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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… and structure of the international intellectual property system … It was initially published in 2002 as a Legal Paper Online in the series of the same name published by the FAO … is uncertain and often controversial. (See IP/C/W/175 reporting results of national plant variety protection …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… of other national assessments; • information on an online learning module on national assessments; and • access … sequestration potential 90 Estimation methods 90 Using and reporting the estimates of carbon benefits 90 Conducting a … well as stakeholder input, to develop the prioritization system (see Box 6). Table 16 shows an extract of the …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… space’ as natural resource exploitation changes the Earth system (Rocktröm et al., 2009). In this view, we risk … points to a world that is becoming riskier and, as Earth-system thresholds are approached and crossed, more prone to … ‘Resilience Project’, led by EcoTrust1, is developing an online platform for exchange of learning and effective …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… can only be achieved through an interconnect- ed system and not one separated by political boundaries … OCTs have to be given more attention in EU assessments and reporting as well as in the post 2020 discussions and the new … B 2/SER/2013/0020) The Ecosystem Profiles are available online at: http://ec.europa.eu/environ- …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… Offsets in Brazil under the Forest Regulation & National System of Conservation Units 29 4.2.5 Federal Law for the … “no net loss”, although they are bringing a new database online this year that may begin to allow them to do this.” … use of the government’s internet-based Biodiversity Action Reporting system, which is to be launched in 2004. AEP’s …
A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement
… maintaining the ecological integrity of the Mekong river system. Since its inception, the controversial issue of … Under the UNWC “watercourse” is defined as a river system including both surface water, which incorporates a … Kinna, R., Litke, A. (2013). UN Watercourses Convention: Online User’s Guide, Centre for Water Law, Policy and …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… conventions, but for the entire United Nations system. www.cbd.int IUCN (International Union for … 4.1 PPAs and society 38 4.2 Management and planning 38 4.3 Reporting 43 Part 5: Recommendations 45 Part 6: PPA Futures … between 2002 and 2012 (land ownership by year based on online annual reports; NABU-Stiftung Nationales Naturerbe, …
Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control
… global survey conducted by WHO in 2011 indicated that the system of life-cycle management of public health pesticides, … capacity for evidence-based decision-making and enhanced reporting to the Stockholm Convention. It is hoped that this … doi: 10.1289/ehp.11748 (available at http://dx.doi.org/) Online 4 May 2009. 40. Bouwman H, van den Berg H, Kylin H: …
PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure
… and the Conference of the Parties, which are published online (http://www.pic.int). The inclusion of trade names for … to Annex III. The COP takes the final decision. Harmonized System (HS) Codes for PIC Chemicals The HS is a multi-purpose international product nomenclature system developed and maintained by the World Customs …