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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… the core team members acts as a regional lead. The World Resource Institute, one of the core team members, serves as … four search options. The first is by “which type of resource” and includes many categories such as events, … users can search practices on the Clearinghouse through a resource directory. As of December 2014, the Clearinghouse …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… ecological processes, making major contributions to resource fluxes, transport, predator-prey interactions and … occupied by the species, and maximize intra-species genetic diversity and thus options for local adaptation and … of wilderness as a wasted, untapped natural resource ignores the role of intact wilderness landscapes for …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… species. Wetlands are also important storehouses of plant genetic material. Rice, for example, which is a common … international cooperation. In sum, wetlands constitute a resource of great economic, cultural, scientific and … Activities may vary between strict protection with no resource exploitation; a small amount of resource …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… today - bringing rivers back to life and maintaining the resource base for many. http: //www.waterandnature.org IU C N … 4. Covering the Costs Assessing financing and other resource needs An analysis of the cost and benefits – … of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of the genetic resources. Contracting Parties have an obligation to …
Brexit: environment and climate change
… information and research projects in the EU 47 Government resource 47 Chapter 9: Devolution and the environment 50 … permitting] would be very complex and incredibly resource-intensive.”169 He noted that “Any differences in … recognition of the value of this co-operation. Government resource 168. Although the EU’s environment and climate …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. Generally large, mainly in a … condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial … and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources (access and benefit sharing). ● …
E-waste Inspection and Enforcement Manual - Developed in the framework of the SBC E-waste Africa project
… flame retardants. On the other hand, e-waste is also a resource and some of these substances, as well as valuable … in increased incidence of skin cancer in humans and in genetic damage in many organisms. Chromium While some forms …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… acknowledges that European landscapes are a common resource, for whose protection, management and planning they … The third factor, specific to developing countries, is the resource constraint. I needn't go into it to a great extent … life on Earth: ecosystem diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity. The emphasis, therefore, is on life's …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… environmental or industry based— can be a useful resource for lobbying on the sidelines of an IMO meeting. … of the oceans. For this reason, preservation of this resource base is the key to improving the EU’s … (GES) of the EU’s marine waters by 2021 and to protect the resource base upon which marine-related economic and social …