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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries” Max Abensperg-Traun, Dilys … C ITE S and C B N R M Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 46 INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR … appearing throughout the world could be considered an indicator of success. Where ecological sustainability is …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… estimate that 80% or more of the world’s terrestrial species are inhabitants of natural tropical forests. Whatever … suggested in these guidelines 5 5 After FSC (1996) 78 Indicator A quantitative, qualitative or descriptive … the direction of change in aspects of a forest system Indicator species A species whose presence, absence or …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… of marine aquaculture with the most appropriate species; on the other it is important for assessing how the … protected habitats are present. Some of the most important indicator parameters are sediment particle size, redox … indicators and benchmarks, such as the human well-being indicator. Measuring the connection between society and the …
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 …
Global Land Outlook
… temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, soil erosion, species loss and increased water scarcity will likely alter … estimates from the World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/ indicator/EN.POP.DNST accessed December 12, 2016. 14 McNeill, … http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… of land or water that harbour a characteristic set of species, communities, dynamics and environmental conditions, … all focus conservation action on those areas and on those species communities that harbour environmental values which … by conserving a representative array of habitats, allowing species populations access to a sufficient area of habitat …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… conventions on the conservation and sustainable use of species and ecosystems, and biodiversity per se (Convention … and dialects spoken in Indonesia. Another important indicator that makes Indonesia a socially unique country is … However, the mere number of vessels is not an accurate indicator of overall fishing power. Tonnage and engine power …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… tools 16 4.6 Protected Area tools 17 4.7 Threatened Species tools 20 4.8 Invasive Species tools 21 5. Socio-Economic tools 22 5.1 Food Security … Occurrence of threatened species can be used as an indicator of ecosystem degradation. The Roundtable on …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… management, biosphere reserves, protected areas, species conservation plans, but IEM can successfully … for IEM in LD law and policy The definition of IEM is an indicator of the type of legislative materials relevant to … Each individual component of the definition was used as an indicator of the specific type of law or legal system needed …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… suitable climatic conditions and appropriate sites for the species currently farmed. The aquaculture sector also faces a … area to focus on to address the impact; • Identifying the Indicator, the factor to be measured to determine the extent … the financial situation of an enterprise might be an indicator for certification. This level of certification is, …