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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… be starved of water as it becomes increasingly diverted for human use, threatening species such as the Basra … Human activities such as agricultural expansion, … water diversion for human use from rivers which supply key wetlands … ts. As suitable grazing land reduces due to climate change, human use and livestock will compete directly with the …
Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems
… of conservation interventions affecting their interests, rights, knowledge, traditions and livelihoods; MINDFUL that … 3.015 Conserving nature and reducing poverty by linking human rights and the environment (Bangkok, 2004) and 4.056 … degradation; d. engage with the Conservation Initiative on Human Rights, recognised conflict experts, and similar …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… 2. Rights to use, manage and benefit from land and environmental … and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life (Daily 1997). In Viet Nam, there are a wide range … paying the cost of services that the environment provides human beings, it is consistent with Article 130 of the Law on …
C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards
… on condition that it takes into consideration the rights and interests of the other watercourse states. Thus, … depends on the states’ capabilities in terms of financial, human and other resources. The harm must be “significant”. It … watercourse which results directly or indirectly from human conduct”. Thus, states “shall, individually and, where …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… further international action to reduce the risks to human health and the environment from the release of mercury … thereafter. The objective of the Convention is to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions … that nothing in this Convention is intended to affect the rights and obligations of any Party deriving from any …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… nation? How does this par- ticular law reflect our values? RIGHTS: How does our recognition of rights (e.g. of women, … appropriate institutional, technological, financial and human capacities. Capacity- building refers to strengthening … from the World Bank, with the objectives of building human and technical capacity in selected state agencies and …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest resources can contribute … to rural poverty, economic growth, environmental quality, human well-being as well as biodiversity conservation. It has … The Role of Ekwar in Dryland Central Turkana, Kenya.” Human Ecology Vol. 18:163-176. Bourke, Michael, R. (2005). …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… emissions from burning biomass and its adverse effects on human health. This study builds on the preliminary findings … measures and the WTO disciplines. Also, international human rights treaties may have implications for bioenergy …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… described in this Guide are without prejudice to any rights and obligations and to any dispute settlement … which have been compiled by them on the effects on human health and the environment of the generation, … policies, strategies and measures for minimizing harm to human health and the environment by hazardous wastes and …
Water Management and Stewardship
… organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation … a ‘fairly even distribution among geographical regions and Human Development Index groups’. This survey showed that 84 … 2013). 4. IMPLEMENT – core level - Comply with laws & rights; maintain and improve site water balance and quality; …