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#2152Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy
14 - 26 August 2005, Joensusu, Finland
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#1318412021-11-19
Court convenes historic hearing in Indigenous territory on land consent issue
Early on the morning of Nov. 15, five Constitutional Court judges arrived by canoe to the Indigenous Cofan community of Sinangoe in Ecuador’s northern Amazon rainforest, wearing rubber boots and loose clothing to weather the intense jungle heat.
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#1268572021-02-03
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
A Paris court has convicted the French state of failing to address the climate crisis and not keeping its promises to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. In what has been hailed as a historic ruling, the court found the state guilty of “non-respect of its engagements” aimed at combating global warming.
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#1329682022-02-04
Court halts land clearance on edge of protected park in Zambia
Conservationists in Zambia have hailed a high court injunction preventing deforestation and commercial agriculture on the edge of Kasanka national park, which they say threatens the world’s biggest mammal migration.
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#1248452020-03-25
Covid-19 economic rescue plans must be green, say environmentalists
The economic rescue packages to deal with the impact of the coronavirus must also be green, a growing chorus of environmental campaigners have urged, concerned that hasty measures will lock the world into a high-carbon future.
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#1327142022-01-25
Covid-19 will dominate, but NZ must also face 'triple planetary crisis'
2022 will be important for environmental and climate action. Several key developments are expected throughout the year, both in New Zealand and internationally, focusing on climate change and biodiversity - and how these crises overlap with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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#1341812022-04-25
Crabs and lobsters may get similar rights to mammals in UK experiments
Scientific experiments on crabs and lobsters could be curbed when the animal sentience bill becomes law, the Guardian has learned.
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#1284492021-05-06
DFO allowing frozen-at-sea spot prawns — for now
The federal government is walking back a surprise decision that would forbid the sale of spot prawns frozen at sea, but fishers are still pushing for a full retraction of the policy.
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#1292782021-06-14
David Attenborough warns G7 leaders face biggest climate change decisions in history
G7 leaders face some of the most important decisions in human history as they tackle the climate change crisis, Sir David Attenborough said as the summit in Cornwall draws to a close.
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#1337272022-03-07
Deep-sea mining could begin next year. Here’s why ocean experts are calling for a moratorium.
A troupe of environmental activists descended on Rotterdam, Netherlands, last month for an evocative demonstration. Dressed as jellyfish, sea anemones, and “fisher folk,” protestors from the advocacy group Ocean Rebellion sang songs and projected messages onto the hull of a 750-foot-long drillin ...
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#1294972021-07-09
Deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop, no matter who's in charge
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires and the election of anti-environmentalist president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets against it, and retailers and consumers threatened to boycott Brazilian products. But while the pand ...
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#1221862019-09-12
Defra to review release of game birds after legal threat
The annual release of more than 50 million non-native game birds into the countryside with no environmental assessment is to be reviewed by the government after campaigners announced a legal challenge.
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#1324602022-01-13
Delhi govt gives further push to conservation of biodiversity in capital
NEW DELHI: Delhi government has notified the Delhi Biodiversity Council for conservation of biodiversity in the capital, susutainable use of its components and regulating access to biological resources for commercial utilisation.
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#1327382022-01-25
Deloitte Report: Inaction on Climate Change Could Cost the US Economy $14.5 Trillion by 2070
A new report released today from the Deloitte Economics Institute shows that the United States economy could gain $3 trillion if it rapidly decarbonizes over the next 50 years. This once-in-a-generation transformation could add nearly 1 million more jobs to the US economy by 2070, according to t ...
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#1226592019-10-15
Deposit return schemes and biodiversity net-gain: Raft of new policies unveiled in Environment Bill
The UK Government has launched its new governance system on issues covering clean air, waste management and plastics pollution, natural capital approaches and water stewardship, after the long-awaited Environment Bill was launched.
Side Event
#2100COP 10
2010-10-20
Design your tailor-made MAT! Presentation of a model ABS Agreement for non-commercial research with optional clauses and Launch of the report on the ABS program 2003-2010 of the Swiss Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Sciences presents the first of its kind ABS agreement on Mutually Agreed Terms, containing Model Clauses. The Agreement is adapted to the specific situation of non-commercial research sponsored by public funding. It contains a set of contractual clauses that intends to foste ...
