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Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… to take careful consideration of all sectors in each country sharing a basin. 2. Pollution risks in many … for the portions of each basin belonging to the respective country (referred to as Basin Country Units, see figure on … Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends Volume 2 – Transboundary …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… is said to share fresh water with at least one other country, and many share it with multiple countries. … watercourses depends on experts (lawyers and non-lawyers) developing a common understanding of the applicable rules and … of the UNWC Global Initiative have also involved developing a wide range of materials, including policy …
Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia
… population in the Republic of Kazakhstan with aim of developing conservation measures (2014). Funded by the … and 5 million small livestock (sheep and goats) in the country. Satellite collaring of argali has been carried out … NSLEP are reducing conflicts, reducing threats to prey, developing incentives for local communities, strengthening …
A Guide to Cooperation on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… Consent (PIC), a procedure aimed especially at helping developing countries, many of which can find it difficult to monitor and control imports. If a member country decides not to accept imports of a particular … chemicals. The Stockholm Convention secretariat is helping developing countries to strengthen their national chemicals …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … in these basins has required an evolving approach for developing a leadership program. Stakeholders from diverse … do community awareness-raising. We have also worked on developing training certificates (diplomados) at local level, …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… rate was 13.7 million ha per year in natural forests in developing countries and in the last decade, the average net … that materials have been collected in the wild or of their country of origin. As much of the trade is unreported and/or … legality framework was used as the key reference in developing the Forest Law Enforcement, The proposed Customs …
In Transition: Bangkok's Ivory Market
… organizations con cern ing the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … eight other countries and territories, was identified as a country of “primary concern” due to its significant role in … introduced a legal means to implement CITES within the country for African Elephant parts and products; the import, …
Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… the LMEs at highest overall risk are those fringed by developing countries in Africa and Asia. 3.2 Coastal … 4.2 Transboundary governance for LMEs has good country-level engagement but this does not guarantee … interactions in coastal waters presents challenges in developing a single set of criteria to assess risk for LMEs. …
National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… of such considerations in their respective water laws, or developing additional legislations dealing with the … party to critically examine the situation in their own country and other countries they may be interested in. 2. … Nations General Assembly has recognized the urgency of developing and implementing water resource protection …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries 12 • Conduct integrated risk assessments … climate change impacts in high fire risk landscapes, by: • Developing a participatory planning process to design …