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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… like the application to monitor. Once users specify the habitat, theme or plan that they would like to monitor, the … to the application’s web site, a user may identify a habitat to monitor, such as a park or a lake, or a planned … and serious intimidation to community members, and the loss of food security. The NHRCT designated its Subcommittee …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis prospective loss of coastal land, to find that they had standing to … those protections and the cause of the properties’ partial loss of value was the fault of the Council, which years … to list a species and determining that species’ critical habitat.128 Australian climate change litigation has been …
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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… having a plantation area of 5 million ha, is reporting a loss of forest cover of 23 million ha in the ten year period …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… part exacerbated by fears that gains by women may signify loss by men of power, prestige and benefits. Mainstreaming a … Action Plan, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements. Habitat Program, the Rome Declaration on World Food Security, … TK is placed in the public domain this may result in a loss of rights to control the use of such knowledge and to …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… customary safeguards of women's land rights erode. Fearing loss of land, customary leaders and families move from more … Change, 3(1)(2): 149–183, January and April 2003. UN HABITAT. 2005. Land tenure, housing rights and gender in … Law, Land Tenure and Gender Review Series. Nairobi, UN HABITAT. Unruh , J.D. 2006. Land tenure and the 'Evidence …
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Share - Managing water across boundaries

… such as fisheries, navigation, recreation, biodiversity habitat and in some cases hydropower generation. The ‘use’ of … compensation for costs – e.g., inundated land, pollution, loss of ecosystem services, harmful changes in river flow …
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Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations

… unsustainable wildlife trade contributes to biodiversity loss, sustainable and well-regulated trade can be a positive … • life history characteristics • distribution • habitat adaptability • migratory/shared • risk of mortality … vs. effectively protected Conservation benefits • species/habitat • other conservation benefits • local benefits • …
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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… to broader government policies and targets (e.g. no net loss or a net gain in biodiversity). By moving beyond a focus … of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Birds and Habitat Directive of the European Union as well as the … biodiversity offsets include (1) the emphasis on area- and habitat-based assessment methods for biodiversity and …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and population as well as of human activity with a … obligations on “rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … efforts in just a few regions will still not prevent loss of marine biodiversity at the global level. One of the …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… If this is not possible, a backhoe may be used. To prevent loss of volatiles, samples should be gathered from freshly … as a sensitive aquatic environment, nature preserve, habitat for endangered species, sensitive forest reserves, … (e.g., sensitive aquatic environment, nature preserve, habitat for endangered species, sensitive forest reserves, …
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