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Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Issues of Governance This publication is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Alexandre Kiss for the contribution he … 1998, Aarhus Convention on Information, Participation, and Access to Remedies in Environmental Matters. International … and Miquelon salmon fishery has increased. A biometric, genetic, and pathological scientific sampling programme has …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… Acknowledgements: We would like to thank all the authors of the regional assessments and … the protective function of ecosystems 3.1.3 Importance of genetic diversity for food security and livelihoods … impact mainly on sectors such as energy, agriculture, access to drinking water and sanitation. For example, the …
Global Land Outlook
… ©UNCCD, 2017 Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 … large tracts of arable land, usually with water rights and access to transport infrastructure, as a hedge against future … billion annually,43 albeit under threat.44 A wide range of genetic variation is needed for crop breeding to help species …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… collaboration among specialist practitioners dedicated to supporting better implementation in the field, they distil … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … as appropriate and temporarily limit public access when a natural disturbance makes the ecosystem more …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… I(1)-2: Guiding principles of environmental sustainability to guide stewardship 25 Box I(3)-1: Public participation and … connectivity of ecological processes, species habitat and genetic evolutionary process connectivity. The supportive … for the protections that may provide so long as reasonable access to and use of the site for cultural purposes is …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Nature-based Solutions to address global societal challenges Editors: E … as well as more conventional solutions such as improving access to food and making trade policy more supportive of … issues. These include, for example, protecting wild genetic resources (animal and plant), managing wild species …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… mountain interests. The objectives of the Task Force are to promote and facilitate: The sharing of lessons learned … basis for local livelihoods (see pages 20-22), and for its genetic potential. For instance, the original varieties of … mountain people in developing countries have little or no access to educational opportunities that could improve their …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… and opportunities for conservation Nature Based Solutions to Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought 2nd Edition, … Loss of land and other natural resources and reduced access to these lands and their natural resources have major … of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity, the Aichi target 11 of the CBD proposes to …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… collaboration among specialist practitioners dedicated to supporting better implementation of ideas in the field, … SNAPP's multi- disciplinary research teams gain access to funding, neutral meeting spaces, and travel, … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources”.9 The United Nations Convention to Combat … land tenure; land-use rights; gender rights and market access; compensation measures for grassland closure; and 21 …