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Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… in a transboundary context, in particular, on a shared resource ”, 65 it can be concluded from the fact of an … traditional sense of the word (such as in the context of mineral or oil and gas resources), any polluter in fact … read as referring only to the conservation of exhaustible mineral or other non-living resources”, and that: “As this …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… species, but wildlife crime reaches into many natural resource sectors; it negatively impacts economic development, … development should extend also to trade, natural resource extraction, taxation, illicit financial flows and … and by mainstreaming the environmental / natural resource portfolios to ensure policy coherence with other …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… to drafting a legal framework for governing the water resource, determining information relating to particular … into Guarani; a law allowing Indigenous Peoples to exploit mineral water;335 creation of national standing committees; … pollution, industrial pollution, pollution from mineral extraction, forests and hazardous chemicals and …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… products and to increase the capacity of the human resource in the fields of the ecology, the taxonomy and the … if one wishes to be more that just a simple genetic resource provider. In this sense, the development of … step in the quest for making intelligent uses of this resource; the existence of a National Conservation Area …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… the peat-forming phenomenon and its ecological and natural resource functions; b) dependence of peatlands on their … to, the absorption and release of drinking water, natural resource provision to local communities and indigenous … and construction of flood defences; f) development and mineral extraction – leading to a decline of routinely …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… which the landscape facilitates or impedes movement among resource patches’ (Taylor et al. 1993). It is critical to … 1990). Large tracts of habitat are a scarce and precious resource. It is easy to produce many small patches, but large … uses (recreation, nature conservation, forest production, mineral production etc). • Following an opportunity for …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… concluded that those working on land rights and natural resource issues were the second-largest group of defenders at … of evidence.30 chut Wutty was the founder of the natural resource Protection group, a civil society organisation that … protests about the unsustainable nature of growth and/or resource exploitation are often portrayed by vested interests …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Alliance for Sustainable Tourism CERMES - Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies CFH - … list of Country Focal Points who serve as an ongoing resource for conservation efforts throughout the WCR. This … and cultural resources in or on the land over which the mineral right is sought, or on any neighbouring lands. The …