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Technology Transfer and Cooperation under the Convention on Biological Diversity

… the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of … (for instance sustainable forest management, or integrated water resources management). But they also include hard … conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, such as water management, coastal zone management, forestry, does not …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… reduced capacity of ecosystems to provide services such as water purification, pest control and climate regulation … biodiversity-aware planning Project developers and land-use planners now have access to a wealth of data (e.g. from … areas, areas crucial for ecosystem services such as water) are all considered in the development of an NPI …
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Tackling, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa

… the highest population of rhinos. 2 On-the-Ground Support Water for Elephants Botswana has so far been spared from the … the Kalahari Conservation Society to create artificial water points during the dry season within Makgadigadi … efforts.” Animals Saving Animals AWF also supports the use of canines, such as tracker and sniffer dogs, in …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… Institute 2006). This large human population occupy, and use, a series of highly productive coastal systems2 with … to over a thousand dollars per hectare in terms of lost water purifi cation and fl ood attenuation services (Emerton … (environmental law, forests, protected areas, wetlands and water resources). The World Conservation Union in Asia …
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The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment

… ones. Among amphibians, species associated with flowing water are significantly more threatened than those living in still water. Among birds and turtles, the marine species are the …
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Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)

… can be included there.6 • Draw on existing reports. Use existing national platforms and processes that could … 1.b 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.a 2.b 2.c Health Strategy X X Water Sector Development Policy X X X X National Biodiversity … of Education Ministry of Women’s Affairs Ministry of Water and Energy Ministry of Social Development Social …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Protocol, and the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes with its 1999 Protocol on Water and Health and its 2003 (Kiev) Protocol on Civil … bound by the treaty. Instead of ratification, it can also use the mechanism of acceptance or approval, depending on its …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… directly or indirectly related to the environment and land use. Such a future, and those goals, are doomed to failure if … human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental … (42 killings), agribusiness (20), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were major drivers of the …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… The Convention of the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (http://www.unece.org/env/water) and the Convention on Access to Information, Public … context include activities with air pollutants or water pollutants, activities potentially affecting migrating …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… limits and other product or process standards, the use of best available techniques and similar techniques can … resources. Only a relatively few international agreements use other approaches, such as the traditional principle 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