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Rule: Reforming water governance

… a decentralized structure, functions such as agricultural, fishing, municipal and domestic uses tend to be administered … vice operators. For example, if government does not detect illegal water abstractions, ground water resources could be … its service obligations. If government does not halt illegal discharges by polluting industries upstream, …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… still occur regularly as a result of both legal and illegal movements. It is, therefore, important to familiarise … animals that are considered unfit to travel, and it is illegal to do so in many countries. This includes individuals … to human activity by prohibiting diving, snorkelling and fishing for a period of time. Managers should make every …
23 Jun 2026 Document

Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… be on the label and should not be considered to represent illegal or misuse. C2. Type of information needed to …
23 Jun 2026 Document

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… NGO members have carried out detailed investigations of illegal trade in wildlife and wild- life products, and … support national customs administrations in dealing with illegal wildlife trade. Similar arrangements for … in 2009; see C. Scott Baker et al , ‘Genetic Evidence of Illegal Trade in Protected Whales Links Japan with the US and …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… to downstream fisheries 222,222 72 Firewood 88,444 29 Fishing 69,556 23 Leisure and recreation 58,667 19 Domestic … than 30,000 people, most of them poor slum dwellers and fishing households, gain from these economic goods and … Hong and Tien’e Zhou have been seasonally re-opened and illegal and uneconomic aquaculture facilities and other …
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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… 3.4.5 Over fishing … Laying fishing nets in a river in Cameroon. Photo: © Kevin Smith vii … occur, through the creation of new wetland habitat and the fishing The boundaries and names shown and the designations … registration requirements is required to help limit the illegal use of chemicals. 3.5.3 Dams The restoration of …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… relating to water in a watercourse. These range from fishing, conservation of fish and other aquatic life, and … harm to water resources or to a body of water through illegal activities shall pay damages and bring the condition … level, and shall eliminate the adverse effects of the illegal activity in the body of water. Upon violation of this …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… as the temperature rises with the season, and accordingly illegal water abstractions become more widespread. Climate …
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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… square kilometres. The main threat to this ecosystem is illegal mining, which takes place over relatively small areas …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… Sea and Contiguous Zone, High Seas, Continental Shelf, and Fishing. The High Seas Convention on the High Seas addressed … such as pollution from ships (Articles 24 and 25) and the Fishing Convention covered conservation and management. … carry legal weight in many countries. For example it is illegal in European Community countries to sell food labelled …
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