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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Protected Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Values1 Values of Protected Landscapes and Seascapes Edited by Thora Amend, … tion and sustainable development that they deserve special protection. Where effective national or local conservation … in particular: (1) the wild relatives of domesticated species (for example crop wild relatives from which …
Establishing marine protected area networks
… Many of these issues are highly inter-related, but have been … networks may have different uses and levels of protection within them, but all should include reserves or … and marine habitats, slow the loss of endangered marine species, and restore depleted fisheries. What is an mpa …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… e Menezes, Brett Myrdal, Adrian Phillips and other members of the IUCN WCPA Urban Specialist Group Craig Groves, Series … use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: … large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and …
Two dams on the Santa Cruz River in Argentina: Their impact on an irreplaceable ecosystem and on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) population, a Critically Endangered species endemic to Argentina
… (Podiceps gallardoi) population, a Critically Endangered species endemic to Argentina OBSERVING that in 2012 a project … concerning information vital for decision making, the lack of suitable forums for citizen participation and weaknesses … by civil society organisations before the High Court of Argentina, which urged the State in April 2016 to present …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… equitably and sustainably, and to cope with the myriad of challenges faced in practice. They also assist national … use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: … large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It … in plant diversity and proper mixtures of crop and tree species in ecological engineering projects could improve protection against shallow landslides and erosion, especially …
Enlarging and connecting protected areas for the Ecological Corridor of Northeast Asia
… transboundary protected areas for the Ecological Corridor of Northeast Asia RECALLING Recommendation 1.38 Ecological … the environment; RECOGNIZING the need for comprehensive protection of the precious and threatened natural and … World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), in collaboration with …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and … the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the … have yet achieved this. ❏ Reefs, involving numerous species with very different life histories and poorly …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… and protected areas INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland, … use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values. Ib. Wilderness area: … large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… Overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European … in EU Overseas MPAs & MPA networks 131 5 Marine Invasive Species 136 5 1 The threat of invasive lionfish in the … debate and pre- vious assessments of progress in the protection of marine areas have often excluded them from the …