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UNEP Global Judges Programme
… of all countries in the pursuit of the rule of law in the area of environment and sustainable development. I wish to … international control of hazardous wastes; chemicals; marine pollution; conservation of species and habitats; … resources and benefit sharing; biosafety; protection of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and …
Supporting implementation of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the African Agenda 2063
… eco- regions have lost more than 50 percent of their area to cultivation, degradation or urbanization" (Africa … genetic resources and effectively managing terrestrial and marine protected areas; and RECALLING further that Ethiopia, where …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… position papers describe RBAs in a variety of contexts - protected areas, natural resource management, access and … Chapter 9 Seeking respect for a Sherpa community conserved area: 203 Responsibility, recognition and rights in the Mount … Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (National marine research institute, Colombia) IPA Indigenous Protected …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… and of use of the biodiversity in the government's protected areas. INBio develops biodiversity prospecting … Chemical prospecting in a Costa Rican Conservation Area: This project began in 1993 and it finished in September … resources in public or private lands, terrestrial or marine environments, under ex situ or in situ conditions and …
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?
… extraction of lumber, has evolved into a major new risk area for a wide range of companies. Inconsistent or … to the United States, in violation of the South African Marine Living Resources Act and South African export …
Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee
… and chronic toxicity thresholds, respectively. In marine sediments, chemical X was found more frequently in … long persistence in sediment, chemical X concentrations in marine sediments are expected to exceed chronic toxicity … been taken are applicable only in a limited geographical area or in other limited circumstances Example: Chemical X in …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… Chapters 10 2.6.2. Large Point Sources (LPS) 12 2.6.3. Area Sources 13 2.6.4. Mobile Sources 13 2.7. Temporal … Emissions are mostly generated from combustion in marine diesel engine boilers used for steam turbine … from commercial flag vessels with compression ignition marine engines, by considering engine type, duty cycles and …
D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries
… of nations whose nationals actively fished in the area or for the species regulated by a particular regional … are overwhelmingly dependent on the exploitation of living marine resources; and (f) the interests of developing States from the subregion or region in whose area of national jurisdiction the stocks also occur. From …