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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … individual’s right to have his or her life respected and protected by law.49 In the case of Yanomami v. Brazil50 the … to health and to live in a healthy environment is already protected by law, the Convention requires that the law be …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … the Ramsar Convention, including the need for a network of protected areas and the wise use principle for the management … 108 million square kilometres. Leaving aside Antarctica (protected by another treaty), this is 75% of the world’s …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… internal consensus view. The absence of a proposal in this area was later used to deflect fears of specialized agencies … the importation of animals belonging to species which are protected in their natural habitat, unless it has been … and the awful truth was revealed. The ozone shield that protected life on Earth was disappearing and, we, with our …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… safeguard Farmers’ Rights, these are still not promoted or protected by national legal and policy frameworks in most … facilities available. Access to technology, including that protected by IPR, is to be provided and/or facilitated under … substantial losses of many natural resources from their area. These are key elements in ensuring people’s food and …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… seas bottom trawl catch is taken in a relatively small area of the Northwest Atlantic (the shelf and slope area of the international waters of the Grand Banks and the … gear restrictions, fisheries closed areas, and marine protected areas, consistent with international law and based …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … for Sustainable Development WCPA World Commission on Protected Areas WWF World Wildlife Fund �iii P ho to © Im ag … & gas companies face because of presence in pristine or protected areas lies in the range of 2–6%.54 • Gupta and …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the … laws on environment, soil conservation, wildlife, protected areas, plant protection, water laws, … legitimate even when they are not recognized and protected by law. The VGGT also promotes the …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … from shallow well connected to sub-surface in Qur qura area of Garba Tula, Kenya © Yasin Mahadi S. Salah. Page 17. … (MEA, 2015). Moreover, drylands hold 30% of the total area of sites of important biodiversity, 35% of the global …
Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)
… may or may not be restricted to portions of the landfill area. In the case of landfills that are still operating, a … in the landfill and be carried out of the contaminated area via percolating water; 8 • Contaminated surface runoff; … carrying volatile chemicals outside the contaminated area; • Volatilization; volatile chemicals may be given off …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2016), The guide to National Reporting Obligations
… or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … only officially nominated individuals with password-protected user accounts have the ability to enter and edit … arrangements (i.e. who is responsible for which area and what are the connections between different parts of …