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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… and thus critical for the integrity of the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley World Heritage site (UNESCO … approaches, as detailed in the next section. Many early protected area designations neglected or ignored the … and where relevant a title-based approach. Whereas early nature conservationists had hoped somewhat …
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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… recommendations to all relevant parts of the international system. the report is based on primary and secondary … programmes for human rights defenders, which include an early warning system to trigger the launch of protective measures, …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… for human dignity.8 Sanitation can be understood as a system for the collection, transport, treatment and disposal … mechanism,” an international emissions trading system, and the so-called Clean Development Mechanism … Principe, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia, in early 2008 Benin, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and the Maldives, and …
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Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.

… with transboundary problems because Australia's federal system has nine state and territory jurisdictions. Many of … of our social conditions does not allow us to hope for an early implementation of the Pan-European Biological and … I was trying to make up my mind, I could feel my ancestors warning me that they would not forgive me if I did not rise …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… FIs can build capacity to identify and mitigate at an early stage what types of BBRs they are exposed to in the … offsets in Brazil under the Forest Regulation and National System of Conservation Units, 2000; Federal law for the … Russia’s state oil company Gazprom. In 2005 Shell gave a warning that the project costs would double from about US$12 …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… human well- being leads to increased dependence on eco- system services Growing demand for ecosystem services can … threat of environmental degrada- tion and pollution in the early 1970s, which led to a gradual development of … analyzing causes of land desertification, providing early warning of droughts and dust • storms (Article 14); …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… rights and responsibilities inherent in the national legal system to rural communities; How to balance what happens on … Colonial administrators emphasized that under 7 Early accounts of "native" land tenure systems by … explicit mention of women's land rights has borne out the warning that gender- or ethnicity- neutral language is akin …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… related conventions, but for the entire United Nations system. www.cbd.int Wildlife Conservation Society The … considerably over the past century, shifting from an early emphasis on values such as scenery and hunting … assessments that help assess risk should be initiated early in adaptation planning (Figure 4.1) so results can be …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… regimes into Madagascar’s expandedprotected area system: the case of Ankodida by Charlie Gardner, Barry … on Protected Areas (WCPA). In launching the series early in 2008, we explained the rationale behind protected … the Pliocene and Pleistocene, it is probable that early man first left Africa through the Sinai between 1.7 and …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 4.3.3 The Ramsar Sites Database 4.3.4 Classification System for Wetland Type 4.3.5 The Montreux Record 4.3.6 The … the Administrative Authority in their country at an early stage. At the time of its accession to the Convention, … Protection Agency ESA European Space Agency EWS Early warning system GAPP Global Action Plan for Peatlands GBF …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity