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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 … Best practice in protected area and World Heritage site management is evolving quickly. As managers are faced with … Agency • Marc Hockings, Vice-Chair (Science, Knowledge and Management of Protected Areas) IUCN WCPA and Associate …
Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India
… Wetlands 35 CASE STUDIES conservation and sustainable management of inland wetlands 46 for sustainable management of water resources 50 Ousteri wetland, Puducherry … Clam Fisheries Governance Council BMC Biodiversity Management Committee BMZ Federal Ministry for Economic …
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 … of protected areas and the wise use principle for the management of wetlands, has since been adopted in other … of wetlands on the List, and exchange research and management information, they also agree on interpretations of …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … as otters, are migratory species whose conservation and management also require international cooperation. In sum, … on application of the wise use concept, and guidelines on management planning in wetlands; • brings access to expert …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… countries relies on diverse cropping systems as risk management strategies against pests and severe weather … that focus on climate change adaptation through on-farm management and sustainable use of crop diversity. … refer to policy and normative capacities, knowledge management, partnering and programme implementation …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 A shift towards ‘green’ pest management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Support and System (of the IPPC) IPM Integrated pest management IPPC International Plant Protection Convention … with certainty and credibility in the establishment and management of their phytosanitary systems. Through …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… (TK) includes expertise in the selection, storage, use and management of seed. This knowledge is vital for understanding … in general, is promoted through community biodiversity management (CBM).3 The best way of protecting traditional … out, including participation in 3 Community Biodiversity Management is a methodology for promoting conservation and …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… immediate and delayed effects 109 Article 16 Risk management 111 Article 17 Unintentional transboundary … diversity. (iv) Mechanisms for risk assessment and risk management. (v) Procedure for advance informed agreement. … from changed agricultural practices associated with the management of a GM crop rather than from the GM crop itself. …
The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty
… an enormous need for action regarding the conservation and management of crop varieties on farms and in the surroundings … Treaty’s Funding Strategy prioritizes on-farm management and conservation of PGRFA. In light of the above, … and transfer of technologies for the on-farm management, conservation and sustainable use of crop …
What is Agrodiversity
… food and livelihood security depend on the sustained management of various biological resources that are important … interaction between the environment, genetic resources and management systems and practices used by culturally diverse … and culture are integral parts of agrobiodiversity management; ≠ many economically important agricultural …