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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… the steps are illustrated with examples spanning a wide range of ecosystem types, geographical locations and levels … the data associated with the RLE may inform a wide range of other activities, including the sustainable … subnational assessments. Rodríguez et al. (2010) Canada State threatened species and ecosystems legislation (Manitoba …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the State of California. Through direct action, alliances and … taken but inevitably some countries figure more in the range of examples than others. Urban Protected Areas is in … A major objective of updating would be to get a wider range of examples from around the world than has been …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… span international, regional, national and local levels. A range of legal instruments existing in most national legal … São Paulo (Brazil). She has also been professor at the State University of Amazonas (2003-2012). Her research … and applying connectivity conservation across a range of scales and functions. In contrast, the role of law …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… as the target of the UNCCD, where it is defined as a “state whereby the amount and quality of land resources … and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses … at national or sub-national levels. As a result a wide range of estimates of land degradation can be found, from a …
Global Land Outlook
… the need for another Outlook, we looked at the full range of challenges we collectively face: from the pressures … help to reverse the current worrying trends in the state of our land resources. UNCCD | Global Land Outlook | … services and underwrites the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, such as the rights to a healthy life, …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… vi vii Acknowledgements A wide range of experts contributed their extensive knowledge and … Requires Improved Management ECOSYSTEM ATTRIBUTE ECOSYSTEM STATE A B IO TI C B A R R IE R B IO TI C B A R R IE R Fully … services and cultural values’. They can include a range of different management approaches and governance types …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… primary water management benefits, as well as a wide range of secondary co- benefits using a more holistic … E N T opportunities through agroforestry, ecotourism and a range of other forest products. Costs The primary costs of … cases involves a number of trade-offs, providing improved state of water related ecosystem services and livelihood …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… to experience different environments and enjoy a wide range of outdoor and cultural activities. Tourism, the … the lead in promoting the development of, and utilising, state-of-the-art technologies in small-scale alternative … the word ‘Balkans’ denotes a mountain or mountain range. By the end of the 19th century, this had become the …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… cost- effective benefits to nature and people under a range of longer-term climatic changes. The management of our … change in crop yield in response to a change in the mean, range or variability of temperature) or indirect (e.g. … and on how action is required to return to a desired state, maintain it or continue as is. Regarding the Ecosystem …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA), IUCN Members, and a range of partners, IUCN’s World Heritage Programme evaluates … and ICCROM for their collaboration in the preparation of State of Conservation documentation for the World Heritage … designed to be transparent and open to input from a wide range of stakeholders, including management authorities, site …