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Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development
… Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable … to establish institutions for communal conservation and management of natural resources”, and Resolution 4.049 … resource management, community conservation, participatory forest management, sustainable resource management, …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… 1990 and 2005, it lost nearly 69 million hectares of forest, equivalent to 7 per cent of the 2 United Nations, … in Latin America and The Caribbean | 2 region’s entire forest cover: the region now has the highest deforestation … sector, with a positive impact on sustainable forest management.4 4. In 2005, the most recent year for which data …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… title is to make provision for ‘the protection and xii management and enhancement of the environment; for the … us. Irrespective of where a person lives, whether in a forest, or in a city, we all have the same basic needs: air, … have been valued differently. For example a tropical forest is valued at US$ 2,007 per hectare per year, wetlands …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… 2010)1: the Irano- Anatolian region, the Mediterranean forest region and the Horn of Africa region, including the … recognize the value of forested areas. The majority of forest cover (62 per cent) is in the Arabian peninsula, with … ecosystems and act as models for effective sustainable management, while offering opportunities to promote awareness …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… rise to extensive overgrazing and soil degradation in the forest. 10. In the West Indian Ocean islands such as … timber (UNEP-WCMC, 2008). The Mau complex, the largest forest of Kenya, covers some 400,000 hectares. It is one of … these shared areas, underscoring the need for cooperative management strategies among neighboring countries (UNEP, Geo …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… for the conservation of biodiversity. The Statement of Forest 533 Biodiversity Planning Law Principles of 1992,12 … diversity in situ and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for the fair and … mountain system (Himala- yas), the second largest rain forest complex and more than half the world’s coral reefs. …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a worldwide representative network of … both countries. Containing extensive, contiguous primary forest and the highest plant biodiversity of any in the cool … the North Korea side underwent extensive loss of primary forest - between 50-75% had been logged by 2007. The extent …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 1. Elaborating Natura 2000 Management Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … a mountain range or a biome, e.g. temperate broad-leaf forest. On the other hand, if it is a part of government … major roads and other infrastructure, cleared former forest areas and high intensity agricultural land. For those …
Water-related conflict and security in Southern Africa: The SADC Protocol on shared watercourses
… The UNECE Water Convention and the Support it Gives to the Management of Shared Waters: From Obligations to Practical … access and benefit shar- ing of genetic resources;9 forest negotiations;10 chemicals;11 rules of procedure;12 … have been arranged, for instance, to national parks, forest sites, game reserves, industrial installations, and …