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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems
… work; or (c) when groundwater poses a threat to life or property. Para. 66 – Protection of aquifers: (1) For the … 1996 Memorandum of Agreement Related to Referral of Water Right Applications (British Columbia, Canada, and State of …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… values: i.e. the value of biodiversity in its own right independent of value placed on it by people. (Modified … buffer the impacts of tsunami waves and protect lives and property, with the composition of the vegetation being a very …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own … he was billed for the two signs as he had destroyed UN property. He appealed, and was finally vindicated as the … © S H U TT ER ST O CK A powerful tornado destroying property. 81 Barbara Ward, who with René Dubos wrote the …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… Panel on Climate Change IPRs Intellectual property rights ISA International Seabed Authority ITLOS … from the baseline (Article 3). The coastal State has the right to set laws, regulate use, and exploit any resource … obligations, and the regulation of in- tellectual property rights may be of interest. 242. Articles 242 and …
Can carbon dioxide storage help cut greenhouse emissions?
… for limiting emissions could – if supported by the right policies – stabilize atmospheric concentrations of … liability in the event of accident or leakage and the property rights of owners of the land above geological … in those areas where data are currently limited. The right legal and regulatory environment also needs to be …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… equitable and reasonable manner, which includes both the right to use the watercourse and the duty to cooperate in the … instead, the resource must be considered the common property of all. This notion akin to common heritage has been … this territory, but represent the common and inalienable property of all riparian States’. This principle is echoed by …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… coordination has strengthened with respect to people’s property rights and businesses through various conferences … govern activities, measures for reducing the fixed property tax are implemented. • The Park Management …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… taking a toll on human lives and causing increased property and economic losses, particularly in developing … environment and can potentially cause harm to people and property, disasters are defined as “A serious disruption of … USA, pp. 1199-1265. Oldfield, S. and Olwell, P. 2015. The Right Seed in the Right Place at the Right Time. BioScience …