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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… and Law Association (EMLA), Hungary), Lyle Glowka (World Conservation Union (IUCN)), Ralph Hallo (Stichting Natuur en … La Camera (Italy), Bo Leth-Espensen (Danish Nature Conservation Society (DN), Den- mark), Alistair McGlone … participation and right to know, adopted by the World Conservation Congress of IUCN at Montreal (Canada) on 23 …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… its first National Energy Strategy focusing on energy conservation and alternative energy development. Highlighting … on Biological Diversity (1992) include biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of its components (art. 1). … a Strategic Framework of the GMS, focused on achieving connectivity, competitiveness and community. The GMS members …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … promotes an integrated package of actions to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands. In recognition of … Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Ramsar handbooks for …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Development). Participants at the IUCN 4th World Conservation Congress workshop session Energy, Ecosystems and … who led the discussion groups: Ed Barrow (IUCN Forest Conservation & Social Policy); Gerhard Gdieterle (World … as input for an interactive workshop at the Fourth World Conservation Congress (October 2008). The workshop—designed …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2009 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … are increasingly being proposed as a promising conservation approach. Analysis and engagement with partners … Agreement No.EPP-A-00-06-00014-00 to The Wildlife Conservation Society. TransLinks is a partnership of WCS, The …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2007 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … develop the regime as a functional and effective tool of conservation, equity and international development. As such, … (a State, a private or public institu- tion, an ex-situ conservation centre, indigenous or local communities or an …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… (UNEP); Constanza Martinez* (International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN); Maryam Niamir-Fuller* (UNEP); … Climate and Sustainable Development (URC); UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Editing: Joseph … reduction), and some environmental (e.g. biodiversity conservation). Unlike Approach 1, in which the goals are all …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Women as change-makers in the … enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is … and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… and work programme of IPBES INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE K ey b io d iversity areas World … extinction risk sites of biodiversity importance requiring conservation action measures elimination risk sites with … existing Pro- tected Areas suggesting that, given the high connectivity within freshwater ecosystems and their …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… Switzerland Copyright: © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … in “rescuing” species from extinction by increasing the connectivity amongst populations (Chust et al., 2013). If … Franco J, Garmendia JM, Iriondo M, Muxika I, et al. 2013. Connectivity, neutral theories and the assessment of species …