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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… as a political concept dates back to the early 1980s. The term was coined by civil society activists8 to highlight the … As illustrated below, these ideas found support when the agreed interpretations of the International Undertaking, … Diversity, (b) for consideration of the issue of access on mutually agreed terms to plant genetic resources, including …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Global Judges Programme

… Level Capacity Building Activities in Accordance with the Agreed National Capacity Building Plans (2004-06) … Global Judges Symposium laid the foundations for a long-term, sustained programme of capacity-building of the … aiming at sustainable development, the implementation of agreed international norms and policies, and the …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… they derive from the management of their land. The term FLR is new, but most of its components are not. It … function’ and ‘dominant use’ management paradigms not as mutually exclusive options, but rather as complementary … of the planning are put into practice, using timeframes agreed to in the planning sessions. Step 3: Observe and …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… first dumping conventions, one regional and one global, agreed in 1972. (Table II-2) A major goal was to ban at-sea … through aquaculture. (Section II.D.3) The scope of the term “land- based sources” of marine pollution now explicitly … it reinforces LOS Convention provisions in calling for mutually agreed terms of access to genetic resources, …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … can be used to protect wilderness areas through treaties agreed to by three or more sovereign states. These treaties … non-traditional government and agency processes, towards mutually determined processes in which power is equitably …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… prompted the parties to negotiate a settlement, which they agreed to in August 2016. Hans Lovejoy, How a handful of … injury 63 These theories were not only distinct but also mutually exclusive: whereas federal district courts had … in the Global South. 2.3.1 “Climate refugees” The term “climate refugee” is occasionally used in news reports …
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Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… • Countries have to develop a “CITES Legislation Plan” on agreed steps and timeframe for the adoption of national … and equitable way with the communities concerned, based on mutually agreed terms (MAT). • Art. 5(5): Each Party shall take …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Haze Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The ASEAN governments agreed to a Regional Haze Action Plan (RHAP) in December … 2002 ASEAN Agreement), an important component of the long-term and broad framework of the RHAP. The 2002 ASEAN …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… and environmental protection) as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars.7 At Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, … 1.2.2. Regional Fishery Bodies The term ‘regional fishery body’ (RFB) is used by the United … binding commitments to pursue EBM have nevertheless been agreed by various global bodies and conferences, including …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… all space for recreation and renewal. It follows that the term ‘protected area’ does not describe a single entity or … for protected areas, the most recent version of which was agreed at the IVth World Parks Congress in 1992 and finally … MCPFE, to address their legitimate concerns and to seek a mutually satisfactory solution – As part of this process, to …
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