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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… by scientific studies of the impacts of toxic and other harmful substances in the marine environ- ment. These … emphasis in international environmental law on toxic, harmful, and noxious substances, especially those which are … “which may reasonably be expected to result in major harmful consequences.” (Article 221) Under the LOS …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… of various soluble materials at levels that are harmful to humans, animals or plants. A very well known case … = Hazard + Vulnerability iii) Risk - The probability of harmful consequences or loss resulting from the interaction … farmer’s incomes and national food sovereignty. Such subsidy incentives tend to lead to an ex- pansion of the area …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… on the value added to the genetic resources. So, the tacit subsidy or tilt is pro bioprospecting and contra … updating area emergency plans). Some other goods are not harmful in themselves, but have been identified as the most … permits: The most common “passport” system is used for harmful items that may be transferred or used only with …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… sustainability and social justice, such as advancing harmful economic developments or socially exploitative … marketplace environmental brands, and various tariff and subsidy arrangements (which often promote resource extraction … areas must establish more restrictive protection against harmful uses, and link their management to the conservation …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… environment and notes that those that carry out activities harmful to the environment will be penalized. Several biomes, … designed to remunerate the costs of removal or control of harmful environmental impacts. Accordingly, all users of … well as several measures to protect the environment from harmful agents and thus avoid surpassing maximum permissible …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… - Managing against the uncertainty of whether a given harmful event is likely to occur or not is a difficult and … time, it is more appropriate for the entity creating the harmful condition to pay for the cost of its polluting … temporally, covering neighborhoods or entire regions, with harmful effects that can extend to multiple generations or …
Brexit: environment and climate change
… the point: “of the PM2.5 pollution, the microscopic harmful particles that we breathe into our lungs and which are very harmful to human health, causing something like 29,000 early … Policy Forum Earl of Kinnoull In receipt of EU farm subsidy payments for my own account and as Trustee of the …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… considered in complement of criminal offences to address harmful conduct against wildlife and forest resources, where … contract, a logging or hunting concession, or a subsidy); • Extortion by officials from operators to … arson. In this connection, formal criminalization can be harmful for people depending on wildlife and forest resources …