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Convention on Biological Diversity

… schemes, improved border controls and quarantine, water and waste management, use of ecosystem based approaches … By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland-water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level … but with the objective of preventing damages it gives the right to the responsible authority to enter any property on …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… 2004; Hokkanen et al., this volume). In Germany, right after the fall of the Iron Curtain on 9 December 1989, … many years through the joint management of the lake and water resources. Towards the end of the Communist period, … See – Seewinkel Cooperation in nature conservation and water management started as early as the 1950s. This was …
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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… four Thematic Areas of Livelihoods, Ecosystem Services, Water and Air, and Geospatial Solutions, and underpinned by … rarities unspoiled by human hands. The river and its water regime are altered by a hydropower plant upstream of … Vasilijević and Pezold, 2011; see Appendix B). In the right circumstances, it has the capacity to improve outcomes …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… deliver numerous benefits in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable development as … and environmental audits have been linked to improved water quality in rivers, strengthened protection of flora and … Aarhus Convention The Convention aims at  protecting the right of every  person of present and future  …
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La non régression en droit de l'environnement

… of Nondegradation and Anti-Backsliding Programs for Water and Air Pollution … Law ............................ 475 1. Nondegradation and Water Pollution Control .................. 476 2. … 483 1. Anti-Backsliding and U.S. Water Pollution Control ......... 484 2. Anti-Backsliding and …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… report received valuable input from: Katharine Cross (IUCN Water Programme); Ninni Ikkala (IUCN Climate Change … on Environmental Law); and, Eva Zabey (Ecosystems and Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development). … and heating (WEO 2006). These people have a legitimate right to, and need for increased energy services which are …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… loss; (2) the downstream community can build an adequate water treatment plant at its own cost; (3) the polluter may … communities and the individuals comprising them have the right to participate in decision-making processes with … http://leo.informea.org/terms/property-right http://leo.informea.org/terms/constitutional-law …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… Box 6. Ballast Water … 18 Box 13. Water Hyacinth … and Institutional Frameworks on Alien Invasive Species own right but also in the context of the international legal … ners. The IPPC recognises that States have the sovereign right to utilise phytosanitary measures for the pro- tection …
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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… for Protected Area Managers as “Areas of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and … on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) affirms the right of indigenous peoples to determine and develop … their cultural traditions and customs, including the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and …
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