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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… .......................................... 6 3.1 UN-Habitat … 3 Box 3: Chapter IV.C of the UN-Habitat Agenda: Sustainable human settlements development in … could be an effective tool in slowing down biodiversity loss. Legal and institutional aspects of urban, peri-urban …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … forest products of USD 101 per ha/year, benefits from habitat fishery linkages (mainly the functioning of mangroves …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… 17 Category IV: Habitat/species management area … that we have an ethical obliga- tion to prevent species loss due to our own actions and this is supported by the … monument) IV Conservation through active management (i.e., Habitat/species management area) V Landscape/seascape …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992); c. Habitat II (Istanbul, 1996); d. Nineteenth special session of … significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a … and necessary steps to conserve such species and their habitat. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… widespread illegal use, which in some cases is leading to loss of biodiversity (Carey, Dudley and Stolton 2000). Recent … is not found anywhere else in the world, and provide the habitat for a freshwater plant with medicinal properties. … functions like carbon sequestration, watershed protection, habitat for endangered species, maintenance of landscape …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . 10 3.7 Threats to sacred natural sites and rates of loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … levels are sometimes higher than those in similar habitat types found nearby.8 It is increasingly recognised … survives much better in larger areas, small patches of habitat are very important and can harbour a disproportionate …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… For example, a transboundary park may result in the loss of traditional resource rights but increase tourism … value lies in increasing options or opportunities for habitat protection, tourism, employment, economic empowerment … which is inhabited by wildlife whether in their natural habitat or not and is not restricted to land legally …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… For example, a transboundary park may result in the loss of traditional resource rights but increase tourism … value lies in increasing options or opportunities for habitat protection, tourism, employment, economic empowerment … which is inhabited by wildlife whether in their natural habitat or not and is not restricted to land legally …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… 1 Because of the ever-increasing pressure on nature, habitat fragmentation will become more and more of a threat … significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. In setting out how this can be achieved within the … species populations access to a sufficient area of habitat (for foraging, the dispersal of juveniles or the …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… recover. Such man- agement practices include protecting habitat (through Dhimurru’s permit sys- tem and patrols), … greenhouse gas emissions), overfishing (e.g. bycatch and habitat destruction) and marine debris (e.g. ‘ghost nets’) … it involves much more than access to a site -it involves loss or im- pairment of sanctity values as well. See Addendum …