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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… ing Persons and Entities with Respect to Activities in the Area (Advisory Opinion) ITLOS Case No. 17, February 1, 2011, … Grenada for many years.249 Grenada has created specially protected marine zones under its Marine Protected Areas Law.250 The law prohibits the discharge of …
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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … the interests of key stakeholders with little power are protected during negotiations. Use a range of opportunities … • Size (km2) and economic value (US$/km2/year) area protected from flooding • Soil loss (kg/ha/year) • Sediment …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… discuss the use of land surface zoning and the creation of protected areas, which are often used for critical areas of … operation, monitoring and inspections of the landfill area and storage tanks apply. EIA are included in the … necessary to adequately determine the wellhead protection area. Another example can be found in the detailed provisions …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … the early transplantation of wild fry to controlled and protected aquaculture environments only has a negligible … for local aquaculture or for the restocking of marine protected areas. This type of trap limits environmental …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … handle geographical indications. Such indications may be protected under trademark laws, consumer protection laws, … food or feed, in which case human health will need to be protected. Similarly, plant protection legislation, National …
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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… to peatlands can arise from both within and outside their area and include: a) direct threats, including drainage and … sites, i.e., the extent to which an area has been protected from or has not been subjected to human-induced … region. 66. Coral reefs support multi-species fisheries. Protected areas are now often used as a tool in fisheries …
18 May 2026 Document

State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… and of its associated ecosystem services, a number of protected areas have 1 UNEP, 2010. “Environment Outlook of … in some environmental areas, such as the increase in protected areas that are rich in biodiversity: thus, between … representing more than 17 per cent of the original forest area.3 In Mexico, deforestation rates have declined: thus, …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… 111 10. Protected water areas and zones … for water rights, ecosystem services payment schemes, protected areas for water-related purposes, and general … Protection Agency of the United States of America in the area of water have consistently been found to yield much …
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International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues

… countries." This study focuses on WTO rules in the area of agriculture, and the legal and institutional … to decide whether plant varieties should indeed be protected."28 As evident from the incorporation of a review … It would also spell out what IPRs and obligations are protected, the scope and exceptions of protection, and the …
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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… of TBNRM is conservation, based on the belief that large protected areas such as some transfrontier parks are … utilisation. Hence, the larger the conservation area, the more biodiversity that can be conserved and the … Use Types Transfrontier -international - long-term - protected areas, -protected areas Conservation Area
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