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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … 108 9. Ecosystem or environmental services payments … freshwater needs. Costa Rica has mandatory payments for ecosystem services structured within its water legislation. … sustainable use of freshwater resources while maintaining ecosystem integrity. ‘The Greening of Water Law: Managing …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… Crosscutting and Other Issues 24 5.1 Alien Species 24 5.2 Ecosystem Approach 24 5.3 Global Taxonomy Initiative 25 5.4 … that complementarity is especially apparent for the CBD ecosystem and species-based measures, those on identification … other areas within its work programme, particularly the ecosystem approach, indicators, assessment and monitoring, …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity Trends in incidence of … of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches Target 6 By 2020 all fish and … managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… planning 19 3.1.1 Protected areas system plan 21 3.1.2 Ecosystem approach 22 3.1.3 Buffer zones and connectivity … National Parks Fund 204 Box III(2)-1: Recognizing ecosystem linkages between marine areas within national … But scientific assessments indicate that biodiversity and ecosystem integrity are continuing to decline at an …
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 … and institutional contexts of water resources management. Ecosystem functioning and productivity, and human health and …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… in that they address areas belonging to a certain ecosystem type (eg wetlands) wherever they are located and … is considered. This includes species, genetic and ecosystem diversity. 5. Tracing the evolution of … of the global community of states, namely: n one ecosystem type threatened globally (Ramsar); n globally …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 4 1.3 Ecosystem protection and management … 189 10.4.2 Embracing the ecosystem approach … in the Pacific to the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem. While each case study presents its own unique … as well as natural processes like climate change. An ecosystem approach that considers the totality of impacts, …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … developing States for biodiversity resources, shared ecosystem management and exchange of experience, including … and fundamental freedoms, understanding and respecting ecosystem integrity and addressing the gap between the …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… Community 33 Ecological character Combination of the ecosystem components, processes and services that … health, environmental and other related matters. Ecosystem Dynamic complex of plant, animal, micro- organism … Ecosystems are irrespective of political boundaries. Ecosystem approach Strategy for the integrated management of …