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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication. … and local communities relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity” as stated in article … ways of life that have contributed to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. While international …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… the practical activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary use of wetland resources 46 4.3 Secondary use of wetland … Project WHC World Heritage Convention WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development 3 Preface In the spirit of its … UN approaches – UNEP and UNESCO At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002), the United Nations …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… approach to strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, for both in situ and ex situ conservation. Over … of measures proposed for promoting the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA. Certain provisions linked to …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… for achieving its three objectives of conservation, sustainable use, and fair and equitable benefit sharing. The components … is a methodology for promoting conservation and the sustainable utilization of biodiversity at local level, with …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… local and indigenous communities in the conservation and sustainable management of plant genetic resources for food … local and indigenous communities in the conservation and sustainable management of plant genetic resources for food … Rights are central to the protection and continued use of traditional knowledge related to the conservation and …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… that they bear in the international pursuit of sustainable development in view of the pressures their … degree of responsibility in the international pursuit of sustainable development. In practical terms, the concept of … limits and other product or process standards, the use of best available techniques and similar techniques can …
Document - ABS information kit
… to be gained by accessing genetic resources and making use of them. They provide a crucial source of information to … shared, can create incentives for their conservation and sustainable use, and can contribute to the creation of a fairer and more equitable economy to support sustainable development. Our current understanding of genetic …
Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices
… knowledge can make a significant contribution to sustainable development. Most indigenous and local … Many of them have cultivated and used biodiversity in a sustainable way for thousands of years. Some of their … and local communities to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity goes far beyond their role as natural …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials
… methods of hunting waterfowl are depicted, including the use of domes- ticated geese as decoys, as well as decoys made … Ice Age, archaeo- logical sites in Japan show increasing use of wetland resources. The site of Awazu in Lake Biwa (a … production. In Japan, farming in wetlands was added to the use of wild resources at least 2,500 years ago, when rice …