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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant constraints on … may take place through displacement, conversion of use and acquisition. The 1988 United Nations Commission on Human …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant constraints on … may take place through displacement, conversion of use and acquisition. The 1988 United Nations Commission on Human …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… random bioprospection; no further information available/acquisition of sample of completely unidenti!ed resources … rights regarding access to biological resources on private land or to create speci!c rights over the genetic resources … knowledge or any other intended activity on their land occurs according to their customary laws. Overall, BCPs …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… 2007). The causes of this process are manifold: changes in land use and carbon emis- sions, alterations in both … (AOGCMs), describ- ing the atmosphere, oceans, sea ice and land, and pos- sibly chemistry, the carbon and nutrient … As climate change models become more precise through the acquisition of local and regional information, the mod- …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… recognition of sustainable pastoralism as a viable land management option for the world’s rangelands. vi vii … natural capital across a quarter of the world’s land area, although in many developing countries this … to the conversion of pastoral lands to other uses, and the acquisition of pastoral rangelands by non- pastoralists24. In …
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Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations

… in the CITES Appendices, documentary evidence of legal acquisition will still be required from the country of origin … marthae sp. nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago. – Zootaxa, 2201: … J. D. (2011): The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) …
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Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3.6 Acquisition, possession and consumption . . . . . . . . . . . … protection, in contrast, refers to the protection of human land use, including the sustainable development, … the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, and the Protocol against the Illicit …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… Approach – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … reduction in species diversity. High heterogeneity in land use will be reduced if fire brings about more uniform … and passing key legislation; 2) promoting voluntary land acquisition; 3) relocating vulnerable infrastructure and …
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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

… “nature, forests and landscapes”. 5) Conservation ­land ­as ­a ­result ­of ­default ­or ­debt ­work-out. Should … acquire a significant amount of biodiversity- sensitive land as a result of default or debt work-out situations, … hazard No, but could potentially be addressed. Address via acquisition of information, deductibles, co- insurance and …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Professor and Vice Head of Institute, Contaminated Land Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied … Initiatives 12 1.4 Policy and Legal Issues Associated with Land Acquisition 12 1.5 Permissible Levels of POPs in the …
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