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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… business risks for financial institutions 11 3.3.1 Liability risks 11 3.3.2 Legal and social license to operate … that affect corporate environmental and biodiversity liability risk 11 Table 2. High risk sectors listed on the … by NGOs, increased regulations such as laws, strengthened liability regimes, scrutiny of a company’s supply chain …
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Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)

… can give rise to administrative, civil or criminal liability, with some States relying more on criminal … of offences, extensions and limitations of criminal liability, general defences, the limitations and conditions … on the jurisdiction, these general principles of criminal liability—along with specific offences—are set out in a …
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Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Other Conventions 7. Enforcement Flag State Port State 8. Liability 1. Pollution from vessels Pollution from vessels … 8. Liability International marine pollution liability regimes are agreements that enable persons to …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… The Protocol on Water and Health The Protocol on Civil Liability 2. Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the … the Protocol on Water and Health and the Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage caused by the … The Protocol on Civil Liability The Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… regulatory criminal offences are often strict or absolute liability offences. This means that the prosecution simply … 1991, p. 119. 6 legislation - strict and absolute liability, reversal of the burden of proof, etc.8 However in … because the presumptions are being used to impose liability in situations where the defendant has not been …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… financial payment for damage, often associated with legal liability and damages, or it can mean activity designed to … offsets –as in the US– can turn a potential environmental liability into a financial asset that can be sold. … wisdom of many landowners that endangered species are a liability to be avoided because of the land use restrictions …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… Chapter 3). Concepts in environmental law such as strict liability for hazardous activities and the law of nuisance … application of legal rules, and establish the extent of liability when harm occurs. The word environment is derived … aspects of landscape. Art. 2(1), Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… Preparedness and Response — II.B.7. Responsibility, Liability, and Compensation for Damage — II.B.7. II.B.2. … Preparedness and Response — II.B.7. Responsibility, Liability, and Compensation for Damage — II.B.7. TABLE OF … Preparedness and Response — II.B.7. Responsibility, Liability, and Compensation for Damage — II.B.7. II.B.5. …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… Article 26 Socio-economic considerations 163 Article 27 Liability and redress 167 Box 44. Other international conventions and processes relating to liability and redress: examples 168 Box 45. Core issues commonly addressed in liability and redress regimes 170 General introduction to …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… Article 26 Socio-economic considerations 163 Article 27 Liability and redress 167 Box 44. Other international conventions and processes relating to liability and redress: examples 168 Box 45. Core issues commonly addressed in liability and redress regimes 170 General introduction to …
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