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Land and water - the rights interface
… where economic and agricultural transitions are putting natural resources under intense pressure. Despite the … Such rights relate to what are arguably the most important natural resources of the modern nation-state. Land, in the … agrarian and land reform probably have their most direct heritage in the agrarian transformation that began in Denmark …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… © 2009 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … 6.4.1 Natural predator … to a growing population and the corresponding demand of natural resources. Data on the distributions, conservation … Island Press, Washington, DC, USA. UNEP-WCMC. 2008. World Heritage Sites - Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… If we are to address some of the major challenges facing natural resource management and conservation in the 21st … IUCN Restoring Forest Landscapes 4 Acronyms ANR Assisted natural regeneration CIFOR Center for International Forestry … Human settlements IUCN protected area Category I-II World Heritage Site Critical erosion site Land-use layer Land …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … that they provide can not only mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and climate change but they can also … the Upper Salween River valley (Figure 13). A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the upper Salween River valley is one of the …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… assessments and prognoses; National or sub-national natural resource use assessments and prognoses; Laws, … Order of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources the Philippines introduced Implementing … Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; Convention on the Rights of the Child; …
Plant protection legislation
… more food from the same land area involves changes in the natural dynamic balance when pests, diseases and weeds … features of plant protection. In fact, the existence of natural or political boundaries has favoured the introduction … pest among plants, thereby endangering the nation's plant heritage, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of not …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… aimed at protecting the environment and conserving natural resources. This type of initiative is often brought … fusion of cells beyond the taxonomic family that overcome natural physiological reproductive or recombination barriers … and future generations * Compromises the natural heritage and ecological integrity of the planet * Unfairly …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… 12 Rights in Natural Resources … security of tenure transferability. Property rights in natural resources may be classified into operational level … Concise Law Dictionary (5th edition 1964). 73 The American Heritage Dictionary 1967 (3rd edition 1996). 74 See Smith, …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… The Convention also sets out rights for the “public” (natural or legal persons, and, in accordance with national … and a whole range of factors in their physical (natural and man-made) and social environment. The two main … the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention) gives the following …