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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or the Kyoto Protocol. Both the CBD and the UNFCCC … areas affected by land degra- dation, plan and implement mitigation and rehabilitation measures. 4. Parties shall …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… Livelihoods, Environmental Security and Conflict Mitigation: Four Cases in South Asia Richard Matthew 67 … conservation approach centred on rights and institutional change. The central role that today’s more socially … should not be dissociated from conservation. The issue of climate change illustrates how interdependent these three …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… Preservation India 19 Venezuela 2 Uganda 3 Convention on Climate Change Australia 1 Fundamental Duties India 18 Fundamental … Strategy 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Held The court held that the development …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … land, land formed when water recedes, or land formed by a change or diversion of waterways. (Article 23) The law … to participate in activities related to protection, mitigation and restoration of the village environment …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… consequences of policies or management actions is slow; change is cumbersome and can come too late. The result is a … Catchment management and water supply Soil conservation Climate and disaster mitigation Clean air/pollution mitigation Biodiversity …
Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… such as: early consultation on risk assessment and mitigation measures to maintain veterinary controls; ensuring … a TBCA agreement or remove boundary fences, this does not change the sovereign rights and applicability of laws in the … de Janeiro, 1992); United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Rio de Janeiro, 1992); Rio Declaration on …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… In effect, with the entry into force of the CBD, a change of paradigm was put in place as the conservation … process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), international multilateralism could still … public health, biodiversity conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, Recognizing …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… food security and a reduced flexibility in responding to change. It has been estimated that loss of animal genetic … on an appropriate risk assessment. Due to differences in climate, existing pests or diseases, or food safety … to very intensive management systems where feed, climate, disease and other factors are controlled or managed …