At the World Conservation Congress in early September, thousands gathered to discuss the future of conservation.聽 These included scientists, explorers, economists, and activists, as well as judges and lawyers.聽 Environmental law has proliferated in recent decades, in the form of new legislation鈥
International rivers, such as the Mekong, are crucial arteries carrying the lifeblood of freshwater that sustains human existence and ecosystems around the world. It is estimated that there are 276 transboundary river basins (TRB) and 200 transboundary aquifers around the world but 60鈥
Originally published in Global Water Forum,聽Monday 3 October 2016.聽To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation 鈥 all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees 鈥 lots of them. How should we do both?
ECOLEX 聽鈥 the online gateway to environmental law 鈥 聽has launched a new website at the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress which takes place 1-10 September 2016 in Hawai鈥檌.
This new web presence will give users greater access to information and knowledge about the growing body of law鈥
As governments and business struggle to reconcile conservation and economic goals, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress will debate the first-ever global policy on biodiversity offsets -- a mechanism increasingly used to compensate for the residual negative impacts of development projects on鈥
It鈥檚 not just the final destination that makes a journey worthwhile, but everything we learn along the way.
Children, youth and adults (primary and secondary students, institutional and municipal authorities, and representatives of communities and local organizations) will meet at previously identified sites in Panama and Costa Rica to plant more than鈥
The Yellow Sea ecosystem of tidal wetlands, associated habitats and the biodiversity that depends on them is one of the聽 ecological wonders of the world. The ecosystem represents the largest muddy tidal area on the planet, and聽 is the most important staging site for migratory鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has launched a new tool to help negotiators, governments and other stakeholders understand their options for an international instrument for marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.聽 The Marine Biodiversity Matrix is available online at www.marinebiodiversitymatrix.org.聽鈥
鈥淚n collaboration with the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has achieved one of the outcomes of the project Advancing the Nagoya Protocol in Countries of the Caribbean Region鈥 said Melesha Banhan, technical coordinator of the project, after the Access and Benefit-鈥