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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… and techniques for draining wetlands were invented. The developing countries needed help to avoid making the same … one’s own wetlands, would work satisfactorily with a small number of Parties. On the other hand, a convention to … information on the principal wetland ecosystems in 24 island territories in the Pacific, some 200 of which were of …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and initiatives 4.4.5 Small projects assistance programmes 4.4.6 Project support … tourist resort adjacent to a Ramsar Site on the Caribbean island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles, after the … Ramsar Secretariat has devoted a great deal of effort to developing synergies with other environment-related …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… United Kingdom • Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, Seychelles Island Foundation • Anjana Ford, Jurassic Coast Education … natural World Heritage site is an essential first step in developing effective site management. Natural World Heritage … tourism benefits sustainably by developing village-based, small-scale accommodation, guiding and food services adjacent …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… Bonn, Germany in May 2011. This event brought together a small team of co-authors and advisors who agreed on the … the Protocol operational. It explains possible options for developing ABS policies and strategies, key components of ABS … in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States among them, and Parties with …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… two years. The initial draft of the Guide, prepared by a small group of authors, was the starting point for an … participation from all parts of the world, in particular developing countries, and from NGOs. In order to maintain … is based on an information package on the CBD for Pacific Island Countries (2000) produced by the South Pacific …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… to contracting parties, especially those that are from developing countries, with the objective of facilitating the … widespread and abundant throughout its potential range Small number of localised populations Rapid increase in … allowed to all parts of the United States, including the island state of Hawaii and the island territory of Puerto …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area in its authority, or … have two sub-species. Article 1.2 (a) of ASCOBANS defines “small cetaceans” as any species, subspecies or population of … of travel costs for regional members from the group of the developing countries and countries with economies in …
Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention e-course
… to prevent establishment of regulated pests in the import country (USDA APHIS, 1995 a and b). To expand market access … allowed to all parts of the United States, including the island state of Hawaii and the island territory of Puerto … provides benefits to the environment and to thousands of small farm owners and workers (TPN, 2016). The social …