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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… of partners led by DIVERSITAS, UNEP-WCMC, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, the Fisheries Centre, … information and scenarios prepared by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on possible contributions of … ecosystem services, natural habitats, and food security can be severely compromised. Take deforestation as …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… on the contributions of fisheries and aquaculture to food security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … such as coral reefs, changes the very essence of environmental conditions, or indeed influences weather, it … global conventions with respect to climate change and environmental protection. Comprehensive protection and …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… No. 3 Manuel Ruiz Muller and Isabel Lapeña, Editors IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/3 A Moving Target: … Visser, Joseph Henry Vogel and Tomme Rosanne Young IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/3 iv The … Given the importance of these species for our global food security and the mutual interdependence of countries with …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… and their changes is key to national and international environmental and developmental policy processes and is … the contribution of forests to sustainable energy and food security, policy-makers require more and better data, … Maureen Mwale (Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Zambia), Dirk Nemitz (UNFCC, …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… the sectors that directly deal with biodiversity and environmental issues, many other sectors in the countries had … the climate change debate had overshadowed all other environmental concerns and resources for biodiversity had … and nutrients necessary for agricultural production, food security and habitat for a number of species. The sustainable …
The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention
… Agricultural Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, and Designated National Authority … pesticides, giving greater attention to health and environmental aspects of pesticides and it is more closely … costs of bystander effects, lost livelihoods and lives, environmental health effects, and other effects, such as on …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and environmental science as well as for its programmes in … portfolio covering key areas of research including: environmental planning and management in rainforest regions; … Policy environment Protected area objectives Legal security Site design and planning Protected area system …
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. This covers 6 million square kilometres of ocean … marine-based industries and livelihoods necessary for food security while ensuring the conservation of the area. 13. At … Web: www.unep.org.bh Division of Environmental Law and Conventions United Nations Environment …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… Heritage Programme, IUCN • Ben Boer, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Law, Australian Centre for Climate and Environ- … Canada • Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin, Senior Counsel, IUCN Environmental Law Centre • Robyn Bushell, Co-Leader of IUCN … to women, children and youth, access and rights. • Security: health, social cohesion, cultural traditions, …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… are washed up in abundance on the beaches – a sign of environmental quality. Raptors soar above the deep gorges of … re-cre- ation of beaches, are welcome despite the possible environmental damage. Local people are well aware of the … and natural values. The time, however, was ripe for environmental concerns to spread rapidly to the rest of …