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Defenders of the Earth

… intimidation and harassment, but receive little or no protection from authorities. These activists defend … and their clients; using their leverage to minimize harm. They should condemn the threats publically, and open … to business stability too. Both benefit from transparency, rule of law and civic freedoms International law – …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… Adaptation (EC, 2009a); and 2009 EC Guidance document No. 24 River Basin Management in a Changing Climate (EC, … White Paper on Climate Adaptation EC Guidance document No. 24 River Basin Management in a Changing Climate 2 2 EC … Union for the Conservation of Nature). 2009. Rule – Reforming Water Governance. Gland, Switzerland, …
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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments

… instruments and Green LECRDS 21 Box 2.5: Negotiated rule-making in the Netherlands 22 Box 2.6: Co-management of … Nations’ Legal Office), ‘Brazil: Environmental Policy Act No. 6.938’, available at: … therefore, to take the time to identify any low-regret or no-regret options (i.e. reforms that enable net benefits …
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Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… appended to this working paper (appendix 1). As a general rule it is preferable that acronyms used only once in the … A statement on “reported use in X category” or “no reported uses in X category” should be given (where X is … to protect human health and the environment from potential harm and to contribute to their environmentally sound use, by …
25 May 2026 Document

Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… There are nevertheless some exceptions to this general rule. For instance, MARPOL 73/78 uses a system of special … of areas to be avoided or precautionary areas. As there is no exhaustive list of these measures, states could propose …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… of Oslo. Comments are welcome at: f.m.platjouw@jus.uio.no. 1 A global study, which is named “The Economics of … and other social needs and objectives,33 but no clear guidance is given as to how this trade-off should be … and productivity to the 31 Act of 13 March 1981 No.6 Concerning Protection Against Pollution and Concering …
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Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… for addressing Ramsar sites or parts of sites which no longer meet the Criteria for designation (2005) … policies, strategies and measures for minimizing harm to human health and the environment by hazardous wastes … as annexed to the present decision, with the exception of rule 18. caRtagena pRotocol on biosafety to the cbd 2000 93 …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… the National Level IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 77 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … they historically suffer from inadequate enforcement and rule of law (e.g., Brazil). Others may have underdeveloped or … conflict and reduce the risks of environmental or social harm of certain activities, which should be undertaken prior …
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UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… patterns, including in protected and environmental rule of law • Request government and companies’ environmental … Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; and of the rule of law in environmental matters. on individual cases and … such as the judiciary they can strengthen environmental rule of law and human rights abuses. It is important for UN …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… planet Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 21 IUCN WCPA’s BEST PRACTICE PROTECTED AREA GUIDELINES … three-quarters of the protected area – the 75 per cent rule. The management categories are applied with a typology … impartial judgement in case of related conflict; ● Do no harm – making sure that the costs of establishing and …
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