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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 resources .................1 Ecosystem services … in the livelihoods of the rural poor, and strengthen environmental governance and institutional building. The … whoever damages the environment must compensate for the damage. The current legal framework allows for taxes, charges …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… in local and international markets without leading to environmental problems. Particularly, aquaculture is expected … and Eastern countries. In order to avoid potential environmental disruption issues, it is important that the … oxygen depletion and other problems that could damage the environment. Biological interaction caused by the …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … and sustainable use, and provide disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems. A first effort to develop such a … working group consists of experts in coastal science, environmental policy and economics, and project …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… of Sydney Deputy Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law From the 1960s onwards, the global … and Agriculture Specialist Group, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Commission on Developing a global soil … within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the soil resources of other States or of areas …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… This paper was developed by the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations … and Lara Ognibene, Legal Officers at the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of UNEP, undertook and … Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… led to patterns of global forest use with many detrimental environmental consequences. This study demonstrates the … Adger, W. N., & Grohs, F. (1994). 'Aggregate estimate of environmental degradation for Zimbabwe: does sustainable … services provided by the world's tropical forests. Flood damage alleviation is a particularly important component of …
Assessing the international forest regime
… Forest Regime Edited by Richard G. Tarasofsky IUCN Environmental Law Centre IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 37 IUCN The World … policies and procedures. A number of cases have involved damage to forests. The panel provides a mechanism that can …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… reflect the views or policies of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERTI), the … for Green LECRDS, national examples 16 Box 2.3: Environmental impact assessment 20 Box 2.4: Market-based … or mitigating serious or irreversible environmental damage, environmental impact assessments are one of the most …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… constraints with people’s participation. Box 24: Crop damage turning conserving communities hostile. Box 25: Skiyo … from II to VI of IUCN category of PAs. To speed up the environmental conservation and faced with conflicts with the … of paying compensation to the people affected by crop damage caused by the elephants could have been resolved with …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… of Meteorological Services and the Botswana Global Environmental Change Committee at the University of Botswana, … including increased saltwater intrusion, flooding and damage to infrastructure (high confidence). Risks associated … institutional, technological, financing and environmental barriers that differ across regions (high …