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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… nature of fires determines whether their social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts are negative or positive. … and suppression. It can also create a basis for the allocation of public funds to certain fire-related … taking into account the need for soil improvement and the cost of extinguishing the fire. 2.3.6 The United States of …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… to regulate or encourage fairer and more effective water allocation and use. About IUCN IUCN, International Union for … practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … desired benefits becomes another’s unwanted burden and cost. The links between rights and responsibilities may be …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… 2. Rights to use, manage and benefit from land and environmental resources .................1 Ecosystem services … to them in doing so. On the other hand it places an unfair cost burden on (often poor) land users and land managers in … to fees collected as environmental payments, and their allocation to ecosystem service providers and activities. Law …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… coastal areas. The paper describes how recent advances in environmental economic concepts and methods provide an … recently) the rush to rebuild, have come at a signifi cant cost — the widescale loss of coastal ecosystems, and a sharp … analysis decrees that the “best” or most effi cient allocation of resources is one that maximises economic re- …
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Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change

… for water management to respond to changing social, environmental, economic and political realities. Current … During the same period, the accumulated economic cost of these events is estimated to have exceeded … a range of disciplines working together to solve complex allocation and acccess issues. They encourage different …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… 113 3. Holding and Allocation of Rights … again focused attention on the relationship between environmental degradation and the absence of rules governing … in the quota obliges industry to fish in the most cost-effective way Legislating for property rights in … but better technology and science, and increasing environmental regulation. It is the stick, not the carrot, …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… ents for E cosystem S ervices Thomas Greiber Editor IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 78 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre … 51 6.8 Risk Allocation … on the circumstances they might be more flexible, cost-efficient and effective than a command and control …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… by implication in TBNRM agreements and initiatives. In the environmental sphere good governance has emerged as a key … grow. A clear link between human rights to water and water allocation needs to be made and incorporated into regional … certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost effective measures to prevent environmental
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… by implication in TBNRM agreements and initiatives. In the environmental sphere good governance has emerged as a key … grow. A clear link between human rights to water and water allocation needs to be made and incorporated into regional … certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost effective measures to prevent environmental
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… for the conservation of such areas and for raising the environmental awareness of residents and visitors. These … information directly to visitors, at very low cost. Since images on the Internet can create expectations … and presenta- tion of places, and tell visitors about this allocation. n Ensure that distribution and sale of crafts and …
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