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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the … aspects stems from the major roles of water in supporting ecosystem integrity and functioning, and in being a renewable … life, and recreation, to safeguarding aesthetic values and preservation of aquatic ecosystems. The need to preserve …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. These investments need to be catalyzed … respect for the rights of future generations and the preservation of species.” The DRC Constitution similarly in … increasing energy prices, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem degradation have compelled countries in the region …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 ARTICLE 25: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 ARTICLE 26: ECOSYSTEM APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … participation of women in the planning, management and preservation of the environment and the sustainable use of …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… a first fruit of cooperation with the IUCN Commission for Ecosystem Management, notably the Drylands Group, represented … 4.2 FOSTERING ECOSYSTEM SERVICE BENEFITS FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE RANGE … and the important contribution rangelands can make to preservation of biodiversity, genetic resources and carbon …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in greenhouse gas emissions … Use (Decision VII/12); • the application of the ecosystem approach, as defined in Decision V/6; • the … for sustainability 87 on production and consumption, the preservation of nature and liability for damage to the …
National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… development Manage freshwater in a holistic manner: an ecosystem approach. Treat all matters concerning freshwater … that it is essential to include the entire freshwater ecosystem in protection and preservation programmes. Various uses of land may affect …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… II National Park: Protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation. III Natural Monument: … research 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 Wilderness protection 2 1 2 3 3 – 2 Preservation of species and genetic diversity (biodiversity) … farmland, but now contains a restored African savannah ecosystem. Many derelict farm buildings and structures were …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 5.7.2. Protecting the watercourse and ecosystem .........................................104 5.7.3. … 5.8.6. Ecosystem protection … beneficial to riparian states and ensures environmental preservation and the conservation and rational utilisation of … and mutually beneficial results and achieve . . . the preservation of the environment, and the conservation and …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 30 IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LAND-WATER-ECOSYSTEM QUALITY IN POLAR AND MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS: … 44 CONSERVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE OASIS ECOSYSTEM OF LOIYANGALANI - PROJECT TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION … forms of agriculture which directly threatens the preservation of biological diversity and supports rapid …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… and to target 14.1 on the concept of “marine and coastal ecosystem management”, without presum- ing of the … – for example, many arguments applying to sustainable ecosystem management (target 14.2) also apply to fisheries … relevance is the legal framework for the protection and preservation of the marine environment set out in Part XII of …