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The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… L. Rev. 1153, 1160 (2009). Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable … from policies that yield immediate and politically popular economic benefits. At the international level, the “super … Until the Paris Agreement’s ratification, no international instrument dealt as thoroughly with the coordination problem …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… Development and Stabilisation EU IPA CBC European Union’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance Cross-Border … in order to create a real and lasting impact in economic development. SNV's vision is a society where all … biodiversity conservation, cultural exchange, local economic development, international cooperation, maintenance …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… to resources vital to their food security, livelihoods and economic survival (World Bank, 2010a). Because most land in … them of access to resources vital to their livelihoods and economic survival. Unfortunately, rural communities often … Tribal Land Act, as originally written, was indeed a legal instrument "capable of accommodating the natural evolution of …
Introduction to the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment
… surroundings, these impacts can and do have significant economic costs and negatively affect human health. … global environmental impacts. In 1991, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, further developing the EIA … that “Environmental impact assessment, as a national instrument, shall be undertaken for proposed activities that …
Introduction to the Convention on Biological Diversity
… surroundings, these impacts can and do have significant economic costs and negatively affect human health. … global environmental impacts. In 1991, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, further developing the EIA … that “Environmental impact assessment, as a national instrument, shall be undertaken for proposed activities that …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… goals (SDGs) that balance the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. This Paper … criteria are: (i) Strong linkage of environment with socio-economic developmental goals; (ii) Decoupling of socio-economic development from escalating resource use and …
Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol
… December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 1 UNECE Protocol on Strategic … (SEA) An Introduction December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 2 Contents of SEA Protocol … Resources Next steps December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 3 Introduction (1/4) The …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… 19 Economic & natural resource efficiency … for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP), to provide the social, economic and environmental arguments for increased … systems. Transitioning towards a Green Economy—an economic system in which material wealth does not increase …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… wilderness areas also create a social, political and economic imperative for wilderness protection and management, … no matter their cosmovision, ethnic origins, or level of economic development. Always remember that you are on the … at the multilateral level require an international instrument, or treaty agreed by the participating countries …