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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… activities, such as organized crime or terrorism. In its Resolution S/RES/2195 (2014), the UN Security Council … illicit trafficking in Wildlife (A/RES/69/314), in Resolution 23/1 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and … the concept of environmental security in its 2014 resolution by recognizing the impact that environmental crime …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… Thermal Scanning Radiometer AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Btu British thermal unit BC Black … grams, equal to one “metric tonne” (t)) MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer MSW Municipal Solid Waste Mt … over short periods can be described using temporal resolution. Depending on the purpose of the EI, the …
Share - Managing water across boundaries
… of both countries on its waters necessitated a cooperative resolution of conflicting demands. After years of bilateral … for river development plans; and set out a clear conflict resolution mechanism. The IWT has proven a robust agreement … The remaining responsibilities relate to conflict resolution. For example, if the Permanent Indus Commission is …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… land and the management of natural resources and conflict resolution, which will require that judges have a solid … tribunals and other commu- nity-based institutions in the resolution of disputes in Mozambique and their relation- ship … the non-judicial, ‘non-customary’ dimensions of conflict resolution. A working hypoth- esis is that these other …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… the Ramsar Conference of the Parties adopted a detailed resolution on Invasive Species and Wetlands (Resolution VII/14), which emphasises the threat that alien … that can be employed against invasive species. The Resolution directs the Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… participatory decisionmaking, accountability, and conflict resolution. Moreover, MEAs often seek to avoid or limit … to identify points of agreement. As articulated in the resolution at the end of the Forum, these points of agreement … processes, ensuring that priorities are on track for resolution in the final document(s); identify the items that …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… recently as March 2016, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 31/32 on protecting defenders addressing economic, … 20. The Special Rapporteur supports Human Rights Council resolution 26/9 on the elaboration of an international … working group established pursuant to the resolution to fully consider the heightened risk posed by …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… at the World Conservation Congress, IUCN members adopted a resolution calling on IUCN to explore an appropriate range of … Conservation Congress in 2000, IUCN members adopted a resolution calling on IUCN to explore an appropriate range of … approach to high seas biodiversity conservation10. 8 The resolution of the 17th General Assembly of IUCN established …