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Land and water - the rights interface
… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 84 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004 Land and water – the rights … at the North Annual Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society Conference, Brisbane, Queensland 19–22 January 2003 which … other riparian land owners, above or below. The limits of "extraordinary" (as opposed to "ordinary") water use have …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… Glossary of Terms for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental … of action on sustainable development adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, often … “not the original or natural environment.” ExCOP / Ex-COP Extraordinary Conference of the Parties. Conference of the …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… Introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Second edition Introduction à … It establishes an independent secretariat, a conference of the parties and a financing mechanism all … year after the date of entry into force of the Convention. Extraordinary meetings may be held either at the discretion …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … Wise Use 47 4.2 Guidance Adopted by the Ramsar Conference of the Parties 49 4.3 The Importance of Wetland … Law Centre in Bonn, for their help, support and extraordinary patience throughout this book's long gestation. …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012 Specialist Groups … all of the long series of meetings leading up to the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the CBD in Nagoya, … around 8,000. e) Second SSC Chairs’ Meeting. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the EAD and the Mohamed bin Zayed …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… for Training and Research (UNITAR), in the framework of a collaboration with UN Environment, has designed the … INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the governing body of the … be convened in conjunction with the COP (Article 16.6). An extraordinary session of the CMA requires the support of at …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… Beyond Access: Exploring Implementation of the Fair and Equitable Sharing Commitment in the CBD ABS … CBD Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio, 1992) COP Conference of the Parties (unless otherwise stated, “COP” … 235 Or in the most extreme case, a particular specimen of extraordinary characteristics, such as a winning race-horse …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … following the 7th, 8th 9th, and 10th meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP7, COP8, COP9 and … scale and extent of the disease in wild birds is both extraordinary and unprecedented. The following table …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… current trends and potential future directions “The field of knowledge is the common property of all mankind” Thomas … by BCIS. A joint statement by eight NGOs4 at the 7th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological … commons it creates as: “the location of some of the most extraordinary innovation that we have seen. Not innovation in …
Sources of international water law
… SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW Some General Conventions, … 3.1.3 Declarations of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - Stockholm, 16 June 1972 … down in the rules of procedure. The Parties shall hold an extraordinary meeting if they so decide in the course of an …