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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… respect to toxic waste, indigenous peoples rights, food, water and climate change. Further, in March 2012, during its … a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica or create any rights of … new claim[s], or enlargement of an existing claim, to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica shall be asserted while …
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Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park

… roads which contributes to the openness of the area. Water transport on Lake Perucac has local transboundary and … ment of several economic branches. The abundance of water of the Drina River and its confluents offers a num- ber … long and 90 m high and Lake Perucac accumulates 340 m3 of water. Visegrad Lake was formed by the construction of a 280 …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… competences under the Treaty 260 1.1 Legal base 260 1.2 Territorial scope 260 1.3 Exclusive and shared competences 261 2. Substantive and territorial scope of CFP secondary legislation 262 3. … note 2, pp.666, 676. 198 ‘[F]ish which spawn in fresh water within a State’s territorial jurisdiction, and migrate …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… Box 6. Ballast Water … 18 Box 13. Water Hyacinth … 2.2.2.3 Introductions to Inland Water Systems … of Transferring Harmful Aquatic Organisms with Ballast Water … 32 Box 19. International Cooperation on Ballast Water Management ...............................32 3.2 … 76 Box 35. South Africa’s Working for Water Programme …
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C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… of the basin states concerned. The focus is on surface water resources, since a specific module – Module E – is … obligation has its foundations in the theory of limited territorial sovereignty. According to this theory, each … the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in the Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Commission of …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… standard of living, to adequate food, to safe drinking water and sanitation, to housing, to participation in … rights, including their rights to life, health, food and water. Like directly discriminatory measures, such indirect … about: the quality of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially …
21 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… United Nations Development Programmе WB World Bank WFD Water Framework Directive WWF World Wildlife Fund 14 Part A: … flood relief by providing a ‘natural sponge’ to retain water. With higher connectivity, the existing habitat is … the ultimate aim is to provide the framework for the territorial development of a green and low carbon economy. …
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Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… thanks go first to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration of Albania and in particular to Prof. Dr … the Ionian Sea. Internal waters represent 735 km2 and the territorial waters (extending from the internal waters to 12 … category II) covering an area of 12,570 ha (about 2% of territorial waters). Other areas have been proposed as …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar … world”. 1.2 What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controling the environment and … the associated plant and animal life. They occur where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where …
21 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Peoples have been able to preserve or regain complete territorial control of their land, including environmental … of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to land, water, natural resource and culture, we will seek to redress … on them. The region lacks governance, and enforcement of territorial protected status by the government is weak. …
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