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Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… for financing of coastal carbon management activities Access carbon finance through UNFCCC mechanisms and related … National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), the Land-Use, and some Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) activities including …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… bioenergy agenda (governments, businesses, communities, land owners, and individuals) the tools to achieve more … of sources, increase rural incomes, reduce waste, improve access to energy, and improve overall energy security and … concerns are at root triggered by demand for additional land for producing bioenergy, which may have a number of …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… areas have been expanded in number and extent, both on land and in coastal waters. In Eastern and Southern Africa, 14.6 per cent of the region’s total land area is protected. This compares to 10.5 per cent of … on the Move to 2010, UNEP 2008). 5. On the issue of access to genetic resources and the sharing of the benefits …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… women’s empowerment, youth employment, equitable access to basic local services, as well as access of local … Mediterranean coastal zones: A vital interface between land and sea It is estimated that approximately one third of … forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 6. Ensure …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… II.B.5. Environmental Impact Assessment — II.B.7. II.B.3. Land-Based Sources and Activities … — II.B.7. II.B.5. Airborne Sources: Ships, Aircraft, Land-Based Sources, and Offshore Facilities … 57 Access to Marine Genetic Resources … ments in another, just as national interest in better access to the glob- al marketplace may reinforce efforts to …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… 8 3.3.4 Conservation corridors need to be integrated into land use planning ......... 8 3.3.5 Connectivity conservation … 10 3.3.8 Public awareness and access to information are essential ....................... … to support strengthened environmental linkages in the land and seascape. Whilst a myriad of different terminologies …
Energy law and sustainable development
… and most often disregarded whether the poor can access such services. Most nations have been obliged to … or uranium, or the property regimes providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often are a basic … be depleted, desertification claims more and more fertile land, the adverse effects of climate change are already …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… 3 Open Access … 12 Fisheries Access Regimes … interest in an easement falls short of a true estate in land. 20 The range of protection specifically includes … under the 1996 Act therefore operates similarly to a land title register, and a registration document relating to …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… 31 2.2.2 Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing of … 80 4.7 Land and farm management … 151 LIST OF ACRONYMS ACP African Caribbean and Pacific ABS Access and benefit-sharing AI Artificial Insemination AIA … welfare guiding principles and standards focus on: (a) land transport; (b) sea transport; (c) humane slaughter for …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… to bring some order into this rapidly developing use of land and water, IUCN The World Conservation Union developed a … to regulate activities 21 Interpreting or clarifying land tenure and governance 22 Use of the IUCN categories for … in fact managed” Providing the scientific community with access to more complete data on natural areas under …