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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… and contribute towards achieving relevant internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium … SEA Strategic Environment Assessment SMEs Small and Medium Term Enterprises REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation … (NGOs), universities, businesses and local governments to mutually cooperate and play their respective roles for …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… users and managers to operate responsibly with a long-term perspective. Public participation in decision-making and … or mitigate project impacts and ensure the species long-term survival or recovery. The second mechanism is the … Democratic Legitimacy and Promoting Stewardship are not Mutually Exclusive Goals. UCLA Journal of Environmental Law …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… talks in a significant way for the first time and it was agreed to reduce tariff barriers for many agricultural … (e.g. decentralization; privatization; short- and long-term strategies); politics and the human element (powerful … mentioned above, all human rights are inter- related and mutually reinforcing. The UN, in its efforts to mainstream …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… and/or scale-up ecosystem- based measures for long-term resilience. It is expected that these practitioners may … Eco-DRR and Ecosystem-based Adaptation It is generally agreed that there is an overlap between Ecosystem-based … found that the combinations of Zaï and stone bunds were mutually reinforcing technologies to conserve water and land. …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… economic obstacles in seeking to realign medium and long-term water management strategies rather than providing for … considerable progress could be made toward accomplishing agreed development objectives. Greater environmental flows … watercourse could gain greater access to drinking water. A mutually beneficial correlation between water for people and …
GEO yearbook 2003
… environmental well- being, conflict prevention and long-term human security, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for … succeeded in reaching various targets for the year, agreed at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development … are eight goals, which are seen as interconnected and mutually reinforcing agents of sustainable development. A …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… therefore, benefit from ap- propriate mechanisms for long-term transboundary cooperation. While the establishment of … region. This border was established as a result of a long-term historical process in the Western Balkans and dates back … Institutional sustainability is very important for long term success of the project and serves as a driving force to …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… even if emissions were drastically reduced in the medium term this trend will continue to be expressed and will amplify over the very long term. Such physico-chemical changes in the ocean are … 7) and that adap tation and mitigation actions can mutually serve the international conventions of the United …
Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'
… appear in various expressions all over the world. ■ LONG-TERM ACTION: A key message of the initiative is the … material and statements that are adequately discussed and agreed by the Advisory Bodies. At the same time, the report … Common Dignity initiative. We welcome the recent changes agreed to in the Operational Guidelines for the World …