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Assessing the international forest regime
… the instruments and institutions surveyed here tend to be living entities that have the capacity to evolve in these … the purposes of the Convention as: the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, … cost approach, GEF could pay for activities that could be modified specifically to protect biodiversity. Typical …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… a particular ecosystem as well. Migratory species are also living threads that tie or link widely scattered ecosystems … on the principle that every group of species has different living requirements and these need to be reflected in … (art. 8(i)) x x x x x x x x 4.4 Regulate/manage living modified organisms and share information (arts. 8(g) and …
Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation
… in the most general sense refers to “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, … in the most general sense refers to “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, … to be adapted to local conditions. They may need to be modified to achieve locally defined objectives, since they …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… the 21st century.9 6 As advocated in DEZA and GTZ, 2000, Living with the Soil: Soil – A Foundation for Sustainable … Natural Functions of Soil • Soil is the basis of life and living space for humans, animals, plants and micro-organisms. … It is further stated that the soil is a living organism where “the soil system goes into decline and its …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… damage caused by extreme weather. Unconventional or modified sewerage may offer greater resilience because water … able to rely upon carbon-based energy to fuel the kind of living standards that would ensure even basic rights … remedies will, in many cases, be adequate and those living within the jurisdiction of a State Party have a …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… The Toolkit presented here is the first version of a living document that will be improved and devel- oped in the … information revised. It is intended that the Toolkit be a living and evolving document, and its regular updates will be … and materials, pesticides, chemical weapons and living modified organisms. Tool II.32 cooperation between customs …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… 14 According to the MoJ/UNDP study, not all ethnic groups living in and around the Ramsar site have the same customary … a sacred forest of approximately 11 hectares. Monkeys were living in the forest before the village was established and … and snakes. The villagers believe that there are spirits living in the forest and that the monkeys are sacred. Due to …