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Water as a human right?

… development can only be achieved in the absence of a high prevalence of debilitating diseases, while obtaining … aspects of the constitutional right to life. – The High Court held in L.K.Koolwal v State of Rajasthan and … and Others v State of Karnataka and Others (1991), the High Court went further and observed that “[e]ntitlement to a …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… wildlife manager responsible for one of the planet’s high profile protected areas who said, following a taught … the most productive ecosystems on earth. They support a high diversity and abundance of plants, birds, mammals, … a number of specific attributes: � Their association with high population densities of people, agriculture including …
21 May 2026 Document

Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual

… Advanced Thermal Scanning Radiometer AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Btu British thermal unit BC Black … approach uses general emission factors combined with high-level (national) activity data (for example, emission … available and the cost of gathering local information is high. This approach requires minimum resources, but the …
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… political relations between the states, as they require a high level of cooperation. issues linked to climate change …   CONTROL    AT/Binding   decision/No  appeal   COST   High Adjudication   METHOD       Requires  submission  to   … CONTROL       ICJ/Binding  decision/ No  appeal   COST    High 52 TRANSBOUNDARY WATER GOVERNANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… from unsustainable cutting. The problem is compounded by high population growth rates and an agriculturally based … destruction are often great, but the social costs are also high. Government action is required to stop these threats. … Valuation Methods and Policy Instruments. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 164, United The Use of Economic …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… Programme (respectively, UNESCO and UNEP) convened a high-level round table on Cultural Diversity and Biodiversity … Thus wetlands, even if degraded or reduced, can retain a high degree of archaeological importance. Box 5: Sunken ships … develop rapid survey methods to assess wetland sites with high scientific poten- tial in which efforts should be …
21 May 2026 Document

Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… the Sea (UNCLOS) to protect and manage biodiversity in the high seas; NOTING that greater effort will be needed to establish … framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out; NOTING that marine reserves play an …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… a great technical and administrative challenge, leading to high transaction costs. All this explains the complex … uncertainties, administrative de!ciencies and delays, and high transaction costs may lead to considerable frustration … international legal framework governing the oceans and seas. It “sets out the legal frameworks within which all …
21 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… of 10 to 20%), medium (disappearance of 20 to 40%) and high (more than 40% of the total available water having … three different forms: liquid (rivers, lakes, streams, and seas), solid (ice) and gaseous (clouds, fog or mist). From … The basin can be divided up for practical reasons into high, mid and low areas, or, at the very least, into high and …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… Frequent droughts may result in increasing occurrences of high- severity wildfires, with consequences for vegetation … Certain prohibitions may be necessary when the risk is high and there is a need to identify and punish those … (E) 47. The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues, 1991 (E F) 48. Les périmètres irrigués en …
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