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… 180 13 Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into Land-use Planning 183 Box 2. Wetlands and Regional … to spread out during peak levels and thus reduce the force of the flooding. Retention of wetlands for flood … the Conference of the Parties to the Convention after its entry into force. Timoshenko, A. 1991. Protection Of Wetlands …

… in ministries, the Department of Statistics, the police force, the defence force, the Office of the Attorney General, … bodies. It includes two deputy directorates, each divided into specialized units that take responsibility for the … The United Nations human rights mechanisms serve as an entry point for engaging in a dialogue with Governments on …

… burdened cities or producing new ozone and introducing it into the stratosphere. Since ozone reacts strongly with other … 0.2 kilogrammes per capita for halons on the date of the entry into force of the Montreal Protocol or any time thereafter until 1 …

… to present this UNODC report, our very first to delve into the global dimensions of wildlife and forest crime. I … wild- life trafficking take place at ports of entry, rather than in domestic markets, and thus customs … known as “chupa”. For a period this was a major driving force behind the poaching of tiger, leop- ard, and otter …

… Integration of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Strategies into Local Natural Resources Management in Viet Nam … cycle. The various stages can be used as strategic entry points to introduce actions for investment in ecosystem … In an era when mankind’s activities are the dominant force influencing biological communities and ecosystems, …

… Bamako Convention on the Ban of the import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and … UN Charter was adopted on June 26, 1945 and entered into force on October 24, 1945. it sets out the purposes of the … 2009, the Charter was given binding legal effect by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Article 37 of the …

… Chapter 3: The Integration of Environmental Considerations into International Water Law … Law 2007 (2009), at p. 177. Water is the life force of our planet, but only 1 per cent of all the … only surface waters. Groundwater makes a small and limited entry under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, where it …

… quantity of pre-Convention ivory has been imported into Hong Kong between 2010 and 2014, totalling 6,056 ivory … as local co-operation between AFCD, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department through joint … ivory from Africa have been seized in Hong Kong’s ports of entry, some in transit to Viet Nam, but mostly with the final …

… executive Summary This study was designed to gain insights into how regional and basin water agreements take into account principles and provisions of international water … At the global level, the UN Watercourses Convention is in force, but it specifically recognises the validity of …

… sup- porting role: injecting optimism and ambition into the process, while proposing pragmatic solu- tions to … ability challenges. 2. Adopted in 1992 and entering into force in 1993, the CBD currently has garnered near universal … with many additional instru- ments adopted since its entry into force. The ocean governance framework is therefore …