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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… because these organizations do not encompass wildlife and ecosystem health, IUCN is now bringing in this aspect through … a serious escalation in rhino poaching; Costa Rica on marine turtle conservation; Argentina concerning draft … neglected taxa: Prominence of hitherto under- represented marine, freshwater, plants and invertebrate species …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… ANNEX 4.2 CMS COP Resolution 10.4 (Bergen, 2011), Marine Debris … Committee and the TOR for Indian Ocean and South-East Asia Marine Turtle (IOSEA) MOU NFPs adopted by the 6th Meeting of … climate and pollution). In addition, they provide numerous ecosystem services for instance by dispersing seeds and …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… Biodiversity—which includes all life on earth—un- derpins ecosystem services, provides natural re- sources and … is applicable across biomes (freshwater, terrestrial and marine). Although mainly applied through national-level … the risks to all the world’s terrestrial, freshwater, marine and subterranean ecosystems, but partial results …
Establishing an IUCN and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Task Force on Protected Area Friendly System
… reach 17% of the world's terrestrial area and 10% of its marine area by 2020, but that even for existing protected … as many others, such as Fair Trade and certifications for marine products and palm oil certifications, which play …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… in mind. Figure 2.5 The IWRM Implementation Triangle Ecosystem Sustainability Social Equity Ma na ge me nt In str … run-off. ■■ The river basin and its adjacent coastal and marine environment. The salinization of coastal groundwater … ■■ Karst systems ■■ Springs ■■ Estuarine and near-shore marine ecosystems Threatening activities to GDEs: The major …
Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual
… Wildlife law Water law Fisheries law Coastal and marine resources law. Natural resources may also be governed … include forests, fisheries, wildlife, water resources, marine and coastal resources, and agriculture, among others. … include: Resource users who are familiar with an ecosystem can put in place processes to facilitate sound …