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#1354182022-07-21
Destruction of nature as threatening as climate crisis, EU deputy warns
The human-made crisis engulfing the natural world is “just as threatening, perhaps even more so” than the climate crisis, one of the EU’s most senior officials has warned.
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#1289222021-05-31
Dhaka calls for global leaders’ concerted efforts in tackling climate change
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in fighting against climate change praised State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has called for collective efforts by the global leaders in tackling climate change and its adverse consequences.
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#1343162022-05-05
Don’t leave biodiversity by the wayside
Later this year, UN Member States will come together to agree on global goals for biodiversity and nature protection. At the heart of discussions is a call for countries to protect and conserve 30% of their territories by 2030.
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#1241172020-02-11
Dr Xavier: 2020 to be landmark year for Malaysian biodiversity
Year 2020 is set to be the landmark year for the country's biodiversity with the establishment of the National Biodiversity Centre and the review of laws relating to the protection of wildlife and forests taking centre stage.
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#1285912021-05-12
Dutch central bank says new government must do more on climate change
The next Dutch government must speed up and increase its investments in combating climate change, the central bank said in a set of new recommendations on Wednesday.
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#1235482019-12-20
Dutch supreme court upholds landmark ruling demanding climate action
The Netherlands’ supreme court has upheld a ruling ordering the country’s government to do much more to cut carbon emissions, after a six-year fight for climate justice.
Side Event
#1935COP 10
2010-10-25
EFFECTIVE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM POLICY AND REGULATION – BUSINESS INPUT TO THE CBD
In response to the emerging reality of natural resource limits, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss, business must anticipate new and changing policies and regulatory frameworks to be developed and deployed by governments to address these pressing environmental challenges. However, busin ...
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#1286122021-05-14
EPA Website Restores Climate Change Data
Data missing from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website is back and updated after a four-year absence under the Trump administration. The EPA's new Climate Change Indicators website shows that the last decade was the hottest on record; heat waves have increased in frequency from two ...
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#1351922022-07-05
EU Nature Restoration Law ‘significant and highly positive step’
Nature is in decline globally and it clearly needs action at all levels if we are to bend the curve of biodiversity loss in a positive direction. T
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#1317492021-11-17
EU aims to curb deforestation with beef and coffee import ban
Beef, palm oil, cocoa and other products linked to deforestation will be banned from entering the European Union under landmark legal proposals that attempt to help prevent the felling of the world’s great forests.
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#1266842021-01-26
EU chief calls for Paris-style biodiversity pact
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Tuesday for a global agreement on protecting biodiversity with the same scale and ambition as the Paris climate pact.
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#1348812022-06-07
EU commits to more support for Jamaica to fight climate change
The European Union (EU) delegation to Jamaica has underscored its commitment to continue helping the island to implement measures that will lessen the possibly devastating impact of climate change.
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#1351232022-06-29
EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks
EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat the climate crisis in the early hours of Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil-fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from the costs of carbon dioxide emissions.
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#1284892021-05-07
EU court upholds ban on insecticides linked to harming bees
The European Union’s top court has upheld the EU’s partial ban on three insecticides linked to harming bees, preventing their use on certain crops.
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#1244802020-03-03
EU member states call for 2030 climate target
A dozen countries have called for an EU climate target for 2030 to be drawn up “as soon as possible”, if the bloc is to galvanise the rest of the world before vital UN talks in Glasgow later this year.
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#1292242021-06-11
EU ministers approve strategy on climate change adaptation
European Union environment ministers on Thursday (10 June) approved the EU’s new climate change adaptation strategy, which sets out a vision up to 2050 to make Europe resilient and “fully adapted to its inevitable impacts”.
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#1348272022-06-02
EU must go beyond weak global rules in its regulation of shipping emissions
If international shipping were a country, its emissions would be the sixth largest in the world – larger than Germany’s. The EU is thankfully beginning to regulate these emissions through a number of policy proposals under negotiation, including a marine fuel standard (the FuelEU Maritime) and a ...
