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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… of participants addressing the ABS challenges at both national and international levels. We believe that this … and legally complex. Because of the constant inter- national concern over controversial policy and political … agreement, liability and infringement measures, choice of jurisdiction, among others. As useful as contracts are, in …
01 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Document - ABS information kit

… Guidelines. These help governments to establish their own national frameworks which ensure that access and … consent (PIC): is the permission given by the competent national authority of a provider country to a user prior to … have sovereign rights over natural resources under their jurisdiction. They are obligated to put in place conditions …
01 Jun 2026 Document

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… judicial or other appropriate remedies at both the national and international levels and should be entitled to … the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the … of other States or of areas beyond the limits of their national jurisdiction. After Stockholm, environmental …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… implemented at the (international) basin level and at the national level of the basin states concerned. The focus is on … water resources at the basin level and within the national contexts of the states concerned. Methodology: Among … Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in the Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Commission of the River …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing

… lessons learnt in dealing with ABS issues at regional, national and local levels UNEP has established an online ‘ABS … of international law at the international and national levels.2 State sovereignty has always played and … in respect of natural resources in areas within their jurisdiction. Parties to the Convention therefore have the …
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?

… laws are unfortunately common. For those subject to U.S. jurisdiction, which frankly is most of the world, this … to launder wood extracted illegally from such places as national parks, indigenous territories, or other public … wood—taken or logged in violation of a federal, state, or national law, including foreign laws. The 2008 amendment was …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… of incentive-based approaches 4 1.3 Characteristics of national regime construction 4 1.4 Purpose and structure of … 40 3.2.2 Property rights issues generally 41 3.2.2.1 National law on the property interest in genetic resources 41 … access on the use of resources only in (or under the jurisdiction of) countries that have adopted sufficient "user …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… Case Study 1: Management of the national MPA network in Italy ................56 Case Study 2: Management of the national MPA network in France............57 Case Study 3: … the provisions of the national Law on Maritime Domain. The jurisdiction over the use of maritime space is on the …
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The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… hazardous wastes or other wastes: from an area under the national jurisdiction of one State to or through an area under the national jurisdiction of another State, or to or though an …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… grant large land concessions with the intent of fuelling national commercial, agricultural or industrial growth and … as to most effectively strengthen tenure security, foster national and Statutory recognition of customary land rights … domains are territories over which the community possesses jurisdiction and often root title…[W]ithin the domain, a …
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