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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… IUCN WCPA Protected Area Technical Reports are intended to be timely, peer reviewed syntheses of issues of global … areas – declared and run by local communities For more information on the IUCN definition, categories and governance … rights in a single area of land or water, such as for access, to use resources or for settlement. The extent to
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… 6 2.3 Different Governance Approaches to Ensure the Provision of Water-related Ecosystem Services … 64 7.3 Transparency and Access to Information … – in particular public participation, transparency and access to information, as well as ac- countability and the …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… WCC-2012-Res-098-EN The human right to water and sanitation AWARE that humans depend on … halving by 2015 the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation (World Summit on Sustainable … of the procedural human right to water (right to information, just administrative action, public …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is now the … in key informant interviews as well as supplying information and documentation. The authors particularly … resources where water is already heavily abstracted and access to water is keenly contested. In these situations …
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Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications

… MA assessed 24 ecosystem services and found the majority to be degraded (see balance sheet). The MA2 also identified … resolutions and changing customer preferences; � Access to capital – restrictions as the financial community … must employ fiscal and regulatory mechanisms; � Spatial information on ecosystem degradation should be widely …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… of Na- ture, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. … that ma- nagement decisions take into account up-to-date information. Biodiversity monitoring is also essen- tial for … method used may vary according to the habitat type and access limitations. It is recommended to get an initial …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… in economic development; AWARE that demand is expected to continue, and that both agro-industrial and small-holder … the international commitments that governments have made to stemming the loss of biodiversity through the adoption of … to improve environmental performance, including access to certification systems; and e. respect …
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Operational Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement

… February 2009 Approved by The IUCN Council Applicable to All IUCN Staff Members and Commission Members working on … Document History Version 1.0 Released 2006 For further information contact: Business and Biodiversity Programme ++ … actions. 7. Transparent in the sense of ensuring public access to information, while respecting individual privacy …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… caused by the project are outweighed by the actions taken to avoid and reduce such impacts, rehabilitate affected … planning Project developers and land-use planners now have access to a wealth of data (e.g. from detailed Environmental … Avoid Rehab Net Positive Impact No Net Loss 1 For more information on the Mitigation Hierarchy and the principles of …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… Net Positive Impact (NPI) as a concept or target aim to achieve net gains for biodiversity from their business … apply in a number of ways, including for example gaining access to land and resources in significant biodiversity … Policy, which may provide further guidance. For more information, visit: www.iucn.org/ business Published by: …
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