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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… over 1,000 staff in 60 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. … strategies; and c) biodiversity conservation is a sector that requires adaptation strategies in its own right. … high mountain ecosystems? and e) How can we best influence public policies that focus on implementing environmental …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… and beliefs may be more im- portant in the shaping of public policy than the results of the latest scientific … Codex, Thessaloniki, Greece, 64 pp. 19 source use sector in many countries during much of the 20th century … in our national and local contexts and seek to make our public more aware of the cultural, as well as the natural, …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… in the policy, to the public structures and processes through which rights in … with the VGGT provisions, set out how companies in the sector should go about that. It is not … reform efforts within the justice sector have paid scant attention to non‐judicial …
Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
… however, involves a multitude of parties, both private and public. Accordingly, an effective post-2015 accountability … mechanisms involving states, civil society, the private sector, foundations, and the international development … issue, see barbara Adams and lou Pingeot, Strengthening Public Participation at the United Nations for Sustainable …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… adding them up, would nearly result in the entire arable sector. In other countries, such as Nicaragua, farms smaller … by a combination of technological advances, significant public investments and policy support. The introduction of a … by about 50 percent.21 Although the cost of developing public irrigation systems is high, small irrigation projects …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the … development plans, particularly regarding the agricultural sector. Furthermore, the impacts of these plans on aquatic … is needed on how to integrate water management across public sectors in drylands. When put in practice, an …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… resources valuable 93 5.6 How economic, equitable and public interest principles inter-relate in ABS legislation 94 5.6.1 Reconciling value, equity and public interest in commercial ABS 95 5.6.2 How value, equity … ABS problems should be seen as a major indication that the sector has not yet accepted the ABS concept, however, sug- …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities, including informxation on hazardous … processes. States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information … communities; organizations and institutions; the Private sector; and civil society. We recognize the need to promote …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… 1,000 staff in 60 offi ces and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. … billion or 0.2 percent of the world’s GDP (7). The forest sector is thought to provide for more than 10% of the GDP in … services to be better incorporated into private and public decision-making, and used to identify means of …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the … (government, NGOs, research organisations, private sector) Local Figure 8. The strategy used by EPIC combining … that aims to strengthen environmental institutions, public organisations, private entities and civil society to …