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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009 Forest fires and the law A guide for national drafters based … INTRODUCTION 1.1 The key concepts of fire management 1.2 Forest fires and the international framework on sustainable … Thus, implementing the UNCCD contributes to support an ecosystem approach to sustainable forest management as part …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… and use rights and obligations, links with land and forest tenure), public participation in wildlife … with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem" (Rec. C.3.3 rev.). Selection for the Ramsar List … future policymaking. In Burkina Faso, for instance, the Forest Code requires that the national forestry policy …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… . . . . . . 21 3. Ecological networks: costs, benefits and ecosystem services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … 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 …
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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 … mountain system (Himala- yas), the second largest rain forest complex and more than half the world’s coral reefs. …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… and social impact study EU European Union FES Forest Environmental Services FIT Feed in Tariff IMCSD … Enterprises REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation UNCSD United Nations Conference on … efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. These investments need to be catalyzed …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Rights in Relation to Protected Areas • Jon Day, Director, Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier … (Madagascar) are listed because they have extremely rare forest types on steep terrain, with enormously rich … indicators selected, for example it could be argued that forest cover is a good indicator for a forest site inscribed …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… of alien species known to have serious effects upon marine ecosystem integrity. Its overall aim is to help facilitate … Quarantine Sampling Method. Invasive Alien Species Law on Forest Protection and Development, 2004; Decree No. … to be taken to control or eradicate pests in forests and forest products. To eliminate these potentially overlapping …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… for example, in the development of the so-called "ecosystem approach" by the Conference of the Parties to the … activities, fishing, marine cultures, pastoral or forest activities. 195 Decree No. 85-453 of 23 April 1985 in … as zones with a special natural value: agricultural zones, forest regions, or protected areas. In 1972 the PUIR was …
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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… a legal requirement in many countries, and the concept of ecosystem services can help in assessing these; however, … shared with other relevant lead agencies (e.g. the Kenya Forest Service or Kenya Wildlife Service) and County … impacts on protected areas81. In Mexico the Sustainable Forest Development Act of 2003 requires offsets for impacts …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… Rules 1959 160 5.1.2 Forests/Timber 168 5.1.2.1 NWFP Forest Ordinance 2002 168 5.1.2.2 NWFP Local Government … NWFP Forestry Commission Act 1999 220 5.1.2.4 Hazara Forest (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 226 5.1.2.5 NWFP … the atmosphere; living organisms and inorganic matter; the ecosystem and ecological relationships; buildings, …
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