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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… its own activities. This report is printed on paper from sustainable forests including recycled fibre. The paper is … relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment with a mandate to, among other … by the public. Costa Rica’s Certificate of Sustainable Tourism programme assigns companies in the tourism industry a …
UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… at sea or the coastline such as fishing, shipping and tourism or are transported by rivers and wind from land-based … partnership is promoting a joint approach to sustainable marine management and its aim is to enhance … and Resolution A/60/L. 31 (2005) and A/63/L.43 (2008) on sustainable fisheries. With the mandate provided by the June …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… sectors around the world. The World Business Council for Sustainable Devel- opment (WBCSD) is a CEO-led organization … that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment. … (paper) Portucel-Soporcel Group ✔ ✔ ✔ 30 Example 11 Tourism World Economic Forum ✔ ✔ 31 Example 12 Cross-sector …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… scale. They also compromise our ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. An additional by-product of … targeted effort must be put forward so that peace and sustainable development can prevail. Mr. Achim Steiner UN … organized crime (TOC), and causing losses in revenues from tourism. Forestry crimes, from unregulated or illegal burning …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. IUCN builds on the strengths of its members, … out activities in the field of conservation, study, and sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as in international … than category Ia: although not usually subject to mass tourism they may be open to limited numbers of people …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… conservation and other values VI Protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources: Areas which conserve … mainly in a natural condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level … an interest in protected areas, such as ecotourism and tourism companies, water companies, agricultural companies or …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… stabilization, flood mitigation, removal of pollutants, tourism, and recreation. Ramsar COP8 Resolution VIII.11, page … grazing, agricultural abandonment, visitor pressure, non-sustainable commercial exploitation; and b) indirect threats, … the most fertile agricultural land; and d) recreation and sustainable tourism opportunities. 27. From an early stage in …
The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries
… . . . . . . . . . . .45 5.4 Policies and institutions for sustainable use of wild resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … et de la Protection de la Nature (MEPN) 9 IUCN Sustainable Use Initiative (IUCN/SUI) 10 Société d’ETude et … while value added from sport hunting, wildlife-based tourism and live animal exports is already recorded and …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. A central Secretariat coordinates the IUCN … Procedures ROI Return on Investment RSPO Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprises … on ecosystem services. These include for example the tourism, fisheries, forestry and the agricultural sector. …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… conservation and other values VI Protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources: Areas which conserve … mainly in a natural condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level … than category Ia: although not usually subject to mass tourism they may be open to limited numbers of people …