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#1350362022-06-22
EU plan to halve use of pesticides in ‘milestone’ legislation to restore ecosystems
For the first time in 30 years, legislation has been put forward to address catastrophic wildlife loss in the EU. Legally binding targets for all member states to restore wildlife on land, rivers and the sea were announced today, alongside a crackdown on chemical pesticides.
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#1343092022-05-05
Ecuador promises more openness of fisheries information under new initiative
Ecuador has become the first Latin American country to join a growing international effort aimed at bringing greater transparency to the fishing industry and making it more sustainable.
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#1330832022-02-10
Ecuador’s top court rules for stronger land rights for Indigenous communities
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled that an Indigenous community’s right to free, prior and informed consultation was violated by oil projects, and called for stronger protections to guarantee Indigenous communities’ rights to decide over extractive projects in their territories.
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#1321952021-12-16
Editorial - Protect forests
Instead of allowing the people to build houses in the forest areas, they can be leased under the leasehold policy.
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#1334732022-02-24
Editorial | Climate Change Requires More Than Just Talk
The inaugural Israel Climate Change Conference, held by Haaretz and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, took place Wednesday at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
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#1354192022-07-21
Effective laws needed to protect large carnivores from extinction
Effective national and international laws are needed to reverse the decline of populations of large carnivores—such as tigers, wolves, and eagles—and reduce their risk of extinction, reports a paper published in Scientific Reports.
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#1346792022-05-25
Egypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks
Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of the agenda for UN climate talks this year, the host country, Egypt, has made clear, as governments will be required to follow through on promises made at the Cop26 summit last year.
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#1324642022-01-13
Egypt's Environment min.: COP27 can build on recommendations of WYF's climate change session
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad underlined the importance of recommendations of the climate change session which was held within the framework of the World Youth Forum (WYF) with the participation of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
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#1332772022-02-16
Egypt, World Bank discuss ways to achieve sustainable development amid climate change
Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gameaaffirmed the government’s keenness to enhance cooperation with its international partners regarding climate change adaptation, green recovery, and energy diversification.
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#1289082021-05-31
Egypt’s Environment Minister highlights need for collaboration to conserve biodiversity
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has affirmed the country’s support for all United Nations (UN) initiatives to protect global biological diversity.
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#1295652021-07-13
Egypt’s Environment Minister highlights preserving marine life, coral reefs in Red Sea
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has highlighted the need to preserve marine life and coral reefs in the country’s Red Sea region.
Meeting
#5713Eighteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
15 - 19 May 2017, New York, United States of America
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#1334052022-02-22
El-Sisi holds talks with Kerry in Cairo on climate change
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi expressed his aspiration “to continue consultations with the American side on climate change issues during the coming period within the framework of the partnership between Egypt and the United States,” during a meeting with US Presidential Envoy f ...
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#2821COP 11
2012-10-15
Encouraging the creation of legal and policy frameworks leading to enhanced biodiversity management by companies
In order for business to manage their impacts on biodiversity and to contribute more broadly to the biodiversity conservation agenda, governments need to create enabling conditions that allow market forces to be harnessed for conservation. In some instances this will require governments to make ...
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#1348412022-06-02
Endangered animals to be protected in Quang Ngai, Dong Nai provinces
The People’s Committee of central province of Quang Ngai has assigned the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to work with relevant agencies and localities for measures and a plan on preserving rare monkeys on Hon Tra Island in Binh Son district’s Binh Dong Commune.
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#1239772020-01-28
Endangered cheetahs can return to Indian forests - court
India's top court has said cheetahs can be reintroduced in the country, 70 years after they were wiped out. Responding to a plea by the government, the Supreme Court said African cheetahs could be introduced to the wild in a "carefully chosen location".
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#1323332022-01-06
England’s farmers to be paid to rewild land
Farmers in England will be given taxpayers’ cash to rewild their land, under plans for large-scale nature recovery projects announced by the government. These will lead to vast tracts of land being newly managed to conserve species, provide habitats for wildlife and restore health to rivers and ...