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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… in fact, that it will be useful to all those who wish to rise to the challenge of sustainable development and … and marine areas. These instruments, which confer a high level of legitimacy to the approach, include the Rio … attached to and dependent upon the concerned land, sea and resources, managing the areas requires the prior …
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Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat

… fruit. While poaching numbers at Kruger have continued to rise, the pace is 22 percent lower than had been projected. … to supplement classic ranger units with technology, local- level engagement, and collaboration at the interagency and … African elephant range Exit point, by air Exit point, by sea Land route Main shipping route Other shipping route Ivory …
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Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… on initiating transboundary collaboration through a high-level regional political agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Protected Area is defined as “an area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more borders between states, … of TBPAs and the types of cooperation worldwide. Global rise of transboundary conservation areas Attempting to make a …
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Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Hazardous Wastes within Africa The Basel Convention gave rise to the development of a number of other conventions on hazardous substance at the regional level and to the amendment of existing regional conventions … the dumping of hazardous and radioactive wastes at sea. This could solve problems of illegal dumping at sea as …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… to mitigate against damage, even at the interna- tional level. This was most clearly demonstrated when scientific … Ecosystems The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982) generally requires Parties to take … regions and damages their environment, this should give rise to the liability of the State from which it originated. …
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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… Rights and Benefits 26 THE WAY FORWARD 26 Building State Level Processes and Capacity 27 Slowing the Pace of … into development policy. An outcome of the rise of environmentalism is the concept of natural resource … Africa and provide alternative and shorter access to the sea for Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. (Tevera and Chimhowu …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… the demand for animal protein inexorably rises as the level of development increases. Animal welfare concerns also … those arising (1) during the transport of animals by land, sea or air; (2) the slaughter of animals for human … sets out special conditions for transport by road, air, sea and rail. The European convention for the protection of …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… required to take well-grounded decisions at the highest level. We now have both the conceptual framework and the … in 1979) • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (known as UNCLOS – adopted in 1982 – it is not entirely … Version 2.0 The issues addressed in some MEAs may give rise to negotiating blocs that are specifi c to the MEA in …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries

… . . . . . . .17 4.3 Harvests, sales and values at producer level of NTFPs in Kolda Region (2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . … as well as own-consumption by producers. The dramatic rise in reported sales from 1994 could reflect a 50% … species. Methods of processing are similar to those for sea fisheries, and rely heavily on artisanal (craft) methods …
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Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Salpin, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations. Thanks are equally extended to Ms. Lara … order to maintain that species throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it … designate the parts and derivatives of wildlife may give rise to certain offences; RECOGNIZING the important role the …
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