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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… Law Association in 1966.[1] The first global conventional instrument on the use of shared international water … Similarly, measures to amend the 1992 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Water Convention … long been self-evident.[2] Still, tensions exist with the economic development and social protection values inherent to …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Eco-DRR Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction EDPRS Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (Rwanda) … Disaster Risk Food Security Human Health Water Security Economic and Social Development NbS concepts Ecological … Ecosystem Management Programme • Nathalie Olsen, IUCN’s Economic Program • Sandeep Sengupta, IUCN’s Global Policy …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… G. Davey, 1998, x + 71pp. Also available in Chinese. Economic Values of Protected Areas: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers. No. 2. Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas of the World Commission … and trends in protected area effectiveness. Tool: an instrument that aids in undertaking of evaluation – e.g. a …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… marine and coastal invasive species also have a range of economic and human health consequences. Ecological impacts: … services such as flood attenuation and shore protection. Economic impacts: They cause losses due to reduced … for food and space, the species has a range of economic impacts. Its fouling clogs the cooling water intakes …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… thus endowing him or her with a moral as well as an economic claim to exploit those products to the exclusion of … states free to enact laws that serve other political, economic or social objectives, even where those objectives … many years, the Undertaking served as the central legal instrument in FAO’s global system for plant genetic …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… of the available scientific, technical and socio-economic literature2 relevant to global warming of 1.5°C and … food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth are projected to increase with global warming … Box 9 in Chapter 4} B5.5. Risks to global aggregated economic growth due to climate change impacts are projected …
The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law
… wide range of disparate purposes - to regulate social and economic behaviour, as well as to protect human life and … to provide support for legislation designed to regulate economic activities. Health and safety legislation lays down … principle first emerged in an international environmental instrument in the context of regional discussions on the …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… of the CDM; they provide clear and tangible socio-economic and environmental benefits to public participants … for legal issues that are often intertwined with socio-economic challenges, legal reform may not be necessary or … self- sufficiency is created through a long-term bond instrument based on forest assets, which are sold to private …
Preparing national regulations for water resources management: Principles and practice (2nd edition)
… under increasing pressure to satisfy the ever-growing economic, social and environmental demands of today's … treatment in view of its growing importance as a prime instrument of demand management, with significant policy and …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… places of cultural and spiritual significance, supply economic benefits, for instance through tourism, and give us … Chapter 2.1 11 areas began to emerge. The main instrument for this has been the IUCN international network – … needs for precision in reporting. For example, when the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asked countries to …