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Affirmation of the role of indigenous cultures in global conservation efforts

… species diversity, ecological processes and patterns, and land and sea management practices that are applicable today; … of up to one million people through the ahupua'a system of land management, which integrated land and sea ecosystems and relationships within a shared …
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Mountain Protected Areas

… for recreation and tourism, more than other kinds of land use; and therefore at that time mountain protected areas … and DEEPLY CONCERNED that mountain protected areas as a land use have been largely dropped from the lexicon; for … and significant role that formal protected areas play in land and water use and development and thus for human …
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Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… 61 61 62 64 64 64 64 66 66 Article 9: Releases Sources of Land and Water Releases Covered Required Control Measures for … 7); 5. Emissions (to air) (Article 8); 6. Releases (to land and water) (Article 9); 7. Environmentally sound interim … releases of mer- cury and mercury compounds to water and land. Notes: 1. This measure will contribute to in- creased …
06 Aug 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Protecting coastal and marine environments from mining waste

… reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities; ALSO NOTING Aichi Biodiversity Target … and Protocol; TROUBLED that dumping of mining waste from land with potential significant harmful effects through … Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (UNEP-GPA), International Maritime …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… migration related to temperature change and loss of arable land, increased exposure to insect vectors of disease, and … environmental compartments such as the oceans, ice, and land masses. Chapter 4 investigates the potential for changes … since the 1970s, has generally been greater over land than over the oceans. Additional warming occurs in …
06 Aug 2026 Document

Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

… Action Plan EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL LAWS TO BE REVISED - Land - Water - Fisheries - Genetic Resources - Food safety - … or ownership of the resources needed for food production (land, water, etc.). 1.5. REViEW OF LEGiSLATiON FROM A HUMAN … rights of individuals with respect to resources such as land, water, forests, fisheries and livestock, without any …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested … and does not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household … use of forests,116 the pollution of marine areas by land-based plastic waste, the protection of soil, the use of …
06 Aug 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested … and does not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household … use of forests,116 the pollution of marine areas by land-based plastic waste, the protection of soil, the use of …
06 Aug 2026 Document

Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… Sites: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers as “Areas of land or water having special spiritual significance to … faith groups, may also have longstanding relationships to land and sacred natural sites and may not be recognized as …
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Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… Maria Carnevale, State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources; Andy Collins, NOAA Office of … Blue Ventures; Randall W. Kennedy, Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural xvii XVIII Large-Scale Marine Protected … of marine debris. • Increasing downstream impacts from land-based sources of pollution. • Habitat destruction and …
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