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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… . . 50 New Zealand: Precautionary principle and endangered species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 … presence of active social players may not be a reliable indicator of effective participation, since the situation may … World Bank Indicators <http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/all> Global Integrity Index data …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … for indicators can be summarized as SMART: • Specific: the indicator is precisely, accurately, and concisely described. … are unambiguously defined. • Measurable: the indicator can be quantified precisely and repeatedly. • …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… AZE site holds 13 Critically Endangered and Endangered species wholly restricted to it, more than any other AZE site … for reporting on the “coverage of protected areas” indicator, which was provisionally adopted by the Parties for … such as language groups may be used as an initial indicator of management zones or units (Figure 17a). These …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … . . . . . . . . 25 2.7 Manage carrying capacities through indicator-based planning systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … plan implementation. Manage carrying capacities through indicator-based planning systems. Management should determine …
Managing Natural World Heritage
… of the site itself (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes … for example it could be argued that forest cover is a good indicator for a forest site inscribed under criteria (ix) or … biodiversity; 3. A method of verification for each indicator, for example through surveys of the values of the …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … Ecosystem level Species level (rare and threatened, indicator species, popular species, economically or socially … assessed; and methods to be used in measuring the indicator. Some examples of attributes, indicators and …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… of the major contributors to habitat loss and subsequent species losses, leading to a decline in biodiversity and … (25 year) using an inter-annual vegetation index as an indicator of biomass production decline or increase found … there is a tendency to assume that increasing NPP is an indicator of land improvement. In practice this is not always …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … species Population dynamics • mortality/natality rates of indicator species • immigration/emigration of indicator species • population viability of indicator species …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… 2.10: Use of the categories in regional criteria and indicator processes for sustainable forest management 123 … areas 9 Use of the Categories in regional criteria and indicator processes for sustainable forest management … or no-take area – which protects critical habitat and species, surrounded by a buffer zone which allows more uses …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… hazards covered are climate related. It could also be an indicator of the currently limited knowledge on how … However, they provide protection to 80% of threatened species and store more than 15% of global terrestrial carbon … sensing derived measure of vegetation greenness and an indicator of rice crop productivity, was used to monitor the …