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Affirmation of the role of indigenous cultures in global conservation efforts
… WCC-2016-Res-075-EN Affirmation of the role of indigenous cultures in global conservation efforts NOTING … seeks innovative approaches to sustainable development, indigenous peoples and local communities can provide examples … scope of indigenous knowledge is broad, including native species diversity, ecological processes and patterns, and …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … organsations (individuals or corporate) Governance by indigenous peoples and local communities: Indigenous peoples’ conserved areas and territories; …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… Climate Change Convention 60 1.3 Convention on Migratory Species 61 1.4 Ramsar Convention 63 1.5 World Heritage … systems and rightsholders, including local communities and indigenous peoples, NGOs, private individuals and … corporate body (such as a commercial entity or NGO), or indigenous or local community that has full rights of …
Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development
… (Kinshasa, 1975), promoted recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in conservation areas; RECALLING … General Assembly (San José, 1988) which recognized that indigenous peoples have a long and rich history of knowledge … to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of CITES-listed Species in Exporting Countries” (Vienna, Austria, May 2011); …
Global Land Outlook
… temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, soil erosion, species loss and increased water scarcity will likely alter … that benefit humans and sustain ecosystem functions. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a … transfer of wealth, and a sense of place and belonging. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… of the major contributors to habitat loss and subsequent species losses, leading to a decline in biodiversity and … improving, to the extent possible, biodiversity and indigenous species to support ecosystem functionality. … Water Resources Management, Protected Areas (including Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas), Sustainable …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … organsations (individuals or corporate) Governance by indigenous peoples and local communities: Indigenous peoples’ conserved areas and territories; …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 192 10.4.4 Considering indigenous participation and rights … Law School, Washington, DC. 2 Convention on Migratory Species (1979), Berne Convention on European Wildlife (1979), … and enjoyment of present and future generations, including indigenous peoples. Use and management of natural resources …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species Extinction – Managing Risk in a Changing World 16 … with mid- to high-level marginality, particularly in the indigenous ethnic groups. In the Guatemalan zone, productive … to live, are often left to marginalized people, such as indigenous communities and cultural minorities. Pushed uphill …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… have shown significant changes in ecosystem and species distributions, principally due to increasing … Changes in game availability with serious impacts on some indigenous populations. MEDitErrANEAN forESt AroUND tHE WorLD … The Netherlands. Veitayaki, J. 2002. Taking advantage of indigenous knowledge: The Fiji case. International Social …