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Proposing goals for the coverage of protected areas based on management certification and assessment systems
… WCC-2012-Res-042-EN Proposing goals for the coverage of protected areas based on management certification and … help the Parties to implement the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and, in particular, to develop national and … extension and improvement of national protected area systems; RECOGNIZING Strategic Direction 2 of the IUCN …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… ecosystem types Poor Good Fair Map of ecological condition Protected Map of protected areas A B C 26% 22% 20% Biodiversity targets for … ecosystem type that is included in the existing protected area network. EN CR VU A B C Step 5: Evaluate this proportion …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… conserve biodiversity, throughout history societies have protected areas they consider valuable. Conservation has … follows a mining development or the establishment of a protected area. They are also often least able to articulate their …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … else; in these situations such biodiversity must be protected since it cannot be replaced and may have unknown … services in terms of maintaining biodiversity: - Protected areas: depending on the legal provisions in a …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … aim to ensure that biological diversity is conserved and protected and that the natural resources of Lake Tanganyika … the Directive. There are also other, specific controls for protected areas. Pollution control is another area which is …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… the legal status of any country, territory, city area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … also be applied for areas identified as sensitive, such as protected areas or vulnerable marine ecosystems. In most … to environmental licensing must offset their impacts on protected areas81. In Mexico the Sustainable Forest …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … Marine and Polar Programme IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas Ocean Warming 9 Ocean Warming10 The scale of … not Ocean Warming 53 2 Cascading effects ecosystems (e.g. protected areas, or regulation of natural resources …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… plan or other infrastructural development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to … that recognizes the environmental dimension of these protected rights. They include the rights to life, health, an … degradation can interfere with the enjoyment of protected rights. The European Social Charter was first …