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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… groundwater extractions to safeguard groundwater’s ecosystem-support function 5.10. Downscaling the limits of … “Greening” of domestic water laws implies recognising the ecosystem-support function of water resources, quantity- and … water resources from pollution and (b) insulating the ecosystem-support function of water resources from …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… wise use. This should contribute to a more rationalised approach to their achievement. The review has two main … authorities; e) jurisdictional constraints on ecosystem management of river basins and coastal areas; f) … 3.5 Jurisdictional constraints on river and coastal ecosystem management 4.0 Developing legal and institutional …
Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020
… approach to regional initiatives. … ecosystem services and cultural values’. (Dudley, 2008) … ity for its intrinsic value. Their importance in sustaining ecosystem services, … eir content and approaches adopted (inputs and outputs), an approach that is time‐bound to …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… objectives for putting in place a more sustainable approach to development. Nevertheless, neither the … Ecosystems such as forests and lakes but also the global ecosystem, which constitutes the Biosphere, thus enter into … the Earth defines sustainable use as “use of an organism, ecosystem or other renewable resource at a rate within its …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… publication to all those interested in an action-oriented approach to halting the loss of biodiversity and setting the … healthy concen- trations of biodiversity, livelihoods, ecosystem services, natural habitats, and food security can … these are far outweighed by the value of the ecosystem services provided by forests. �is report finds that …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… fishing is an important source of income. Consequently, ecosystem services are especially important assets for … Cross-Sectoral Collaboration4 The Tacaná Watersheds But ecosystem fragmentation, hydrological risk and water … the appropriateness and robustness of the Microwatershed approach, the Tacaná project provided training for water …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… 1 1.2 Approach taken … a legal requirement in many countries, and the concept of ecosystem services can help in assessing these; however, … not effective and there is also a need to better measure ecosystem services. To overcome some of the limitations of … future developments in EIA and SEA legal systems. 1.2 Approach taken The report is based on a comprehensive …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… serving as lead editor for The Protected Landscape Approach: Linking Nature, Culture and Community. Jessica … have recently been summarised in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA): “Genetic diversity has declined … the web of life. Conserving agrobiodiversity The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment referred to above provides many good …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… of legal and regulatory frameworks for a holistic approach to fire management. Specifically, Principle 8 of the … Thus, implementing the UNCCD contributes to support an ecosystem approach to sustainable forest management as part … and the law 39 Under the 2004 Ministerial Regulation on Ecosystem Restoration in Production Forest Areas, forest …