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Risks from Maritime Traffic to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Identification of Issues and Possible Responses
… IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is provided by: INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN-MED … Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain. Copyright: © 2009 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural … LIST OF ACRONYMS ACCOBAMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… value. In order to prevent their depletion, many international and regional instruments24 oblige states to … State property regimes State sovereignty is a construct of international law. Sovereignty is the right of a state to … of the world’s 24 See in general the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, the FAO Compliance Agreement, and numerous …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… and the dynamics of the demand driving the trade. In the international community, there is now growing recog- nition … As reflected in a range of decisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and … in trade are not endangered, but the existence of an agreement to ensure the sustainability of the trade is impor- …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… Policy Development Series No 17 A joint publication of the International Tropical Timber Organization and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ITTO/IUCN … conclusion from the testing was that there is broad agreement on the goals of the guidelines. No one seriously …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Water in … and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards. IUCN provides a neutral space in … Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland Copyright: © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… for Environmental Research and Technology (CERTI), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and its … of Green LECRDS, developed from FAOLEX 54 Annex 3: International support for Green LECRDS legal reform 60 Boxes … set detailed obligations to ensure that all parties to the agreement are treated in a fair and non-discriminatory way.14 …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… framework Convention on Climate Change (UNfCCC), reached agreement on the world’s first universal climate deal. Both … o n S F r o m 15 Ye a r S o F p r ac t i c e vi Attract international support, build partnerships and coalitions for … groups and people were more likely to contribute; and international partners were more likely to provide robust, …
Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects
… the main transboundary watercourses in Africa without an international treaty and without a basin-wide coordination … these policies offered a good basis for reaching an agreement for the equitable and sustainable management of the … basin management, equitable access, water for nature and international cooperation. That said, none of these policies …
Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020
… organisation of developing countries in the international system, with 79 member countries from Africa, … one concerning protected areas, jointly implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the … and in meeting their various multilateral environment agreement targets. On a regional basis, …