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19 Cards in this Set
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CGIAR |
Concentrative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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ICRISAT |
International Center of Research into Semi-Arid Tropics |
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ILA |
International Law Association; in conjunction with ILC, IIL, ALI and Harvard Law School |
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Stockholm Water Prize |
The Nobel Prize of Water |
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PPPP |
Precautionary polluter pays principal |
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DDD |
Democracy, Demography, and Demand |
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Fiduciary |
responsibility; sense of belonging and ownership |
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Fault and due diligence |
"acting in good faith" |
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Persistent objection |
what you do when you don't agree with something, but can't do anything. E.g. the U.S. sailing ships through channels that aren't considered national waters |
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UNCHE |
United Nations Conference of Human Environment |
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Key normative provision |
natural justice; you get a chance to prove your innocence (because in environmental crimes, you are "guilty until proven innocent") |
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Double-jeopardy laws |
You can't be punished for the same crime twice (but in environmental crimes that is true; restitution and compensation) |
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Standing to bring claim |
Being given the time to completely analyze the true cost of the claim; not persecuting immediately, but making it clear you will once you have the whole picture |
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Local remedies rule |
The locals/ local authorities choose what is to be done |
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Global commons |
Common property available for use by all, which leads to environmental degradation (Tragedy of Commons) |
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Rhine Commission |
The Congress of Vienna organized the gathering in 1815 after the end of the Napoleonic Wars to develop institutions to deal with trans-boundary issues (trains, mail, health, etc) |
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NGOs |
Non-governmental organizations; political, activist, social, environmental, etc. |
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BINGOs |
Business Instituted non-governmental organizations |
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IGOs |
Inter-governmental organizations |
