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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, …
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 …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … a dozen countries worldwide. The best practice approach agreed to in Barcelona was modelled on Canadian guidelines … extent that cultural practice and ecological integrity are mutually reinforcing. In such cases, effective ecological …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… and/or scale-up ecosystem- based measures for long-term resilience. It is expected that these practitioners may … Eco-DRR and Ecosystem-based Adaptation It is generally agreed that there is an overlap between Ecosystem-based … found that the combinations of Zaï and stone bunds were mutually reinforcing technologies to conserve water and land. …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… are eager to identify and utilize cost effective, long term and environmentally appropriate infrastructure … options – consisting of green and grey alternatives, or mutually supportive green and grey elements. Mainstreaming GI … traditional grey approaches. Also, there is a need for agreed methodologies for cost-benefit analyses that would …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… VU Vulnerable viii | IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Glossary Term Definition Area of assessment Defines the implementation … responsible for appointing members to a maximum four-year term, which expires at the following session of the IUCN … processes; (ii) present convincing and generally agreed evidence that such threats are very likely (Table 3) …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… restored and new ecosystems Figure 6. NbS as an umbrella term for ecosystem-related approaches Figure 7. Natural … case, food security 1 This definition was developed and agreed within IUCN through a consultative process. More … design and environmental self-design, so that they are mutually symbiotic (Odum, 1996). Nature-based engineering, …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… Irish, and North Seas AWG-LCA Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (UNFCCC) BDMS Baekdu Daegan Mountain … and climate change strategies and activities for mutually beneficial actions. In other words, linkages among … to receive resources from the Fund. The Fund will finance agreed full and agreed incremental costs for activities to …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, IUCN and ADB do not intend … IEM On 7 November 1992, the PRC National People‘s Congress agreed to sign the CBD. In fulfilling its obligations to the … other laws at the domestic level to • ensure that they are mutually supportive and complementary; Studying the …