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State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… and marine habitats. All its water bodies except the Dead Sea enjoy an abundance of marine communities. The Red Sea includes a wide range of species of fish, seagrass, … wealth from oil resources in the Arab region and the rise in oil prices during the 1970s and 1980s. 10. In …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… spatial scales 21 Figure I(2)-1: Global temperature rise and projected impacts from climate change 30 Figure … 149 Figure II(4)-2: Maritime Zones under the UN Law of the Sea Convention 160 The Legal Aspects of Connectivity … hydrological flows, that operate at the landscape/seascape level. The conclusion: protected areas need to be integrated …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… quantity challenges with a per capita water availability level that measures less than one third of the global … reef systems in 1998, a year of exceptionally high sea temperatures. The region is among those with the greatest … of Biodiversity in Latin America and The Caribbean | 8 rise, and thus help to protect the vital services that they …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… Grey Infrastructure solution (at the primary service level) W at er sh ed Fl oo dp la in U rb an C oa st al Water … Protecting/restoring mangroves, coastal marshes and dunes Sea walls Protecting/restoring reefs (coral/oyster) 7 The … events in many parts of the world. Hence, risks could rise for those lacking appropriate infrastructure and the …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… values and the main trends they are undergoing at a global level, before explaining how the selection of the case … like mean- ing and purposes, slip through science like the sea slips though the nets of fishermen”. Yet, all human … development of society, particularly since the rise of the nation-state (Kraus, 1992). Another indicator of …
Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation
… Green Belt projects at the national and international level. This publication was produced within the project “Walk … the land behind the former Iron Curtain, from the Barents Sea in the north to the Adriatic and Black Seas in the south. … the number of transboundary complexes has been on the rise, with a dramatic expansion in the last two decades …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, … sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with … the world conservation community has seen the promising rise of ICCAs as important additions to the world’s protected …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… to maintain the species throughout Its range and at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it … elaboracion de procedimientos de manejo suplementarios ya sea en favor de las poblaciones silvestres (tales como cupos … significant threat to the species, but the apparent sudden rise in illegal exports from Tanzania, and to a lesser extent …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… and, in particular, to key members of WCPA in the UK to rise to the challenge set by Nik. We commend the many … and NGOs who own a great deal of land, has increased the level of interest about this important IUCN knowledge-based … globally consistent approach to the protection of land and sea based on management objectives. • Helps identify the full …