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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or significant … Large natural or near-natural areas protecting large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and … time has produced a distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value: and where …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… legal instruments which, because of their binding character, will have immediate consequences on quarantine and … pests; existence of pest- or disease-free areas; relevant ecological and environmental conditions; and quarantine or … To take account of the fact that there are different ecological situations within the territory of the European …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… Another State International 7, 8, 9 Earthquakes India 30 Ecological Imbalance India 14, 21 Ecologically Fragile Land … sufficient interest. Held Considering the public utility character of the parcels, the Court stated the wide public … The plaintiffs argued that the scenic beauty and ecological values of Mono Lake were imperilled and filed suit …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… the framework of a park tourism system as well as an ecological system. Moreover, there is increasing appreciation … need to understand how dynamic change, often non-linear in character, may affect their plans and aspirations. The growth … of income, employment, and a means to convey cultural and ecological values to a wider world. Cruise ship travel can be …
Second report on the protection of the atmosphere
… See also Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore, eds., Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting … terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part”, and Article 4 … community, if it were to disregard considerations of this character.”110 On this point, the joint dissenting opinion of …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… and nature over time has produced an area of dis- tinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high … on Protected Areas 21 References Altieri, M. 1999. The ecological role of biodiversity in agroecosystems. …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… a growing global population while sustaining flows to the ‘ecological infrastructure’ that often supplies that water in … flow rates, which take into account the geographic and ecological function of the water bodies. The Armenian Water … reduced the amount available to maintain the ecological character of many inland water ecosystems. Over-harvesting of …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 1.5 Ecological and Genetic Implications … one of the most serious threats to our health, and to our ecological, social and economic well-being. Almost every … of alien species introductions are international in character. International action is necessary to deal …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… of shared water resources. Considering the authoritative character of the International Watercourses Convention as a … include: Geographic, hydrographic, hydrological, climatic, ecological and other factors of a natural character; Social … to the hydrological, meteorological, hydrogeological and ecological nature of the watercourse, including its water …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 2 Ecological and Environmental Context of the Senegal River … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 2 Ecological and Environmental Context . . . . . . . . . . . . … livelihood benefits. One such project that reflects this character is the Coastal Wetlands Protection and Development …