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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… with all relevant stakeholders, especially the most vulnerable, and as appropriate with national human rights … of biologically modified organisms, the use of alien species, varieties and breeds for livestock, … or wild populations, negative impacts on non‐target species, resources and habitats and …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… the visibility in the water column and thus affects the species composition of the in- stream flora and fauna. … extensive damage to infrastructure and inhabited areas vulnerable to floods (EC 2011). Establishing or conserving … setback levees are exposed to floodwaters they are less vulnerable to erosion. http://nature.ly/floodofbenefits 30 …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… of the major contributors to habitat loss and subsequent species losses, leading to a decline in biodiversity and … for agriculture and over harvesting of trees and other species, but these are often driven in turn by other societal … measures are considered among the most important to enable vulnerable and at-risk rural communities adapt to climate …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… planet. Today it is thought possible that there are more species in the deep sea than in all the other environments on … a number of objectives, for example: • To help protect vulnerable habitats and threatened species • To increase … commons”, a resource type that is particularly vulnerable to over-exploitation (xv). Although our knowledge …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… Diversity CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species DALYs Disability-adjusted Life Years EIA … of freshwater among riparians to protect fragile or vulnerable species and habitats, as well as to ensure the … such resources. For example, groundwater is typically more vulnerable than surface water to pollution and other forms of …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . . . . . . . . . . 101 ARTICLE 33: INTRODUCTION OF ALIEN SPECIES OR MODIFIED ORGANISMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … the least developed and of the most environmentally vulnerable, including Small Island Developing States, is a … involvement of indigenous peoples, local communities, and vulnerable or marginalized persons in environmental decision- …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… based on reasoned decisions and therefore do not harm the vulnerable, but support as much as possible the fulfilment of … negative impacts on people’s livelihoods. Furthermore, the vulnerable communities of the world are both the ones that … rights–complaint procedures to protect nature or other species have had only limited success.5 Yet with close to 115 …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… for millions of people worldwide. Poor, marginalized, vulnerable and landless people rely most on commons, as they … seeds, tubers, barks, gums and leaves. They also use many species of tree for fodder, shade, fencing, construction and … in legal and technical matters, pastoralists are left in a vulnerable position because of their poor access to education …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… assets. Particular attention needs to be paid to the most vulnerable countries and the most vulnerable groups within societies. A second adaptation … supported. Besides reforestation of slopes with native species, participants noted that fruit trees can be used, …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… Thus, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) seeks to ensure that no wildlife species becomes or remains subject to unsustainable … decades. The first accords aimed at protecting particular species, for example of fauna. Earlier agreements also dealt …