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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… compelling an alternative approach to natural resource management. y Building on scientific understanding of the … that the Corps had been negligent, and that the Corps’ management of the channel had effectuated a temporary … by Federal Tort Claims Act did not extend to the Corps’ management of the MRGO.64 In St. Bernard Parish Government …
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Supporting privately protected areas

… sustainable use; AWARE of the need to promote the proper management and conservation of natural resources and the … to the rehabilitation, connectivity and/or restoration of ecosystem functions indispensable to humanity; 2. LIKEWISE … areas in conserving biodiversity, natural heritage and ecosystem services; iii. their effective integration into …
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Global Mercury Assessment

… by enterprises that hold permits for hazardous waste management. The amounts that may be emitted or released … with industrialization in Asia. The time lag in aquatic ecosystem response One important conclusion from air-ocean … and air and vegetation are not fully understood. Whole-ecosystem studies of mercury are needed to better understand …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Network of Basin Organization Cooperation and management 1. The 1992 UNECE Convention on the Protection and … and intend to cooperate in their conservation, management and use. An important example of regulation of … used with the aim of ecologically sound and rational water management, conservation of water resources and environmental …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

… available to encourage stakeholder participation in the management of these sites; 2. CALLS on IUCN State Members to … areas; 4. ENCOURAGES further research on the sustainable management of karst areas within the ecosystem matrix and encourages the cement and limestone …
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Recognizing the indigenous territories as conservation areas in the Amazon Basin

… that the Amazon Basin is the largest tropical forest ecosystem in the world, covering an area of 7.8 million km2, … of which are endangering indigenous territorial rights and ecosystem integrity; and CONSIDERING that the Amazon’s future … and developing indigenous cultures, based on an integral management of their territories for their well-being, in the …
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Safeguarding indigenous lands, territories and resources from unsustainable developments

… developments as well as other forms of land and ecosystem degradation; 2. RECOMMENDS that governments work … peoples to create, institute and enforce legal and management regimes, as appropriate and necessary, that …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… rights obligations related to environmental protection and management. Although not all of these practices may always be … to ensure the sustainability and maintenance of island ecosystem integrity, health and function through integrated … and local environment from industrial pollution and ecosystem degradation.” Further Information: Namati’s website …
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Indicative Outline of an NBSAP

… annexed to the main NBSAP 1. Values of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the country and their contribution to … or quasi-federal countries which devolve territorial management to these entities) and at local or municipal …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… the agreed definitions and technical conservation and management measures. 2. Objective and scope The ICRW is … the management and conservation of whales in a broader ecosystem context has, among other things, led to several … agenda of the IWC and place whaling in a broader ecosystem context. In 2001, the IWC recognized the importance …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater