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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: … Article 2 defines ‘ecosystem’ as ‘a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their … point 3 on the scale. While they may contain quite varied plant and animal life, this is often made up mainly of plant
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: … based on a spiritual obligation to give back to animal and plant relations that sustain humans or suffer the … on protected areas and national biodiversity strategies. Plant Conservation In decision X/17, the CoP adopted the …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… Province) Landslides Eco-engineering An increase in plant diversity and proper mixtures of crop and tree species in ecological engineering projects could improve protection against shallow landslides and erosion, especially … 2016;; United Nations University, 2016) An increase in plant diversity and proper mixtures of crop and tree species …
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African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 nigeria: Forest protection and Livelihoods improvement in Ekuri, Nigeria . . … Delta Biosphere Reserve in Senegal experiences a trend of plant resource degradation. The use of fuelwood, agricultural … of northern Namibia © IUCN / Corentin Basset Welwitschia plant in the Namibian desert © IUCN / Sue Mainka Community …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values. Ib. Wilderness area: … ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ and therefore merit special protection. Protected areas (PAs) are clearly defined … groups (e.g. hunting organisations, fishing associations, plant/mushroom collection groups, sports organisations), and …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… debate and pre- vious assessments of progress in the protection of marine areas have often excluded them from the … stock and pinpoints the actions required to improve marine protection and strengthen resilience in these diverse … the regional and global level Recognising that ef- fective protection of the vast marine environment can only be …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… surroundings often have high biodiversity due to long-term protection; such places are often also important tourist … of the GRI for reestablishing the interchange of seeds and plant varieties among communities in the Conchucos to … few endemic animals, there are probably many endemic lower plant species (mosses, etc.). The mountain’s ecosystems are …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… - Coastal flood protection … CEA Cost-effectiveness analysis EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency GGA Green-Grey Analysis IUCN International … Re/afforestation and forest conservation Water treatment plant Riparian buffers Reconnecting rivers to floodplains … Re/afforestation and forest conservation Water treatment plant Riparian buffers Reconnecting rivers to floodplains …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… of Ecosystem based Adaptation Actions for Coastal Protection: Mangrove Restoration and Rehabilitation in the … are considered. For example, in one case mangrove protection provided avoided damages for shoreline protection … and sells mangrove propagules to visitors willing to plant mangroves, in addition to souvenir items. Using the …
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Global Land Outlook

… sedimentary layers and associated groundwater reserve, the plant and animal populations (biodiversity), the human … season, with varying types of fishing permitted; farmers plant crops during the dry season; and livestock herders have … Sacred trees are decorated and revered. Buddhism advocates protection, such as ridam in Bhutan, an annual prohibition on …
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