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Assessing the international forest regime
… and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and … Mackenzie (United Kingdom) is Programme Director of the Biodiversity and Marine Resources Programme at FIELD and … NFPs with the treaty requirements to prepare national biodiversity and desertification strategies, as well as …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… and action groups, focusing in partic ular on species and biodiversity conser va tion and the manage ment of habi tats … communities and left undisturbed as both ecosystems and biodiversity habitats. (Courtesy Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend); … years. Many such landscapes have outstanding aesthetic and biodiversity value and are now protected under co-management …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… world moves towards conservation goals, such as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals, … nature-based solution to climate change, as it uses both biodiversity and ecosystems as part of a larger adaptation … change adaptation benefits, but also contributes to biodiversity conservation and to enhancing local economies. …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… below. Ia. Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also possibly geological/geomorphological … Box 16 Ecologically or biologically significant areas, key biodiversity areas and important marine mammal areas 33 Box … islands The waters of the Chagos Archipelago are rich with biodiversity, containing at least 220 coral species and over …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… of the Convention, to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking … and currently a Legal Adviser of the National Institute of Biodiversity in Costa Rica. Furthermore, he is Lead Counsel of the Biodiversity and Biosafety Law Research Programme at the …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… 29 4.1 The southern Africa context 30 4.1.1 Status of biodiversity in southern Africa 30 4.1.1.1 Socio-economic … of southern Africa 30 4.1.1.2 Significance of ABS to biodiversity conservation 30 4.1.2 ABS in southern Africa 31 … activities and support 40 4.5 Recommendations 40 5 Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing in Arid Countries and …
National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar
… of national development, climate change, forestry, and biodiversity, as well as marine resource management. The … Nationally Determined Contribution 18 3.2 National Biodiversity Stratregy and Action Plan 18 3.3 REDD+ 19 4. … NSSMB National Strategy for Sustainable Management of Biodiversity 6 ONE National Office for the Environment PES …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… how well Category V does as against Category IV in meeting biodiversity targets). A Report and Recommendations on the … system and make their contribution to the global CBD Aichi Biodiversity targets. So we hope that PNOTM will be an … the role of protected areas in the conservation of biodiversity, geodiversity, landscapes and ecosystem …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… agrobiodiversity in general, is promoted through community biodiversity management (CBM).3 The best way of protecting … to be carried out, including participation in 3 Community Biodiversity Management is a methodology for promoting conservation and the sustainable utilization of biodiversity at local level, with an emphasis on …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… and preserved in the long term to ensure conservation of biodiversity in general and the maintenance of human life in … are the influences of climate, terrain, vegeta- tion and biodiversity, especially the characteristics of soil biodiversity. However, the actual causes of soil degradation …