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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… in 1997 to promote responsible environmental and social management of natural and heritage resources within the hotel … B io d iv er si ty a nd H ot el s 13 assessed would be at risk of extinction if average global temperatures rise by … Animals and plants found only on islands are especially at risk from the introduction of species from elsewhere. The …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… RISEMP Regional Integrated Silvopastoral Ecosystem Management Project RUPES Rewarding Upland Poor for the … does indeed “act as a form of natural insurance for risk-averse ecosystem managers against the over- or … paper is the ‘decentralized’ nature of PES systems, which risk facing strong resistance from the centralized …
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A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… Court of Justice IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management LMB Lower Mekong Basin MA Mekong Agreement, 1995 … the sharing of information on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and produced data and studies to support … and Gland, Switzerland.  Osborne, M. (2004). River at risk: The Mekong and the water politics of China and …
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Guidance to Designated National Authorities on the operation of the Rotterdam Convention

… re levant documentation, which descr ibes the hazard or risk evaluation 2.4.2 Summary descr ipt ion of the r isk or … human health? Yes No If yes, give summary of the hazard or risk evaluation re lated to human health, inc luding the … of the formulation were the adverse effects observed: IV. MANAGEMENT: 20. Treatment given: o No o Yes o Unknown …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … of land in and around cities and greatly increases the risk of urban encroachment and squatting in marginal wetland … regulated and monitored, can carry a significant risk of species introduction.69 In Europe, for example, the …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… International Legal Standard for Sustainable EEZ Fisheries Management 3 Marion Markowski I. Introduction 3 II. … must implement ‘improved techniques for dealing with risk and uncertainty’.141 These techniques are, however, not … have now recognised formally the amount of uncertainty and risk still involved in strategic assessment as well as …
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Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… assessment can help prioritize which species are most at risk, the types of habitat modification that would be most … such as FWS, EPA, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resources … properly inspected or treated for plant pests, putting at risk multibillion dollar crops, or the illegal harvest and …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… – GOOD PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT .............................................85 … Resources for Food and Agriculture: Managing Systems at Risk, at x (2011), http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/ … an environmental impact assessment where there is a risk that the proposed industrial activity may have a …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… 63 4.1 The institutional framework for the management of shared waters ................................ … to a supranational authority, or that they run the risk of having changes being made to their international … or harm to the aquatic environment whenever there is the risk of such adverse effects, including situations where …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… low chlorine pulp International I n s t i t u t e Water Management Table of contents Preface vii Foreword viii … A duty of care could require individuals who influence a risk of harm to the environment to take “reasonable and … should be taken beforehand in order to avoid or reduce any risk or danger to the ecological integrity of the soil …
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