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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the State of California. Through direct action, alliances and … taken but inevitably some countries figure more in the range of examples than others. Urban Protected Areas is in … A major objective of updating would be to get a wider range of examples from around the world than has been …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … and social sciences. There are many opportunities across a range of disciplines to pursue PhD studies as well as … progress at protected area sites . . . . . . . . . .79 VII State of the Parks assessment: New South Wales, Australia . . …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… entity or management regime and that an enormously wide range of different approaches to protection can be found … the impact of the 1994 categories system. IUCN and a range of organisations supported the two-year ‘Speaking a … Slovenia, Spain and Ukraine. At the sub-national (i.e. state) level, examples include Canada, where the Québec …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… development of environmental protection systems and a wide range of visitor service, and also cooperation activities … are by no means uniform entities however; they have a wide range of management aims and are governed by many different … near-natural ecosystems, or are being restored to such a state, although there are exceptions. Many contain major …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… span international, regional, national and local levels. A range of legal instruments existing in most national legal … São Paulo (Brazil). She has also been professor at the State University of Amazonas (2003-2012). Her research … and applying connectivity conservation across a range of scales and functions. In contrast, the role of law …
Managing Natural World Heritage
… ways outlined. Hand in hand with these benefits comes a range of requirements and potential costs: • Tourism … of sites with natural values and reports on the state of conservation of existing World Heritage sites … 5) in place are based on best possible practices. As the range of management skills required by managers of World …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … are by no means uniform entities however; they have a wide range of management aims and are governed by many different … near-natural ecosystems, or are being restored to such a state, although there are excep- tions. Many contain major …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… experts. SSC advises IUCN and its members on the wide range of technical and scientific aspects of species … of the environmental policy objectives by reporting on the state of the environment and by preventing, limiting and … . 49 Table 5.1 Summary of projected climate changes for a range of climate scenarios for Isle Royale National Park, USA …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… action plans. In order to meet these objectives, a broad range of activities has been undertaken over the course of … of capacities of stakeholders at various levels, including state and local authorities, conservation experts, protected … Criteria of the EUROPARC certification system define a range of measurable activities based on which the evaluation …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… management actions are guided by formal plans that state specific area objectives and explain how they will be … wilderness is often used colloquially to describe a wide range of environments—from an overgrown urban park to a truly … protected area management Category 1b recognizes a wide range of compatible uses in wilderness protected areas, as do …