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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law
… the status of the North Sea.4 Despite regulation of both land based pollution and ocean dumping by regional bodies, the … of the precautionary principle for future approaches to marine environmental protection and resource conservation and …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… Conservation with Justice A Rights-based Approach Thomas Greiber, Melinda Janki, Marcos … as resulting not only from drought but from land degradation linked to loss of natural vegetation … minority or indigenous rights and the protection of marine living resources was also at stake in Apirana Mahuika …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… “States have the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment”. 34 The Special Rapporteur’s … 17. The principle of prevention in environmental law is based on the concept of due diligence. Significant adverse … phrase was repeated by the Tribunal in the Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Strait of …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… natural resources – such as wildlife, air and the marine environment. Examples include the 1971 Convention on … seeks to bring together agriculture, forestry, fishery, land use and nature conservation in new ways. The UN … assesses its enforcement capacity to ensure compliance. Based on the inventory, infrastructure, capacity, priorities, …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… World Conservation Congress (WCC) held in Bangkok, Thai- land, from the 17th to the 25th of November 2004, the IUCN … seek a better integration of customary law and community-based tribunals into the overall legal system. Finally, it … the environmental impact of large projects like dams and marine life. Particularly in India, most of the environmental …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… are either mega-parks or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not … in negotiations and management. Such participation must be based on acknowledging the right of prior informed consent. … conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… are either mega-parks or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not … in negotiations and management. Such participation must be based on acknowledging the right of prior informed consent. … conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE ACTION … fibre. The paper is chlorine free, and the inks vegetable-based. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon … and least developed countries of the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of …
Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation
… Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace and Co-operation Based on the proceedings of workshops held in Bormio (1998) … Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … 3 Box 1.1 Definitions Protected Area An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … to promote implementation of better adapted, knowledge-based practices and technologies? 3. Monitoring and … 329 DESERTIFICATION PROCESSES IN THE MARINE COASTAL ZONE OF UKRAINE ALEKSANDROV, BORYS …