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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… for connectivity 17 Table I(2)-1: Estimated worldwide carbon storage by region in gigatons (Gt) 34 Table I(2)-2: … important role in sequestering additional atmospheric carbon for climate change mitigation. The legal research and … process so that biodiversity impacts can be addressed and offset strategically, rather than being dealt with in a …
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African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas

… . . . . 15 Kenya: Mikoko Pamoja - Community based mangrove carbon offset project in Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … areas 16 Kenya Mikoko Pamoja: Community based mangrove carbon offset project in Kenya Salim ABDALLA, Mikoko Pamoja …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… or economic productivity and complexity of land, reducing carbon storage in soil and vegetation, driving the loss of … Measurements of Net Primary Productivity (the net flux of carbon from the atmosphere into green plants per unit time) … such as disruption of water regulation or reduction in carbon sequestration. Such causal links are far reaching and …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… in protected areas management, climate policy, and carbon pricing, Wrangellia Consulting helps policy makers … Programme, Working for Woodlands, South Africa: Poverty, carbon and restoration 80 6.5 Applying traditional ecological … processed deer for the commercial restaurant market to offset capital costs and meat, hides, antlers and hooves were …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… observation. Or again, a reduced demand for camping is offset by a greater demand for more comfortable lodge … watershed protection, wildlife habitat, climate influence, carbon sequestration. Associated with indirect uses of the … Convention on Climate Change. Investors seeking to offset carbon emissions con- tribute to the fund in exchange for …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… Programme, Working for Woodlands, South Africa: Poverty, carbon and restoration 80 6.5 Applying traditional ecological … by protecting endangered habitats and species, storing carbon and so forth. But, in a rapidly urbanizing world, … Service provided additional funding to park management to offset the loss of revenue. It also helped that Bukhansan has …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… services we all depend on, such as freshwater quality and carbon sequestration, are closely linked to and dependent on … Indigenous rangers are employed to undertake this carbon abatement programme that contributes to maintaining … program has meant that Fish River is now part of the carbon economy and has sold carbon credits. Profits from …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… grasslands and marine systems to prevent the loss of carbon already stored in plants and soils and to sequester further carbon from the atmosphere. 1 2 3 4 5 2 Introduction to the … to build good public relations, or as a concession or offset for other activities. Motivations may include interest …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… in particular are now thought to perform important carbon sequestration functions. These 'carbon sinks' absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and … A working definition is that "wetland losses must be offset by wetland gains".36 An area-based approach of this …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… developed/harvested – sometimes called a ‘biodiversity offset’ or a ‘mitigation’ effort. In some cases such PPAs are … for the property was both biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration (by removing stock from this former … – an industry perspective on financing conservation for carbon and biodiversity markets’. In P. Figgis, J. Fitzsimons …
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