUCN General …