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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Within … and to support global alliances to safeguard natural resources at local, regional and global levels. A Guide to … Box 6. Ballast Water … 18 Box 13. Water Hyacinth …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or … as the goal, with customary principles of natural resource management as instruments for achieving it. Particularly in land and water allocation, and the settling of disputes related to …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… Cover Photography Hydrothermal vent: © ATOS/Ifremer Deep water coral: © André Freivold Courtesy of WWF International … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or … high seas MPAs and possible priority areas suitable for management as MPAs” Susan Gubbay 2.4.2 Legal Background Paper …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… Josep-Maria Mallarach Integrating traditional values and management regimes into Madagascar’s expandedprotected area … landscape (when applicable), past and current land- and water-use practices and their links to cultural and spiritual … de l’Abadia de Montserrat (see also http:// cms.iucn.org/resources/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=294) Maffi, L. (ed.) …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… report received valuable input from: Katharine Cross (IUCN Water Programme); Ninni Ikkala (IUCN Climate Change … preservation can be encouraged through coconut grove management. Biogas: Reducing impacts on ecosystems and … for biofuels also affects food security as land and water resources are diverted from food crops to crops for fuel …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… (such as the International Conference on Chemicals Management which adopted the Strategic Approach to … law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and … access to at least 40 litres per capita per day of safe water and that 75 per cent of the urban population are …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… is available at: www.iucn.org/pa_guidelines Complementary resources are available at: www.cbd.int/protected/tools/ … www.protectedplanet.net/ IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a … provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well- …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… one SDG and other SDGs have been published for SDG6 (UN-Water, 2016), SDG4 (Vladimirova and Le Blanc, 2016), and … Resource Panel has explored the links between natural resources and SDG targets (UNEP, 2015a). The latest Global … destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the …
Regulation at the International Level
… Course to the International Legal Framework on Freshwater Resources Book: Book Unit 2 - Regulation at the International … of Cooperation on Freshwater International Conference on Water and the Environment Rio Conference Millenium Summit … on Freshwater The issues of water availability, use, management, and conservation, with all their implications, …
Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
… members, and Councillors of IUCN, within available resources, to endorse, support, participate in and advocate … diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources , and managed through legal or other effective … · allow participation of traditional institutions in co-management arrangements within their terrestrial, …