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Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… noise; invasive alien species; wildlife disease; illegal hunting and fishing; pollution; marine debris; … as Waterfowl Habitat, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) … threats they are facing e.g. pollution, climate change, illegal taking, invasive species, power lines, wind farms, …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… before national courts.7 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Side Agreement on Envi- ronmental … Parties must ensure that measures taken to combat illegal activities do not inhibit the forma- tion of … or unhealthy working conditions. The statute makes it illegal for the employer to discharge or otherwise discipline …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… and natural resources. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora16 and the … people, goods and services, disarmament and collection of illegal weapons in the hands of the public for safekeeping … federal or state authorities entailing encroachments on or illegal occupation of the lands, waters, or forests of …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… advice also came from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency, … to assist law enforcers in understanding the nature of illegal trade, the impacts, the need for CITES enforcement … for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. IUU Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (fi shing). IWC …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… water. However, some green technologies can also involve trade-offs, as seen with green energy, between reduced carbon … This is relevant for all such chemicals and important for trade policy and use. Technology information, diffusion, … officials to encourage them to turn a blind eye on illegal activities. Corruption can lead to a loss of revenue …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… and threats to their families, enforced disappearances, illegal surveillance, travel bans, blackmail, sexual … grabbing, extractive industries, the industrial timber trade and large-scale development projects. 19 Indigenous … (c) Ensure that any future bilateral and multilateral trade agreements involving countries where environmental …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… mountain forests are the uprooting of trees (cork oak) for illegal sale and insufficient cork oak for- est regeneration … of 1876 was designed to open Korea up for Jap- anese trade by forcing the nation to open three ports and grant … old species varieties; and 10. Intensifying control over illegal hunt- ing and the entry of hunting dogs. Hunting is …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… at the scale at a landscape; 7. recognise and address the trade-offs between the production of a few immediate economic … solutions such as improving access to food and making trade policy more supportive of local food supply (see Figure … (Blaser et al., 2011; FAO, 2015; REDD desk, 2016). Illegal and informal timber harvesting is widespread …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… IP agreements and treaties, such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) which is mandatory for all World Trade Organization members, these agreements often do not fit … impacts on biodiversity (which will often relate to illegal use) should also be considered in the development of …
The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention
… Hazardous chemicals and Pesticides in international Trade. The Rotterdam Convention (RC) aims to protect human … ingredient in the formulation; d. Type of formulation; e. Trade names and names of the producers, if available; f. … risk of pesticide exposure at farm or community level e.g. illegal trade; lack of quality control; repackaging into …