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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
… It links government accountability and environmental protection. It focuses on interactions between the public and … In the 2006 case of Giacomelli v. Italy, which concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR … by the noise and odours generated by a waste-treatment plant, the Court stated that “severe environmental pollution …
Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… agreements such as the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes (1976), … (a)) and measures "necessary to protect human, animal or plant health" (para. (b)). Legal arguments have been framed … legislation – West Africa (CECAF Region), 1983 (E/F*) 28. Plant protection legislation, 1984 (E* F S) 29. Legislation …
Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia
… Leopard Network 2014). The Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) was initiated by the President of … representing the Kyrgyz State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry. The workshop consisted of the … Samanchina, Liesje Birchenough, Gareth Goldthorpe, Rebecca Plant, and Ubayd Gulamadshoev for support and logistics. …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… of genetic resources for medicine and biotechnology, plant pollination, carbon sequestration, and soil formation. … into those related to ecosystem productivity (e.g. plant pollination), the insurance value (e.g. storm … PES, explained as an ecosystem approach to environmental protection. The author established a market for a water …
Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach
… use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: … The river and its water regime are altered by a hydropower plant upstream of the park. Reducing these impacts is a major … and/or semi-natural areas populated by species of animal, plant and/or other types of organism and containing suitable …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… fishing and subsistence rights. • A project aims to plant some monoculture plantations as a means of reforesting … relevant to international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. They can be classified … genuine right to consent to such projects, and promote the protection of human rights. The 1987 Philippine Constitution …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… It must include better information sharing, civilian protection and law enforcement, as well as a deeper … in International Trade (PIC)16 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer & Montreal Protocol on … officials from NCBs, and worldwide environmental protection agencies from 30 countries in Glasgow. This event …