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At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury
… direct contact from mercury use. 1 UNEP, Global Mercury Assessment 2013; Sources, Emissions, Releases, and … approval or accession. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or … day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… ment model compatible with the environ- mental and economic concerns of the local community. Athos’ mountain … back to the 15th century can also be found there. The main economic activities are wood harvesting and stock raising. An … by which mapping exercises are to be con- ducted, the assessment of a compre- hensive system for storing these …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… parties—that is, States or, in some cases, regional economic integration organisations such as the European … e-learning courses—such as those on Customs controls, risk assessment, profiling and selectivity— Green Customs Guide 11 … (members of the European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Liechtenstein) to …
The World Charter for Nature
… co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, technical, intellectual or … as well as to failure to establish an appropriate economic order among peoples and among States, leads to the … Activities which may disturb nature shall be preceded by assessment of their consequences, and environmental impact …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … Status of biodiversity in southern Africa 30 4.1.1.1 Socio-economic status of southern Africa 30 4.1.1.2 Significance of … global situation of the main marine fish stocks for which assessment information is available follows the general trend …
Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee
… this information could also be included. 3.4. Social and economic effects This section would only be completed where … have undertaken specific studies of the social and economic effects related to their final regulatory action(s) … For example whether or not the results of an international assessment (toxicological or ecotoxicological) are …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… has been growing for some time. Starting in 2001, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has issued several reso- … species of wild fauna and flora, and provides a broad assessment of the nature and extent of the problem at the … Poverty can provide incentives for poach- ing, but economic development can provide the means – as detailed in …
The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation
… Study, devolving ecosystem management (Tanzania) 17 Step C Economic issues 18 Case Study, economic issues (Mekong River basin) 19 Step D Adaptive … and natural- resource-oriented Participatory Resource Assessment (PRA), along with monitoring exercises that …
Large Marine Ecosystem Mechanisms
… and trophic relationships, rather than in political or economic factors. 66 LMEs have been identified, delimited and … management with the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects. In some cases, states have been invited to … at target species or EAF; Multi-sectoral ecosystem-based assessment and management of LME goods and services. …
Major Components of the Cartagena Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… for Direct Use as Food, Feed or for Processing 4. Risk Assessment and Risk Management 5. Unintentional Transboundary … The importing country may also take into account socio-economic considerations as specified by the Protocol, when … on agriculture and biodiversity. Taking into account socio-economic considerations also allows for the recognition of …