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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… and NGOs with a prior knowledge of environmental issues, but who may not be working directly on land degradation. … and over harvesting of trees and other species, but these are often driven in turn by other societal change. … are usually proximate causes that have a number of common roots (Geist and Lambin, 2004). Population growth and …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… representatives in the Governing Council and elsewhere. But the reality is not in doubt. Though UNEP — as this … the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values. The Club of Rome’s Report: The Limits to … changes, and the clearly applied principle of common but differentiated responsibility. It was also the first treaty …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… 3.2.3 Common law: Tort, Nuisance and Negligence … applying the law to the facts alleged is straightforward. But in cases where plaintiffs ask a court to apply a legal … and policy framework that articulates governmental responsibilities with respect to climate change. As the court …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… Faso These case studies have been reviewed to generate common lessons for future IUCN interventions in drylands. The … In short, dryland ecosystems are important for humanity but they are underdeveloped and face major challenges, … interventions are likely to impact on resource rights and responsibilities, recognising the current realities of …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… and economic growth provide significant benefits, but also pose a range of challenges especially for water … and often missed opportunities across sectors. Binding common objectives across institutions and down through … Molle, 2008, Smith and Jønch Clausen, 2015) and what is common to all is the failure of the IWRM approach to answer …
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… Cuvier's Gazelle, Sei Whale, Short‐beaked Common Dolphin, Humpback Whale, Mexican Free‐tailed Bat, … Giant Catfish, Common Sturgeon - … conservation measures should be stopped for these species, but that climate change mitigation … not only upon mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, but also on maximising the adaptive potential of …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… not provide businesses with all solutions at all lev- els but, when combined with other ecological data and surveys, … organizations and scien- tists to work towards a common vision and mission (figure 1), in partnership with … their impact on biodiversity (table 1). In most cases, Six common components of knowledge products delivered through …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… range. Translocation is an effective conservation tool but its use either on its own or in conjunction with other … this requirement. Conservation through intervention is now common, but with increasing evidence and appreciation of the … translocations ‘Mitigation translocation’ is increasingly common, and may concern very large numbers of individuals; it …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… which are not currently threatened with extinction, but which may become so unless their trade is regulated, are … in Gorongosa National Park and the Gile Game Reserve, common in Banhine and Zinave National Parks and Niassa Game … Somalia No information. South Africa Said to be very common in the eastern Cape Province, and the lowveld regions …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… main strategies for safeguarding the world’s biodiversity. But pressures on the environment caused by economic … than any essential differences in the basic approach. This common vision is reflected in the goal of applying a shared … resources. More importantly, the approaches also share a common understanding of how this model should be applied on …