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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report
… holders, including the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Special Rapporteur on the right to … on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, … to 3°C, 20 to 30 per cent of the assessed plant and animal species are likely to be at a high risk of extinction.20 The …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… have shown significant changes in ecosystem and species distributions, principally due to increasing … Changes in game availability with serious impacts on some indigenous populations. MEDitErrANEAN forESt AroUND tHE WorLD … The Netherlands. Veitayaki, J. 2002. Taking advantage of indigenous knowledge: The Fiji case. International Social …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… these connections thereby facilitating the movement of species (e.g. during migration). • The potential of … organization representatives • Researchers • Indigenous peoples (if present in the area) The assessment … and erosion control Exotic plantations Fuelwood lots Indigenous plantations Direct seeding Prevention of …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + 107pp. Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas: … it. At the same time, our global heritage of living species is threatened as never before, as the protected areas … There are also calls to recognise fully the role of indigenous peoples in respect of protected areas (Beltran, …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… cent of its total mammals, 35 per cent of its reptilian species, 41 per cent of its birds and 50 per cent of its … also reaffirmed the importance of respecting the rights of indigenous and local communities over their traditional … the social and economic importance of biodiversity Emberá indigenous community at Panama Chanel river basin, Panama …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… T. (1998). 'In search of forest resource values of indigenous peoples: are non-market valuation techniques … applicability of non-market valuation techniques to indigenous peoples. A conceptual model examines relationships … Developing Country? Capturing the Pharmaceutical Value of Species Information. LEEC Paper DP 92-05, London …
Energy law and sustainable development
… to inflict great human and property loss. Plant and animal species will become endangered and extinct. Rangeland … where they are alien (also called non-native, non-indigenous or exotic) are generally beneficial to people. … species may significantly impact the livelihoods of indigenous peoples. Biological diversity may be lost where …
Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas for safeguarding biodiversity
… 3.013 The uses of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Bangkok, 2004), which requested the Species Survival … community; FURTHER RECOGNISING the importance of KBAs for indigenous and local communities living in and around them; … as appropriate; e. recognise and provide opportunities for indigenous and local communities living in and around KBAs to …
Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems
… resources; CONCERNED that social conflicts involving indigenous peoples and local communities also emerge in the … gives rise to conflicts involving conservation agencies, indigenous peoples and local communities, civil society … particularly around conservation actions to protect species that impact local communities from a social, economic …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together … of water scarcity and climatic variability. Dryland species show many remarkable adaptations to water stress, … resources, including water. They can bring together indigenous knowledge or traditional governance systems with …