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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… culminating in the recognition, by the adoption of the Biodiversity Convention, that: n biological diversity … and social development” addresses marine, wetlands and forest protection, sustainable development, and biological … Thorsell, Jim and Sigaty, Todd (1997) A Global Overview of Forest Protected Areas on the World Heritage List, IUCN, …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… and the Convention on Biological Diversity Lyle Glowka Biodiversity Strategies International 2 Table of Contents … Biodiversity 17 4.2 Inland Waters Biodiversity 19 4.3 Forest Biodiversity 20 4.4 Agricultural Biodiversity 21 4.5 … marine and coastal ecosystems, inland waters ecosystems, forest ecosystems, agricultural ecosystems, dry land …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… 30 4.2 THE TROPICAL FOREST BELT AND CLIMATE CHANGE … 29 FIGURE 6 FOREST AREA, 2005 (SOURCE: FAO, 2007) … result in a depletion of ecosystems linked to a loss of biodiversity and natural habitats as well as displacement of … of water will decrease and that there will be a loss of biodiversity which is expected to have fundamental impacts on …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and … Uganda Wildlife Authority; Rauno Vaisanen – Metsähallitus, Forest and Park Service, Finland; and Geoff Vincent – Parks … biomes, for instance for marine protected areas12 and forest protected areas.13 The importance of flexibility in …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… World Summit on Sustainable Development 71 7.7 Sustainable forest management 72 7.8 Sustainable fisheries management 73 … Box III(2)-6: CBD Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity—MPAs and national legislation 231 Box III(2)-7: … Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries US United States …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… and preserve Sri Lanka’s natural resources and its rich biodiversity. All Sri Lankans, as custodians of the … us. Irrespective of where a person lives, whether in a forest, or in a city, we all have the same basic needs: air, … have been valued differently. For example a tropical forest is valued at US$ 2,007 per hectare per year, wetlands …
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Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Cherokee National Forest. Additional cooperators in this re- introduction … Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the U.S. Forest Service. CFI's responsibilities in this effort include …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… the regions. These sectors include: agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries and marine/coastal areas, sustainable … and social impact study EU European Union FES Forest Environmental Services FIT Feed in Tariff IMCSD … Enterprises REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation UNCSD United Nations Conference on …
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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… Red List of Ecosystem s measures extinction risk sites of biodiversity importance requiring conservation action … forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Contents Executive Summary … development agencies; (4) certification bodies such as the Forest Stewardship Council, Marine Stewardship Council, High …
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Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park

… COOPERATION Legal and institutional framework for biodiversity conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 … of Tara National Park there is a well developed network of forest roads which contributes to the openness of the area. … connections to Visegrad. The reconstructed sections of the forest railway in the national park also have great potential …
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