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Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions

… to pay) Principle 2: Providers of information have the rights to control and license this information and users have … financial, followed closely by technological problems and human resources constraints36. The sharing of information … 26 researchers, could argue that lack of resources, both human and financial, can be blamed for deficiencies in …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… Biodiversity is the life support system of the Earth, with human livelihoods also directly dependent on genetic, species … Main pressures on biodiversity Biodiversity is vital for human health and livelihoods. Living organisms – plants, … this sericulture has been criticized by animal welfare and rights activists. Animal skins: The livestock sector is …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… of knowledge previously placed them beyond the reach of human activities. In recent decades, techno- logical and … are all interconnected. Above all, we know how destructive human activities can be and have identified legal and … Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Consequently, I …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation … for managing water in drylands . . . . .38 Strengthen rights and governance for dryland water resources and land . … of grass species. Semi-arid areas have the highest human population densities of the drylands and as a result …
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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas

… the social, economic and cultural interests, values, rights and responsibilities of local communities living in … coastal seas and other resources, and their fundamental human rights are accorded, conflicts need not arise between … of models of protected areas, according to the degree of human intervention, in a way that both indigenous and other …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… Animal welfare is inextricably linked to animal health, human health and ethical concerns. Burgeoning international … animal health and animal welfare, and animal welfare and human well-being. The challenge is to increase food animal … included in its preamble the 12 Council of Europe, Human rights and legal affairs, Biological safety use of animals by …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… debate in the CBD and other international forums. Local rights have also been the focus of programs to exploit the … invertebrates, their roles in ecology, and the impacts of human activities on them. Learning, experimentation, the … limited. Forests change constantly, with or without human intervention. Good forest managers are constantly …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… River Protection Ordinance 2002, deal with the dumping of human waste and other pollutants into freshwater sources. … (xxxix) ‘Village’ means an integrated and contiguous human habitation commonly identified by a name and includes a … the court, compound any offence under this Ordinance. 147. Rights of Citizen not affected.— Nothing contained in section …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… derivatives 38 3.1.3 The utilization issue 39 3.2 Property rights in genetic resources 40 3.2.1 Applying existing law of … sustainability, the avoidance of environmental harms, and human health. 15 Setting the Stage 50 Bonn Guidelines, para. … pointed out: The scope of most ABS policies covers non-human genetic, biological and biochemical resources found in …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… also possibly geological/ geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are controlled and limited … character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, protected and managed to preserve their … guidance are: 1) PPA managers should be aware of any use rights impacting conservation objectives that are not under …
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