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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… more emblematic: the court found that no “linear causal chain” linked the alleged injury and RWE’s emissions—rather … rights, such as the rights to life, health, water, and food. Consistent with this recognition, the right to a clean … coastal erosion, and disruptions to ecosystems that affect food chains. Duane Smith, Climate Change In The Arctic: An …
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?

… crime undermines resource conservation; threatens food security and livelihoods; is linked to up- and … complicity of officials throughout the entire production chain from forest to port, including forest rangers, local … in light of the heightened public focus on supply chain and environmental issues. The FCPA is notable for how …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… cities in foreign countries. Wetland products range from food staples, such as fish and rice, to timber for building, … billion. While the global significance of fish as a basic food commodity and a highly valued economic resource is … to maintain water quality and provide the basis for food chains that culminate in human consumption of seafood. …
31 May 2026 Document

Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… demands on water resources across the water, energy and food sectors. The objective has been to identify how multi- … concrete initiatives to address the water, energy and food security nexus in a coherent and sustainable way. The … thought is given unless there is a shortage in the supply chain. At the production stage, they also have …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… collected from around the TAG mound may be of use in food processing, detergents and the degradation of toxic … biomass generated by this process can be used as a food source for aquaculture or in the production of synthetic … productive systems. Contaminants may enter the marine food chain and ultimately may enter the human food chain. There …
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Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale … Food and Agriculture. 2011. Women’s Group Completes Food Chain from Field to Market. Available at: …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… Group of the IUCN DEFRA UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DFID UK Department for International … for Hunting and Conservation of the European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FOM Forestry Assessment, … in Europe today tracks its way back through the supply chain to individual people and families, often in remote …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

… the “Bellagio Goals”4, which include inclusive growth, food and water, education and skills, health, gender and … “final goals” could include reduction of income poverty, food security, education, health and family planning, … increase resource efficiency along the entire production chain. Indeed, there is strong evidence that the potential is …
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Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… bycatch, habitat degradation and fishing-induced food web changes have already had significant impacts: … deep-sea corals thrive without sunlight by capturing small food particles from the water column. • Scientists discovered … other areas, and of more sedentary elements of the food chain on which they depend. It is anticipated that as more …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… and to share the benefits of plant genetic resources for food security and sustainable agriculture entered into force, … areas. This share is likely to rise as human demands for food, fibre and fuel grow. Human-appropriated net primary … Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica set up a linked chain of marine protected areas covering 211 million ha, …
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