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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… in areas of common interest to the Parties, including energy, mineral resources, food, agricultural and animal … associated with traditional knowledge whether through conventional intellectual property rights, sui generis … environmentally-sound activities and comply with their Conventional obligations. This is especially true where …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… in areas of common interest to the Parties, including energy, mineral resources, food, agricultural and animal … associated with traditional knowledge whether through conventional intellectual property rights, sui generis … environmentally-sound activities and comply with their Conventional obligations. This is especially true where …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… indirect drivers (i.e. food, shelter, water and energy needs), and direct pressures on biodiversity. Direct … are often made from petrochemicals that require a lot of energy to produce, though can sometimes be recycled. Fabric … with down typically being a by-product (ADFC 2014). Silk: Conventional silk is derived from silkworms that feed largely …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… management with equivalent or similar benefits to conventional (built) “grey” water infrastructure. Typically, … infrastructures to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative … management challenges has been increased investment in conventional built or “grey” infrastructure, such as …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… and integrated framework for decision making on water and energy development that incorporates the full range of … approaches rather than projects leading to increased energy efficiency or the use of renewable energy have generated the lion’s share of credits available …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … intensive agriculture, built development or transport and energy infrastructure. Habitat isolation and loss prevent … farming systems are not as economically viable as conventional farming systems, it is also argued that they …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… development projects intended to meet growing demand for energy, minerals, metals, crops and transport are planned in … for such species, into assets. That turns on its head the conventional wisdom of many landowners that endangered … abandoned due to lack of support. (BP also provided a more conventional offset in the form of ecosystem restoration.) …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… no electricity, but it has rustic showers heated by solar energy and compost toilets. The ecolodge presently suffers … Ottoman years. In Simonopetra, water was once used as an energy source for oil presses and timber sawmills. Today, … Yearly consumption is approximately 8,000 m3. In terms of energy, Mt. Athos is not connected to Greece’s main power …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… attention from resource using industries, like mining and energy (see Chapters 2.15 and 2.16), so it should be of … interests when IPAs were initially proposed. The conventional government protected areas management agencies … strong arguments in favour of IPAs is that, compared to ‘conventional’ protected areas, they are both cheap to …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Page 4 Mass uprisings against conventional model of conservation, increasing global debate … were carried out in the Annapurna region of Nepal, the conventional model of PAs was found not to be appropriate. … of Sri Lanka: Conditions and Trends. Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka and USAID, Colombo. …
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