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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2007 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … define other resources possessing such attributes, such as water, minerals, wildlife, hydrocarbons, and the mar- itime … including their destruction. Also, the concessions of water, minerals and hydrocarbons allow particular minerals, …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… of agricultural biodiver- sity, in both selection and conservation. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Bioversity … Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, with a particular focus on matters related … impact that agriculture may have on the environment (e.g. water, energy, pesticides and herbicides) should become an …
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Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… by four UN organizations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Geneva, March 2017 … and thus food security, especially due to increased water shortage. Human activities are now recognized as … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/water-shortage …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… act with prudence and caution to ensure that effective conservation measures are taken to prevent serious harm to … of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of … loss; (2) the downstream community can build an adequate water treatment plant at its own cost; (3) the polluter may …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and … adjacent to the wetlands, and islands or bodies of marine water deeper than six metres at low tide lying within the … serious damage to crops, livestock, forests, fisheries, water and other forms of property; iii) in the interests of …
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Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation

… IUCN’s Overall Programme, adopted by the 2nd IUCN World Conservation Congress (Amman, 2000), which requests the … zones and migratory corridors; ecosystem restoration, conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems; protection of … ecosystem-based adaptation and ecosystem conservation, water, disaster risk reduction and the marine environment; …
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Protection of primary forests, including intact forest landscapes

… landscapes, are irreplaceable in terms of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services including clean water; FURTHER NOTING that intact forest landscapes in … Team's continued work through 2016 and beyond; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United …
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Proposing goals for the coverage of protected areas based on management certification and assessment systems

… to protect “at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water” and that these areas should form part of “areas of … on Protected Areas, in partnership with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), to guide national … of protected areas in order to comply with global conservation goals, including a decrease in the extinction …
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Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative

… Sustainable Ocean Initiative Achieving a balance between conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal … SOI is committed to building bridges between biodiversity conservation and resource management sectors. » SOI is … By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Protected areas as natural solutions to climate change

… that protected areas and other effective area based conservation measures (conserved areas) play a critical role … existing and projected climate change in terms of food and water security, livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and … negotiations about controlling climate change; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United …
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