International agreements

A system plan is the design of a total reserve system covering the full range of ecosystems and communities found in a particular country, identifying the range of purposes of protected areas and the relationships among the system components (i.e. individual areas, protected areas and other land uses), and different sectors and levels of society.

A system plan is the design of a total reserve system covering the full range of ecosystems and communities found in a particular country, identifying the range of purposes of protected areas and the relationships among the system components (i.e. individual areas, protected areas and other land uses), and different sectors and levels of society.

The Draft Covenant is a blueprint for an international framework (or umbrella) agreement consolidating and developing existing legal principles related to environment and development. Since the publication of the second edition in 2000, there have been important developments in the field of international environmental law.

Le poisson et les produits de la pêche sont un moyen de subsistance et fournissent d’importantes opportunités de commerce dans de nombreux pays côtiers en développement. Les accords de pêche ne sont souvent pas le résultat d’arrangements justes et égaux et peuvent contribuer à la surexploitation des ressources et menacer la sécurité alimentaire de ces pays. Ce manuel constitue un outil pratique et théorique pour soutenir les négociations d’accords de pêche bilatéraux.

A system plan is the design of a total reserve system covering the full range of ecosystems and communities found in a particular country, identifying the range of purposes of protected areas and the relationships among the system components (i.e. individual areas, protected areas and other land uses), and different sectors and levels of society.

Esta publicación presenta los avances de las discusiones sobre el Régimen Internacional sobre Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos y Distribución de Beneficios, así como las opciones para su futuro desarrollo.

Fish and fish products provide important trade and livelihoods opportunities in many coastal developing countries. Fishing access agreements do not always result in fair and equal arrangements and may contribute to the overexploitation of resources and threaten the food security of these countries. This manual provides a practical, theoretically informed handbook to support the negotiation of bilateral fisheries access agreements.

Ce cadre juridique international comporte un cadre normatif intégrant les règles les plus importantes actuelles du droit des cours d'eau internationaux, un cadre institutionnel de gestion constitué par l’Autorité du Bassin de la Volta (ABV) et un mécanisme de règlement des différends entre les Etats membres combinant les modes diplomatiques et les modes juridictionnels de règlement des conflits.

This final book of the ABS project provides focused research papers on issues that have not been agreed internationally, and which were beyond the scope of the first four ABS books: 1) ABS issues in sectoral ministries and instruments; 2) legal issues and experiences relevant to designing an ABS framework that is functional within countries and across boundaries; 3) relationships between ABS and international frameworks addressing social welfare issues; 4) concerns regarding inter-framework

La entrada en vigor del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Agricultura y la Alimentación marca el compromiso de la comunidad internacional con un acuerdo independiente dirigido a abordar tanto las necesidades mundiales de seguridad alimentaria como los objetivos acordados a nivel internacional en relación con los conceptos de "acceso y participación en los beneficios" plasmados en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica.