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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… not apply to bodies acting in a judicial or legislative capacity. The Convention also sets out rights for the … conveys, promoting environmental education and awareness-building, supporting groups promoting environmental … paragraphs emphasize the importance of education, capacity-building and the use of the media and electronic …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… including Environmental Management Plans, is the capacity of the project proponent or plan, programme or … may affect a specific area or sector but also analyse the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change.1 … on the role of national legislation sources. Further, building capacity is also dependent on political will to do …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… 54 Excess Fishing Capacity … the world’s fleets require measures to stabilize fishing capacity so that excessive competition does not exhaust fish … assess- ment, information exchange, and capacity-building. In addition, it calls for the establishment of … and global fisheries agreements to which they are parties. Building on the LOS Convention’s article for provisional …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… of people. It used what data were available at the time, building on some excellent research, but also highlighting … in a country may well be simple and basic due to data or capacity constraints. It is very useful to start simply, rather than awaiting optimal data and capacity to conduct a more sophisticated assessment at some …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… • �e further compilation of environmental statis- tics and building environmental-economic accounts, including … or reform of subsidies that contribute to excess fishing capacity, phasing out destructive fishing practices and … Protocol; and undertaking associated awareness-raising and capacity-building activities, including by engaging with …
Basel Convention: Institutional framework and the synergies process - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 2. Secretariat 3. Regional and Coordinating Centres for Capacity Building and Technology Transfer 4. Subsidiary Bodies 5. … 3. Regional and Coordinating Centres for Capacity Building and Technology Transfer In accordance with …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… and mahogany; 2) Illegal logging of timber for sawn wood, building material and furniture; 3) Illegal logging and … nature of wild- life and forest crime is beyond the capacity of many countries and individual organizations to … ecosystems and the services it provides. Invest in capacity building and technological support to national …