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New Directions in Earth Rights, Environmental Rights and Human Rights: Six Facets of Constitutionally Embedded Environmental Rights Worldwide
… causing a higher-than- expected incidence of cancer in a local community? Or is it in the rise in the ocean‟s salinity … occur to them, or is it enough to show damage to their local environment, or that the planet‟s fragile eco-system is … input from the legislature, and laxity on the part of the administration”42 means that it often falls to the courts to …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… support global alliances to safeguard natural resources at local, regional and global levels. IUCN’s Ecosystem … its implementation. The authors. ACKNOwLEDgEMENTS Local fishermen collecting algae, Upolu Island, Samoa © Imène … World Bank WWF World Wide Fund for Nature LIST OF ACRONyMS Local fishermen collecting algae, Upolu Island, Samoa © Imène …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… been violated by the State (security forces, police and local authorities) and by non-State actors (transnational … that fails to address legitimate concerns and demands of local communities. Those communities are extremely vulnerable … In many land-grabbing situations, businesses, authorities, local suppliers and sometimes organized crime benefit from …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… � 769 Section 3.7 Finance� 773 Terms of reference for the administration of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on … paragraph 6 of decision XV/9 provides a useful basis for local management in respect of the appropriate handling, … which might introduce unnecessary new uses or harm the local industries, or through an inadequate supply which might …
The human right to water and sanitation
… right to water and sanitation; ALSO EMPHASIZING that at local level, ‘nature-based’ solutions to water management are … most cost effective, and replicable for implementation by local communities; EMPHASIZING FURTHER that water governance … to water for basic needs and sanitation by national and local governments; g. promote understanding of …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… areas with management aims tailored to national and local circumstances 3. To reduce the confusion that has … that the interests of indigenous peoples and other local groups should also be taken account of The 1994 system … and staff based at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA. The text from Australia was …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… including governments, NGOs, scien- tists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and … the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat … priorities and numerous tasks for the State Forestry Administration to better manage forestry in China, including …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… but with necessary modifications suitable for regional/local application. The manual has also been tested in two … the manual encourages inventory compilers to make use of local activity data and emission factors. There is, however, … economic data, and so on). They are typically used when local data are not available and the cost of gathering local …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… to pressures from outside commercial interests or local inhabitants. Governments have found it increasingly … must not neglect, however, to include governments and local communities – as the latter most often are the greatest … Coordinator. WMC Resources also provides the support of an administration and publicity consultant. Arid Recovery is …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… of other approaches, voluntary actions standards and with local governance systems supporting responsible production. … the pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food industries, and in local medicines and other products supporting health and … systems for resource management are important in managing local harvests, without formal legal status they may be …