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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… adoption of all six protected area management categories. But there is a need for more detailed examination, … of the Southern Andes. Natura 2000 A European network with common standards, recognition procedures, etc., established … in the continually flooded rice paddies of Ifugao. It is differentiated from the other edible shells because of its …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… 2005 does not specifically enable carbon sequestration, but does enable other economic and financial measures that … unit. 2 The Civil Code provides for community ownership of common assets (Article 220), stipulates the categories of … for payments for ecosystem services may also provide for differentiated payments when the beneficiary will not use the …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… limited to the four countries reviewed for this analysis, but also extend to other countries interested in developing … sectors at different levels. This requires developing a common PES vision, clarifying responsibilities, identifying … levels, from national to local. Statutory law has to be differentiated from so called customary law, which refers to …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… to sum up all individual contributions to this process, but this worldwide community of professionals is the first to … is, it includes many aspects of impact assessment, already common practice without necessarily being described as … traditional systems, and cause confusion about rights and responsibilities for resources; • Interest groups: may have …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… he contributed perspectives from the point of view of common law systems of countries such as Australia and the UK. … to marine areas where government has overall jurisdiction but a non-governmental entity may have exclusive resource use … large-scale and even continental concerns. This calls for differentiated approaches to design and management depending …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… are directly useful to human being (end services), but can also be mobilized in processes using other services … secondary data has the advantage of being less expensive. But under African conditions, such data are often incomplete … of a questionnaire requires training on survey techniques. But in general terms, the procedure to design a questionnaire …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems also shines a light on common species, which define the identity of many ecosystems, … Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or … 1990). Ecoregions and biomes are areas that share common macro-environmental or biogeographical features and …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 10 1.4 Common principles and legal issues … Nearing a 25 Year Voyage in Transboundary Cooperation but Still Confronting a Sea of Challenges....... 169 David L. … The use of incentives and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, the adoption of …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… are all beneficiaries of these services, and all have a common stake in ensuring their maintenance. Despite the … of biodiversity? In the search for a lasting balance, the common language between ‘exploitationists’ and … builds on previous approaches to valuing the environment but takes a more systematic approach to the assessment of …
Global Land Outlook
… Land Outlook | Foreword 7 It is with great pleasure, but also with a growing sense of urgency, that I introduce … asset, it is important to recognize rights, rewards, and responsibilities as the pillars of sustainable land … them. Unfortunately, the role of land as a public good and common resource does not currently enjoy sufficient …