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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Jurisdictional and Institutional Barriers to Integrated Ecosystem Management.... 67 5.2.4.1 Jurisdictional Barriers … adverse effect on the conservation status of a species or ecosystem. Some processes occur naturally, but those of … that a few laws have attempted to incorporate a holistic approach by conferring a special status or rules on the …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … AND OVERVIEW 1 1.1 A brief introduction to the competence approach 2 1.2 How competence-based approaches can promote … to: ● Protect species, habitats and ecosystems; ● Maintain ecosystem services, vital for local and national economies; ● …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… die. Addressing water problems requires an inter-sectoral approach that recognizes the interlinkages—for example, … 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 …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guideline 1.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Guideline 2.7 Ecosystem approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… land- and seascape, and relevant sectors, by applying the ecosystem approach and taking into account ecological connectivity / … sustainable use of biological diversity, implementing the ecosystem approach, and improving international cooperation …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… when reading the paper. An important exception to this approach is that our tables do not systematically include … and to target 14.1 on the concept of “marine and coastal ecosystem management”, without presum- ing of the … – for example, many arguments applying to sustainable ecosystem management (target 14.2) also apply to fisheries …
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”
… Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment and the UN convention on climate change … Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group AMA Adaptive Management Approach ASAL Arid and Semi-Arid Lands AWF African Wildlife … Fund IPBES Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPHA International Professional Hunters …
The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas
… coastal defences. These may have an impact on the ecosystem services on which coastal communities depend, … of change and cause erosion of coastlines; NOTING that ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and disaster risk reduction are the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people to adapt to climate change …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… towards building capacity in a cohesive and articu- lated approach that links national policies, laws and institutions, … Initiative is an action programme to demonstrate that ecosystem-based management and stakeholder participation will … and fair allocations, protect water quality for human and ecosystem uses as defined by water policy, and set up an …