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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… 3. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established … 3. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established … Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),61 States have sovereignty over their territorial sea and the airspace above …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… 3. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established … 3. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established … Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),61 States have sovereignty over their territorial sea and the airspace above …
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Assessing the international forest regime

… use thereof, Article 15 of the Convention reaffirms the sovereignty of Parties over their genetic resources, and … of the Convention is counter-balanced by the emphasis upon sovereignty over natural resources, including of course … a matter of policy, some countries are concerned about the sovereignty implications of allowing outside investors to …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… reduction verification procedures might abridge national sovereignty.144 The right of access to information, with … to agree to transparency commitments in light of national sovereignty concerns). 145 See European Convention for the …
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Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… compliance. Consider how Indigenous rights and contested sovereignty claims relate to site design. Doing so should … by stakeholders: simple is best. • Address unresolved sovereignty claims or other human rights issues in the … between states or areas beyond the limit of national sovereignty or jurisdiction. There can also be circumstances …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… conventions with difficulty, owing to underlying sovereignty problems. Most legislators and sovereigns are … with natural resources, given the rule of national sovereignty over natu- ral resources, the international … be desirable to the persons taxed in this way. National sovereignty is a concept that ensures that only the sovereign …
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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”

… Centre1 Introduction The principle of ‘Permanent Sovereignty’ (the state has the right to possess, use and … it is in any case clear that the principle of ‘Permanent Sovereignty’ has been attenuated over time by a greater … legal instrument had the principle of permanent sovereignty not been qualified in this way. The preamble of …
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… the BRS Secretariat, as usual, took refuge behind the sovereignty of the Parties to act following the procedures of …
01 Jun 2026 Document

Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… 2008). Within the United States, the Native Environmental Sovereignty Project at the University of Oregon is an … begin with the affirmation of Indigenous Peoples’ sovereignty and all internationally recognized protocols for … or local communities should affirm Indigenous Peoples’ sovereignty and rights, including: rights to control their …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… also part of international customary law.15 However, the sovereignty of states over their natural resources is not … Article 2(3) UNCLOS states accordingly that ‘[t]he sovereignty over the territorial sea is exercised subject to … of security; and (f ) participation in defending the State sovereignty. 4. The authority to manage the resources in the …
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