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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… in upholding the rule of environmental law. UNEP Governing Council’s (GC) Decision 27/9 is the first … Added to this is a vague international legal framework governing the law of the sea, which fails in many respects to … Statement”),” ed. UNEP.. 40. “Decisions Adopted by the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum at Its …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… following sections present the important lessons from this body of work and explain the principles that underlie the KBA … in Chapters 5 and 6, respectively. Additional principles governing the priority-setting process ø Complementarity – In … upon whether the species has a relatively large or small body size, and whether it has primarily dispersed or colonial …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… also be classified in terms of tenure (the arrangements governing access to resources) and the related power to make … not permitted to harvest and sell timber. A change in laws governing tenure would enable them to turn a potential asset … many cases they already did manage resources. An extensive body of literature exists on indigenous or local systems of …