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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report
… that climate change necessarily violates human rights law, but it stressed that States nevertheless have … order to satisfy the duties of States under human rights law.7 The Special Rapporteur on human rights and the … or not the environmental harm itself violates human rights law, and even whether or not the States directly cause the …
The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties
… the lack of specialist technical expertise of environment law and hazardous waste issues for translating Convention obligations into domestic law; difficulties in coordination between various ministries …
ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… the implementation of ABS provisions, including property law, contract law and other laws, as applicable. d) Possible implications … such cases to take measures, in accordance with domestic law, as appropriate, with the aim of ensuring that the PIC or …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… can enhance poor communities’ access to a just rule of law. this, in turn, can diffuse local tensions over natural … by States and Local Governments, in keeping with constitutional responsibilities. Under the Scheme, State and … rights, especially where migrants lack protections of the law. Agenda 2030 links migration and displacement to targets …
In Transition: Bangkok's Ivory Market
… revision of its primary wildlife and CITES-implementing law, the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act (WARPA) … was now prohibited. A month later in January 2015, a new law was also enacted, the Elephant Ivory Act B.E 2558 (2015), … the Elephant Ivory Act came into effect and after the law came into force. Surveys were conducted across nine …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Towards a mutually supportive relationship … UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN Environmental Law Programme Godesberger Allee 108-112 53175 Bonn Germany … E-mail: Secretariat@elc.iucn.org www.iucn.org/themes/law/index.html IUCN Publications Services Unit 219c …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… crime pose not only to the environment but to the rule of law and stability, and of the potential for the criminal … and trafficking, criminals exploit gaps in legislation, law enforcement and the criminal justice system. CITES … developed with our ICCWC partners, we are assisting law enforcement and crimi- nal justice bodies, wildlife and …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… for restoration are identified Crisis events are leveraged Law requiring restoration exist Law requiring restoration is broadly understood and enforced …