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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… and Development (BMZ) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … to the environment and nature. For example, even in developed countries a considerable number of diseases, … obvious and thus humans are often unaware of them, or at least of their economic value. Ecosystem services are defined …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… paper is a draft paper which will be completed, further developed and refined in the coming weeks. Its preliminary … or the ecosystem approach, they have been supportive in at least two ways. Firstly, in 2000 the 5th COP (COP-5) to the … Second, while LME “champions” claim that “the projects are country driven” (Sherman and Hempel 2008), they are still …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… Job No: DEL/2110/NA Acknowledgements This publication was developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN … Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or … mitigate climate change, have similarly been grounded at least in part on rights-based theories. 16 The Status of …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… in 2000 amongst 189 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations, to be achieved by 2015: … regulated and modified human-engineered systems. These “developed” systems have typically been designed solely for … Although the role of law in society varies from country to country, the central importance of water law is …
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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… cases through to the end of 2013, it found that at least 908 people had been killed as a result of protecting … were from latin _ 2 _ 3 figurE 1: Killings of EHrDs BY CountrY in 2010-2015 global Witness, on Dangerous ground: … refer to the model national law on Human rights Defenders, developed by the international service for Human rights …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… and Development (BMZ) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … of local authorities and civil society and, at the very least, between two States which share a water basin. The … process for the management of a transboundary basin developed between States? 3.14 What is a code of conduct? …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… Animal welfare is not a new subject for regulation in most developed countries, owing to a sophisticated consumer base … would include animal welfare and whether, therefore, a country's imposition of a trade restriction based on animal … and locally produced goods should be treated equally, at least after foreign goods have entered a domestic market; …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… of IUCN or Parks Canada concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … and supporting partnerships are further explored and/or developed. 3. As is usually the case with international … Parties to the Ramsar Convention are required to place at least one site on the List of Wetlands of International …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… and Cooperation (SDC) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authori- ties, or … with experience in ecosystem services transactions have developed coun- try and project assessments to define … Publication Although examples of PES can be traced back at least as far as the 1980s , it is still a relatively new …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAs): A PRIMER FOR AUDITORS Developed in cooperation with INTOSAI-WGEA Auditing the … passes through before enforceability. • Signature: A country begins a process of endorsing a treaty by “signing” … has paid particular attention to the: designation of at least one Management Authority and one Scientific Authority …
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