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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… For this reason, an alternative name is proposed for the term ‘Basin State’. As in the words of Guillermo Cano, this … to local navigation of that river. To this end it was agreed, with regards to the Rhine, Scheldt, Main, Meuse, … Sonora, Mexico. The agreement requires that the two States mutually consult each well as extraction and replenishment …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… parks ............................... 95 6.3.4 A long-term vision … the governments of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil agreed to link state and private reserves in the Parana … to advance and strengthen these three interdependent and mutually reinforcing social goals at local, national, …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… additional measures of protection to secure its long-term existence and function as backbone of an ecological … countries along the Green Belt was held. The participants agreed that IUCN should work as an overall coordinator for … scientifically. “Biological and cultural diversities are mutually reinforcing and interdependent”, UNESCO firmly …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… and environmental protection) as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars.7 At Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, … 1.2.2. Regional Fishery Bodies The term ‘regional fishery body’ (RFB) is used by the United … binding commitments to pursue EBM have nevertheless been agreed by various global bodies and conferences, including …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… and policy makers concerned by the assessed zone have agreed with the major services identified and quantified in … and economic indicators). The quantity of services agreed on will be multiplied by their prices to obtain the … an input into UNEP’s GEO-4 report. 29 GLOSSARY Well-being: Term designating the satisfaction of an individual or a …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… benefits to nature and people under a range of longer-term climatic changes. The management of our local ecosystems … (Moberg and Ronnback, 2003). In any case, it is generally agreed that natural resources are among the interests that … communities will need to adapt in order to survive. Mutually beneficial solutions for human and natural …
Establishing marine protected area networks
… con- ventions, who act as enabling bodies for implementing agreed commitments to deliver MPA networks. From this work, … mpa networks? 6 Clearly define objectives Establish long-term political commitment and will Encourage stakeholder … and enables stakeholder groups to collab- orate and find mutually acceptable solutions.An open, participatory process …
The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation
… for ecosystem management should be set for the long term. 9. Management must recognize that change is inevitable. … both lowland and highland forests. Negotiation of jointly agreed, environmentally benign land-use began with the … I m p l e m e n t a t i o n It also needs transparent and mutually trusting stakeholder relationships within which …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… was established in 2001 through a negotiated process agreed by the ten main village centers around the area. … in the neighbouring community areas to support long-term supply of seedlings. 2. engaging citizens to control the … 9 land use zones for the Ekuri community forest are agreed on, based on the topography and needs of the …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… It is increasingly clear that, in the mid and long term, failure to meet environmental flow requi- rements has … on the Inquiry, the two provincial governments involved agreed to restore flows in the Snowy River to 21% of Fish … fish ladders and a hatchery pro- gramme, the utility has agreed to ‘spill’ water during spring and summer migrations …