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EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficing
… Mimica EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development The world has witnessed a surge in wildlife crime … of the EU’s response to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15, which calls for urgent …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… lawmaking and implementation by Rachael S. Knight for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office TABLE OF CONTENTS … of state land, resolving land disputes, attracting sustainable investments, improving gender equity and … a project are quantified and measures taken to encourage sustainable resource use while minimizing the risk/magnitude …
The human right to water and sanitation
… Declaration establishing the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals and of halving by 2015 the proportion of … do not have access to basic sanitation (World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002); ALSO AWARE of … the competence of a society to ensure the development of sustainable water resources and the implementation of …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… display life-history strategies that allow only low sustainable yields of these organisms. The intense and … Report to Environment Australia and the Fisheries Research Development Corporation. FRDC Project 95/058 16) Creasy, S.S. … the resources but are unable to show that theirs will be a sustainable use, or • unwilling to curtail other activities …
Issues in water law reform
… path of reforming their legislation on the management and development of Credit and responsibility for each individual … for the water; and (ii) the rate of use of the water is sustainable; and (d) in providing for the allocation of water … on the innovative principles suggested in M.D. Young, Sustainable Investment and Resource Use (Man and the …
Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation
… each marine habitat. The ultimate aim is to create a fully sustainable ocean, at least 30% of which has no extractive … of competence; ALSO RECOGNISING that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, acknowledges the importance of conserving and …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… conservation and other values VI Protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources: Areas which conserve … mainly in a natural condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level … in the face of global change. The partnership includes the development of a global platform for the acquisition, …
A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27
… impacting on migratory birds 142 3.6 Priorities for the development of CMS instruments 148 3.7 Options for CMS … species conservation within the broader environ- ment and sustainable development agenda. Instruments for the … needs to integrate waterbird conservation as part of sustainable development, to the greater benefit of local …
The "Chemical & Waste Conventions": the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… should be mutually supportive with a view to achieving sustainable development…”. => Trade/trade measures may contribute to … to green trade, green economy and green growth => sustainable development / United Nations Sustainable …
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
… of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or … as to ensure minimal environmental impact and to promote sustainable forest management. iii Contents Acknowledgements … and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest …