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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… as they fear expropriation of their lands, displacement or loss of biological diversity and self-determination through … result in a depletion of ecosystems linked to a loss of biodiversity and natural habitats as well as displacement of … of water will decrease and that there will be a loss of biodiversity which is expected to have fundamental impacts on …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… in French. Identification and Gap Analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas: Targets for Comprehensive Protected Area … countries prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. The Union is a multicultural, … . . . 10 3.7 Threats to sacred natural sites and rates of loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… the value of Category V protected areas in conserving wild biodiversity, in bio-regional planning, in sustaining local … cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature” (art.1). Therefore, “the defence … Republic of the Congo and Tanzania (Harmon 2002). The loss of languages is perhaps the most striking and …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… play in envir- onmental conservation, the protection of biodiversity and, ultimately, the sustaina- ble management of … of Mount Athos with its rich fauna and flora, invaluable biodiversity and beautiful landscapes is indeed exceptional … it involves much more than access to a site -it involves loss or im- pairment of sanctity values as well. See Addendum …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… agency 4.7. Role of local Leadership 4.8. Combining biodiversity and livelihoods 4.9. Commercial and … elephants in the country. In order to compensate for the loss of habitat, the government created sanctuaries and … must continue and even intensify their efforts at biodiversity and wildlife conservation. These efforts must …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… also the stewards of natural resources and guardians of biodiversity. This has brought increased interest to … PEOPLES THE STEWARDS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GUARDIANS OF BIODIVERSITY AND THEIR RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AS A BASIC HUMAN … of small farmers and landless peasants. The resulting loss of biodiversity (from replacing instead of improving the …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… “..where there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity, lack of full scientific … the extinction of a species of fauna or flora, erosion, loss of human life and the dumping of persistent pollutants … are not clearly defined. http://leo.informea.org/terms/biodiversity …
Safeguarding indigenous lands, territories and resources from unsustainable developments
… protected areas are one of the most important tools for biodiversity conservation and that unprotected forests and … coincide with areas that hold 80% of the planet's biodiversity and are therefore fundamental contributors to … territories and resources, and at the same time reduce the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems; and …
Strengthening the World Heritage Convention
… and extractive industries, the impacts of conflict, the loss of management capacity and a range of other threats and … full role in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Targets, and by … and to contribute to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020; b. regularly report to IUCN on …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… and action groups, focusing in partic ular on species and biodiversity conser va tion and the manage ment of habi tats … communities and left undisturbed as both ecosystems and biodiversity habitats. (Courtesy Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend); … resources they have tradi tion ally used, with conse quent loss of live li hoods and erosion of their cultures. Their …