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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… This publication was jointly prepared by the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social … in the 18th and 19th sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). It provides examples of …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… Organization M&I Municipal and Industrial MDGs Millennium Development Goals NGO Non-Governmental Organization NEPA … the inflow and reservoir functions of aquifers, for the sustainable extraction of groundwater. connectivity: the … ensure effective water management, health protection and sustainable development. Good water policies implemented by …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… Ban Ki-moon, World Wildlife Day, March 2014 1) Summary Sustainable use and trade of natural resources is at the interface of conservation and development, inextricably linked with the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, including the right to security, to …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… in the outcome document of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The Aarhus Convention’s twin protections for … with an interest in promoting environmental democracy and sustainable development. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General of the …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… value of biodiversity and conservation in the context of sustainable development 10 No net loss (or net positive impact) 11 … metals, crops and transport are planned in the context of sustainable development, and accompanied by counterbalancing …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… 18 What the Champions suggest to improve 19 6. Leadership Development in Practice: What We Have Learned 21 7. In … to international scales as societies strive for a more sustainable world. The idea of Champions stems from the … change, leading in turn to better water management and sustainable development. In the initial Regional ‘Meet-Up’, …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… defenders, for the sake of our common environment and sustainable development. This report is dedicated to the heroic … everyone to promote and protect a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, necessary for the enjoyment of a …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… environmental empowerment, and the enhancement of sustainable de- velopment generally. The papers in the Review … of linkages – both between MEAs and to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.11 They …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… contact: Environmental Law Branch Division of Policy Development and Law United Nations Environment Programme P.O. … consumption and waste management are dramatically altered. Sustainable development needs to become the watchword and … recommendations that were submitted to the World Summit on Sustainable Development by the 2002 Global Judges Symposium …