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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… knowledge to these locations as adults is undertaken with extreme circumspection as cultural protocols are continually … who view them as relational entities. In the most extreme cases, these differences are evident between … and wealth, as well as natural phenomena such as the weather (Anon. 2000). The role of forests within Tandroy …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… fines can be very severe and prison terms can be long. In extreme cases, wildlife and forest offences can attract life … mining, transportation, tourism, war, pollution, severe weather and specific cultural threats)? • Does the protected … estimated 90 per cent of the 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty globally, forest resources directly …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… landscapes. A number of traditions, modest in the extreme, leave no obvious trace. Others may build a small … of Tongariro, a strong south wind brought extremely cold weather. Nearly chilled to death and exhausted by the climb, … situations of high visitor pressure, clear signage and, in extreme cases, the fencing off of particularly sensitive …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… of peoples of the world live in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty, with negative consequences for the … of peoples of the world live in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty, with negative consequences for the … capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… beings, including but not restricted to land, atmosphere, weather and climate, water, living things, sound, odour, … of gaining access to foreign markets. This is an issue of extreme importance in view of the fact that in recent times, …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… nature of the agreement. Withdrawal or denunciation is an extreme step and it rarely happens. When it does, it … on ways to manage increasing risks from the impacts of extreme weather events. For more information on this workshop, see …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… interference from an outside source.’182 Again, this extreme perspective shows that – like the absolute … in transboundary water disputes.183 Neither of these two extreme positions therefore received universal support – for … but could also include forecasts – e.g. changing weather patterns with long- term effect on present uses. …