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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… and discharge zones • finding synergies and making trade-offs between groundwater conservation and economic … armed government forces trying to identify and shut down illegal wells that were taking water for unsustainable cash … aquifer is now seriously over-pumped, including through illegal wells, with water going to the city of Amman for …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… migration, substances harmful to migratory species, illegal taking and alien species; $ Undertake co-operative … Harvesting sustainably migratory waterbirds; $ Regulating trade in migratory waterbirds; $ Developing ecotourism at … V(5)(j)). Action should be co- ordinated to suppress illegal taking (CMS, Article V(5)(k)). By-catch of seals and …
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A review of the matrix-based management approach and organization of the Secretariats of the Basel Convention and the Stockholm Convention and the UNEP-part of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention

… Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic (ENFORCE) Region 1 2 3 4 5 Don’t know / N/A … Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic (ENFORCE) Region 1 2 3 4 5 Don’t Know / N/A … 0% 100% Grand Total 0% 7% 43% 7% 7% 36% 100% i. Resolving trade-related issues and disputes Region It is much worse now …
24 Jun 2026 Document

Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… within pastoral drylands requires reform of international trade policies that distort agricultural markets and … Similarly, in Ethiopia the unofficial trade and illegal cross-border sales were estimated at USD 138 million … Conservation Act made all residence and grazing in GCAs illegal, and although safeguards meant to protect village …
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Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks

… almost half the forests are now privately owned, but illegal logging and the regulatory regimes to promote … new roads. The forests themselves are becoming victim to illegal logging, overharvesting of heart of palms, commercial … per cent of the working population employed in industry or trade and services, per capita income is only about $200 per …
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Basel Convention: Institutional framework and the synergies process - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Parties upon request in their identification of cases of illegal traffic. The Secretariat is administered by UNEP. In … hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, and the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on …
24 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… understanding of the details of the formal and informal trade in poultry. 1. Guidance related to preparing for and … from Europe and Asia. 43. It is clear that legal and illegal trade in domestic poultry has been a crucial factor … by many bird species, the trade routes (both legal and illegal) used for poultry and poultry products, and the …
24 Jun 2026 Document

Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… of costs among involved private parties. A cap- and-trade scheme establishes a cap for water abstraction or … rights)? • How are land and resources protected from illegal expropriation? All of these tenure issues need to be … well lead these stakeholders to revert to unsustainable or illegal land uses to generate revenues. “THE DESIGN OF …
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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… and disseminated I will continue mobilizing people to stop illegal fishing in the Mekong River. Moreover, I will urge … The main issues Chin talks about on the radio are illegal fishing and hydropower. I want to be a role model for … channels used by Bangladesh and India for cross-border trade. Since 2013, the government of West Bengal introduced a …
24 Jun 2026 Literature

Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… protective land management measures or orders to restrict illegal conduct that is threatening sustainable use of … Heritage Convention), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1973 … management has been poor and development uncoordinated. Illegal occupancy of grassland occurs due to unclear …
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