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The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… to putting sustainable land management (SLM) good practice at the heart of global and national responses to … process for DLDD knowledge (such as case studies, best practices, analytical papers, comparative experiences, … and regional level. Finally, by building on existing good practice and adopting SLM along value chains, we aim to help …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… environment; identify, promote and exchange views on best practices relating to human rights commitments; prepare a compendium of best practices; make recommendations that will facilitate the … the iCJ recognized environmental impact assessment as a practice that has become an obligation of general …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards. IUCN … outlook rating, they still provide examples of good practice. Conversely, sites with a positive outlook should … the 2014 assessment and consultation process, and on best available methodologies on protected area assessments at …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… role of natural ecosystems in economic development is at best persistently under-valued, and at the extreme is omitted … Although conventional analysis decrees that the “best” or most effi cient allocation of resources is one that … actually translates into changes in real-world policy and practice. Yet a better understanding, and more accurate …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Entity (DOE), which has been accredited by the EB that in practice will usually be a financial auditing firm. The PDD … to the need for an effective response “on the basis of the best available scientific knowledge”. It recognizes the … Adaptation action should be based on and guided by “the best available science and, as appropriate, traditional …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… as common approaches and tools, as well as common gaps), best practices and innovative legal solutions are identified … as common approaches and tools, as well as common gaps), best Forest fires and the law x practices and innovative … which concern the use of fire as a planned management practice and "suppression fire", which relates to the use of …
Water as a human right?
… states that “every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual … of a right to water. This is because uniform State practice may provide evidence of opinio juris. It is … that every individual shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health, and that …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… 2.10). Annexed to the TBT Agreement is a Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of … Bonn. IUCN. 2001. Invasive Alien Species: A Tool Kit of Best Prevention and Management Practices, by Wittenberg, R. & … key to making good decisions. Scientific input from the best- positioned experts, no matter which institution they …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… or with governmental subsidies, in order to make the best multiple use of these new wetlands, including their … rain forests. Intensively cultivated land will yield, at best, less than half that production, but, of course, more … requisite majority of the Parties present and voting (in practice there has always been a consensus), but they have …