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European charter on hunting and biodiversity

… (decision V/6)15. They advocate integrated management of land, water and living resources for promoting the … and society 3.1.1 Rationale: Human decisions that change land-use and affect species are influenced by regulatory and … special regulatory challenges in guiding local use of land and wild living resources to retain diverse ecological …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore

… on mires and peatlands, launched by the Finnish Peat- land Society in 1998 which elicited almost one thousand …
14 Aug 2026 Document

UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… resources, including access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, credit, inheritance and … in redressing environmental imbalance: insecure land and tenure rights; obstructed access to natural resource … and public life, representation, nationality; rights to land and water, education; employment; health; and economic …
14 Aug 2026 Document

The Durban accord

… parks. We celebrate one of the greatest collective land-use commitments in the history of humankind – a … realm. We voice concern that while 11.5% of the world’s land area now enjoys protection, less than 1% of the world’s …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… those arising (1) during the transport of animals by land, sea or air; (2) the slaughter of animals for human … The animal welfare concerns during transport – whether by land, air or sea – are very real, as animals are kept in … of animals during transport: by sea (Chapter 7.2), land (Chapter 7.3) and air (Chapter 7.4).34 33 The stress …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by shallow water. The Ramsar Convention takes … fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and …
14 Aug 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… New Zealand to oppose (successfully) re- scheduling of land to allow mining on the Corromandel Peninsula, the main … for species management in Australia, NGOs active in land management and restoration as well as academic … We had no serious challenges in 2011. • Infrastructure and land development throughout the region is the major challenge …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… acknowledge the difference between the owners of the land, from which the spec- imen is collected, the owner of … the genetic resource, or authorizes the entrance to the land where the resource is located or to the ex-situ … some national delegates have claimed that the owner of the land is equally the owner of the genetic resources located on …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… to the influence of the shallow depths, and proximity to land and river flows. MAJOR CHANGES IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS … of new designations of MPAs in the open ocean far from land. This report intends to provide the best available … UNFCCC COP 21 on the contribution of the Aichi targets on land mitigation (Leadley et al., 2015), no similar report was …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… environmental law, natural resources law, energy law and land use law, as well as constitutional law, administrative … sued to challenge various aspects of the Council’s land use plans, demanding compensation as well as … and manage the thing held in trust – the life-sources of Land, Air and Water for the people.”). 72 Ali, Constitutional …
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