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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… Grow Act Box 17: Waste minimization design Tables Table 1: Right to a clean and healthy environment and obligation of … this Article places an obligation on the state to provide access to information. 22 In Belgium, Article 7 of Belgium’s … this article places an obligation on the state to provide access to information. 23 The constitution of East Timor …
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Governance of the Mediterranean Sea : Outlook for the legal regime

… adjacent coasts (Article 15)5. The UNCLOS recognizes the right of coastal States to claim an exclusive economic zone … and Slovenia, two newly independ- ent States, have limited access to the Adriatic Sea, with the geographical features of … sea, and the desire of most States to preserve basin-wide access to fisheries. From a legal point of view, however, …
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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… Ababa Principles and Guidelines ABS The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing ABS ICNP Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing ADMADE Administrative Management … same time, CBNRM, in the sense of landholders having the right to the sustainable and commercial harvest of species, …
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From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice

… EDUCAtION 13 fIgUrE 1.3: ChIlD DEAthS 14 fIgUrE 1.4: ACCESS tO wAtEr 14 fIgUrE 1.5: NEt OffICIAl DEvElOPmENt … it drives peace and prosperity, but also because it is the right thing to do. today’s challenge is to revive this shared … mobile courts, for example, can enhance poor communities’ access to a just rule of law. this, in turn, can diffuse …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… to improve water management, including for providing access to water, must have national and international (as … providing justice by seeking to ensure individuals have access to the services that ecosystems naturally provide, and guaranteeing the right to water for human well-being. States should be aware, …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… and wills, loan contracts, or agreements granting the right to use the property 4. Included in a local or national … rights in a single area of land or water, such as for access, to use resources or for settlement. The extent to … in the case of marine protected areas where, for example, access for shipping, fishing and other rights are likely to …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… should be guided by three principles, including the right to a satisfactory environment and the right to … abstrac- tion. Parties must also ensure that people have access to sufficient and continuous supply of water. In … genetic resources for food and agriculture. Regarding access and benefit sharing (ABS),42 the African Convention …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… and growth rates. The accepted poverty line for access to freshwater is 1,000 cubic meters per person per … quantities of clean freshwater while securing their access to life’s most basic resource. Although not … the General Assembly of the United Nations affirmed the “right to safe and clean water and sanitation as a human right
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… reflect local priorities and needs 28 3.11 Widening access to capacity development and protected area work 31 … and theoretical background to the task. ● Having the right attitude helps ensure than an individual completes the … assessment and verification ● Portfolios of evidence Access to learning ● Prequalified individuals ● Selected …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… and most often disregarded whether the poor can access such services. Most nations have been obliged to … such as coal or uranium, or the property regimes providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often … As an Observer in the UN General Assembly, IUCN has a right and duty to participate in such meetings to provide its …
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