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Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… then Principal Legal Adviser and Chief, Biodiversity and Land Law and Governance Unit at the UNEP-Division of … 373 8. Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in … Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities, National Cleaner Production Centres, …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… President Kennedy had pledged that the United States would land a man on the moon before the decade was out. As the … of the oceans through controlling both ocean-based and land-based sources of pollution, and to assure the continuing … of water for human use, in order that all persons may have access to water of a quality compatible with requirements of …
World Declaration on the Environmental Rule of Law
… independent decision-making that accords all parties equal access and consideration regardless of power or privilege, … person or group of people, in possession or control of land, water, or other resources, has the duty to maintain the … Legal obligations to restore ecological conditions of land, water, or other resources are binding on all owners, …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to pristine natural environments. The system aims to … whether the overall biodiversity suitability of the global land- holdings over which a company has management control is … method used may vary according to the habitat type and access limitations. It is recommended to get an initial …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… elements with environmental and social purposes 14 1.2 Access and benefit-sharing requirements 15 1.2.1 Sovereign … virtually all countries the rules gov- erning ownership of land and permanently constructed improvements are very … are governed by each country’s existing ‘real property’ (land and buildings) law. Neither claim is generally supported …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… be to protect and restore ecosystems that provide critical land and water resources and services. Ongoing degradation of water and land resources threatens the continued production of goods … that water planners, managers and users would like to have access to. The difficulty in applying global models at a …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… democracy is generally constituted by the principles of access to information, participation in decision-making and … Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested … and does not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… democracy is generally constituted by the principles of access to information, participation in decision-making and … Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested … and does not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… 5.4 Benefits and cost effectiveness of monitoring 15 5.5 Access and exchange of national data to the transboundary … of micro- and macro-policy issues in- fluencing water and land use, and represents one of the major global challenges … on the resource. These may include: ■■ The impact of land use / land management which has a direct impact on both …
The human right to water and sanitation
… halving by 2015 the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation (World Summit on Sustainable … maintaining safe water supplies relies on the health of land and ecosystems and thus requires the integrated management of water, land and coastal areas; ALSO CONVINCED of the vital role of …