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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDC Capacity Development Committee CEPM Committee of Experts on … growing threats posed by plant pests to agricultural and rural communities, to plant biodiversity and to natural … in indirect impacts (diminished public health in the rural areas, lost employment in the horticultural sector, and …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … and Tribes live in these areas. It can also include rural or urban residents seeking solitude, recreation or … lodge, create jobs and revenue in typically very poor, rural areas. Staff at the Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra, …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… 17 POLICY DEVELOPMENT ITTO Policy Development Series No 17 A joint … directed towards the forest managers, timber companies and rural people whose day-to-day decisions directly affect … local languages to assist in effective communication with rural stakeholders Guideline 17: Biodiversity conservation …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… Research and Fisheries IRD French Research for Development Institute IUCN International Union for the … in discussions and negotiations. And yet, in traditional, rural societies – particularly in West Africa - women have … legal entities with a specific mandate (administrations, rural councils, etc.) Supervisory ministeries local private …
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Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … equipment maintenance) and industrial sources, and the rural farming population. Collecting used oil from … for many years. It has been used most commonly in rural areas which have a high proportion of unpaved roads and …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Judicial handbook on environmental law

… contact: Environmental Law Branch Division of Policy Development and Law United Nations Environment Programme P.O. … and D. Mangrabala v. Minister of the Environment, Urban & Rural Development, Mauritius, Environmental Appeal Tribunal, … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendera v. Union of India …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… Rights IIED International Institute for Environment and Development ILC Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities ILO … ethno-veterinary knowledge: We are based predominantly in rural Rajasthan where medical facilities are few. In any … of Costa Rica: “Payment for Environmental Services and Rural Communities: Lessons from the Americas” Herman Rosa, …
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Assessing the international forest regime

… III - Scientific Research, Forest Assessment and the Development of Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest … of deforestation and desertification are similar – e.g. rural poverty, ill-defined land use conversions, and rapid … to the timber industry and for the energy supply in rural areas in Honduras and Guatemala. These two countries …
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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions

… Caribbean M&E Monitoring and evaluation MDGs Millennium Development Goals MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement … process. For example, Cabo Verde identifies rural women as one of the groups most affected by … between gender inequalities and poverty, causing rural women to be the most likely to live in poverty. …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … important resources for sustaining livelihoods in many rural areas. Wild animals (including fish) contribute at least a fifth of the animal protein in rural diets in more than 60 countries. A TRAFFIC study …
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