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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
… and F&C Asset Management revealed that on a sector-wide level, biodiversity is hardly recognized at present. However, … over US$ 3 billion. Hurricane Katrina caused prices to rise up to 300 – 400% for oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico … involving the dumping of the Brent Spar in the North Sea by Shell in the mid 90s and the activities by the …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… in legal sectors. The guidance is relevant to both macro-level assessments and reforms (e.g. a country’s national … measures such as coastal protec- tion against exposure to sea level rise. The Climate Change Act of the PHILIPPINES requires the …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… 5.2 LOCAL LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR … As a possibly realistic priority target at the national level the potentially productive areas/watersheds for … production, harm to human health and damage from rising sea levels. • Valuing range land restoration by estimating …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… to pursue PhD studies as well as professional masters level programmes (for example the MAppSci in Protected Area … coastal strip without room to expand landwards in case of sea-level rise, may for example be more susceptible to climate change …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… facilitate their effective implementation at the national level. The technical guide reviews the legal implications of … AND THE LAW Failure to repeal obsolete laws may give rise to legal uncertainty and conflicts of law, which may … (ICJ) or the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Furthermore, breach of certain treaties might …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… States SADC Southern African Development Community SEA Strategic Environment Assessment SMEs Small and Medium … to research many countries are now enjoying a higher level of human development, but this has been at the cost of … countries environment courts/ green courts are on the rise. For instance, the Constitution of Kenya 2010, in …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Institutional and Ministerial Coordination at the National Level .................... 75 Avoiding Overlaps and … and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) ................ 250 Guidelines for Implementing the … effects of global climate change, particularly sea level rise in coastal and marine areas. It pursued these goals …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… species within and throughout our region, to a higher level. With each national task force or specialized body … Plants Act, Chapter 43 d. Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Order, 2005 a. Infectious Diseases Act, Chapter 204 b. … connections, and professional employment all giving rise to intimacy which assures free access to such public …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… for REDD – Design and Implementation at the National Level. As this study indicates, further research is needed in … a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a … Tibetan High- lands to the northern reaches of the Yellow Sea. On the eastern side of the line, precipitation is more …