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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… II Volume 2: Reptiles and Invertebrates Compiled by lUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre SIGNIFICANT TRADE IN WILDLIFE: … destruction owing to timber extraction and conversion of forest and scrub to agricultural land (Salas, 1985; Gruss and … strewn hills with scattered scrub. Not found in of primary forest. G. p. babcockl is often found on mountain masses, and …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… The World Conservation Union Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines … adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef and the Tropical Rain- forest World Heritage Areas. Website: www.jcu.edu.au Contact: … for spatial analysis, for a species restricted to a single forest reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… and Protected Areas: Towards Equity and Enhanced Conservation. No. 11. Grazia Borrini- Feyerabend, Ashish … 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 …
Nature-based solutions to address climate change
… climate change while providing benefits for biodiversity conservation. They constitute positive, “no regret” actions, … branches) and underground parts (roots). Sustainable forest management should encourage older stages and … carbon more rapidly during the first years of life of forest stands, later the trend is reversed and hardwoods are …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… 173 Decree Regulating the Exploitation and Conservation of Living Aquatic Resources … 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 …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… several protocols including the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement in Southern Africa and the … is not addressed even though the current draft SADC forest protocol makes provision for collaborative … have legislation that directly addresses transboundary forest issues. It is thus a broad overview as opposed to a …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… several protocols including the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement in Southern Africa and the … is not addressed even though the current draft SADC forest protocol makes provision for collaborative … have legislation that directly addresses transboundary forest issues. It is thus a broad overview as opposed to a …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… mangroves and coral reefs In the front line UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge … THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE (UNEP-WCMC) is the … 19 Mangrove forest … restoration is relatively simple and large areas of new forest are being created using volunteers and local labour. …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is … Laja (Ñuble and Biobío) Avalanches, landslides, rock falls Forest management In the Valle de las Trancas, healthy forest ecosystems can play a crucial role in protecting …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… A FF IC TRAFFIC Bulletin S H O R T R E P O R T Non-timber forest products (NTFPs): Wild plants, used in the … resources are often referred to collectively as non-timber forest ecosystems and habitats beyond forests. Trade chains … national legislation, while the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation provides an important set of targets plants to …