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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… of knowledge and best practice exists on protected area management and it is not the objective or the ambition of … Rights in Relation to Protected Areas • Jon Day, Director, Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values’, and has defined six …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Wetlands 35 CASE STUDIES conservation and sustainable management of inland wetlands 46 for sustainable management … to ensure that our natural capital is maintained so that ecosystem services continue to support human well-being and … A scoping report on the state of art of valuation of ecosystem services derived from the three ecosystems, viz. …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… degradation to support decision making in land and water management ” and in 2013 in Bonn on “Economic assessment of … 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 …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … everywhere as the full impact of climate change on our ecosystem lifelines is felt. Small wonder that there is a … the difficulty of assigning dollar values to the wetland ecosystem’s values and benefits, goods and services. Thus, …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… countries relies on diverse cropping systems as risk management strategies against pests and severe weather … Category II National Park: area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation – natural area of land … on- farm requires the maintenance of the agro- ecosystem along with the cultivation and selection processes …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The Land in Numbers

… with a changing climate. By adopting sustainable land management practices, we can build the resilience of millions … that, far too often, we take for granted. A great bulk of ecosystem services are delivered by the world‘s finite land … materials and medicines. There are also many less visible ecosystem services such as climate regulation and natural …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… in Harmony with Nature” Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services essential for human well-being. It … implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building By 2015 each Party has …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

What is Agrodiversity

… food and livelihood security depend on the sustained management of various biological resources that are important … are necessary for sustaining key functions of the agro-ecosystem, including its structure and processes for, and in … provide sources of medicines and vitamins, and * Conserve ecosystem structure and stability of species diversity. (A da …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… 5 Classification and evaluation Chapter 6 Wise use, management and monitoring Chapter 7 Funding the operation of … way in which nutrients and pollutants are recycled in the ecosystem. It is therefore not surprising that systems of … with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem”. Sustainable utilization was defined as “human use …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help populations … the same time reducing costs and increasing efficiencies. Ecosystem-based climate change adaptation at a landscape … -- but it is not yet easily accessible. Using Land and Ecosystem Valuation to Promote SLM Investments The integrated …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere