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The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty
… substantial progress has been achieved over underutilized species. Many of these PGRFA to disappear over the next … Diversity Trust (hereafter ‘Crop Trust’). cultivated plant species in the surroundings traits. generally through their … and locally adapted accessions of eleven different crops threatened by genetic erosion, including crop wild relatives, …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… The telestes polylepis, a critically endangered freshwater species found in Croatia Figure 6: Coastal erosion negatively … the rights of future generations and the preservation of species.” The DRC Constitution similarly in Article 123 of … there is a recognition that aquatic resources can be threatened from both within and without and, as a result, the …
Sources of international water law
… or monitored. 37 Article 22 Introduction of alien or new species Watercourse States shall take all measures necessary to prevent the introduction of species, alien or new, into an international watercourse … between governments; Considering that water resources are threatened by increasing pollution; Convinced of the urgent …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSOLP certificate of source, … a terrible disease in an extract directly derived from one species, the reality of product discovery is far more complex … in set-asides of only the least accessible, attractive or threatened lands), offset systems are already in existence in …
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
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CJEU Court of Justice of the … of the matter. In cases where harm is occurring or is threatened, or where a statute designed to protect public … relief to show that: (a) irreparable injury is immediately threatened or may occur before the case can be heard in full; …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… also results in environmental problems. Local species and eco- systems are vulnerable to chemical … chemical substances. Groundwater around the world is threatened by pollution from agricultural and urban areas, …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… analyse fisheries legislation (regarding capture of wild species for grow-out purposes in aquaculture facilities) as … outside of their villages. In addition, a woman may be threatened or endangered for seeking to enforce her rights. … of a legal claim, clients and community members might be threatened with or be the victims of violence or harassment. …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (known as CITES – adopted in … 2.0 • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) • International Convention for the Prevention … system for the import, export, and re-export of species threatened with or potentially vulnerable to extinction. • …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… the claims involve the release of and exposure to – or threatened release of and exposure to – one or more … It falls within the tropical rainforest zone with various species of the mangrove swamp vegetation, although the … such as chemicals, changes in land use, disease, invasive species or climate change Risk assessment is a scientific …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… teams and action groups, focusing in partic ular on species and biodiversity conser va tion and the manage ment … Box 5.5. (Courtesy Ahmad Reza Siapoosh) Certain wildlife species are sacred to local people throughout West Africa. … mosaics” are often neces sary for the survival of species requiring multiple habi tats (e.g. for shelter, …