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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… of disease, and changes in the availability and quality of traditional/local food – could also aggravate the effects of … affect POP s exposure (Gilman et al., 2009a). Although the traditional/local foods of some Arctic populations are an … thyroid disease prevalence study. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160(4):526-534. Capkin, E., I. Altinok and S. …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… weather events need to be developed. At the same time, the traditional knowledge of farmers is crucial for the … of crop wild relatives (CWR) in wild habitats and of traditional crop varieties on-farm) will be explained. The … been collected, domesticated, used and improved through traditional systems of selection over many generations. …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… elements more holistically over time, rather than in the traditional species-by-species approach. The broader … people 0 Enhanced medicinal plant conservation 0 Local and traditional knowledge recognized and protected. 0 … resources, grounded in constitutions, customary law or traditional practice, as well as legislation. Among the …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… voluntary commitments or supply chain standards, and with traditional and indigenous norms and practices for conserving … to natural resources. Customary rules of indigenous and traditional communities may also be legally binding, within … and the resources it provides, including food, water, medicine and protection from the impacts of natural …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… within the project “Sustaining Rural Communities and their Traditional Landscapes Through Strengthened Environmental … on the basis of conservation of biological diversity and traditional landscapes in transboundary regions by enhancing … Although the questionnaire provided sound insight into the traditional landscape, a more thorough overview of the local …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… and other resource production systems; • The close, traditional association of Australia’s indigenous peoples … equitably benefits arising from the innovative use of traditional knowledge of biological diversity. During the … governed by one set of principles. This contrasts with the traditional approach adopted in many countries, which …
Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual
… — institutions 5. Allocation of fishing lots ignores the traditional fishing rights of communities. Governance — laws … is unclear. 5. Allocation of fishing lots ignores the traditional fishing rights of communities. 6. Untreated … of government. Customary law is developed over time by traditional societies and is usually transferred by word of …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects … a landscape restoration programme that resurrected traditional local management institutions. Working with local …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… IGC WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore ITPGRFA International … origin” (where the species was found in-situ, or where the traditional agricultur- al variety developed its unique … etc.; By objective: Food and food security; health and medicine; commerce; conservation; sustainable use; etc. By …