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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … in 2004 when the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed an ambitious Programme of Work on Protected Areas, … sustainably, when conservation and sustainable use can be mutually beneficial. Other objectives ● To promote …
The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation
… for ecosystem management should be set for the long term. 9. Management must recognize that change is inevitable. … both lowland and highland forests. Negotiation of jointly agreed, environmentally benign land-use began with the … I m p l e m e n t a t i o n It also needs transparent and mutually trusting stakeholder relationships within which …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… Convention CITES Parties States that have joined CITES and agreed to be bound by the Convention ITTO The International … approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu … stall the development of wild areas, while in others, long term conflict has stripped the contested area of its …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… This helps practitioners to implement the internationally-agreed best practice in a way that is convenient to handle … strategies and action plans)3. 2. As part of this long-term policy development process, the COP has specifically … economists by demonstrating how laws and institutions can mutually support efforts to control and mitigate the impact …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… was established in 2001 through a negotiated process agreed by the ten main village centers around the area. … in the neighbouring community areas to support long-term supply of seedlings. 2. engaging citizens to control the … 9 land use zones for the Ekuri community forest are agreed on, based on the topography and needs of the …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… and Coco (Hon- duras- Nicaragua)6. Because the term ‘champion’ did not translate easily into Spanish, … hydropower projects. As a result, our National Assembly agreed to question the Ministry of Mines and Energy on the … outcomes was that the three countries’ participants agreed to work together to promote the use of water from the …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… tropical timber trade. ITTO develops internationally agreed policy documents to promote sustainable forest … stakeholders, who, ideally, work together towards mutually agreed biodiversity conservation goals. Figure 3 … after timber extraction does not guarantee its long-term viability. Trees might live for many centuries, for …
Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc
… to build a sustainable framework for tourism and long-term, sustainable cooperation. Case studies give examples … working relations: • Start with small steps, such as mutually agreed conversations between PA managers and local …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… It is increasingly clear that, in the mid and long term, failure to meet environmental flow requi- rements has … on the Inquiry, the two provincial governments involved agreed to restore flows in the Snowy River to 21% of Fish … fish ladders and a hatchery pro- gramme, the utility has agreed to ‘spill’ water during spring and summer migrations …
Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)
… representative of a Member State, elected for a one-year term of office. The President convenes the HLPF when it meets … by the next VNR country in that VNR session. Unless agreed to otherwise by the presenting countries, the order of … requiring advice and support. The review may examine the agreed global indicators for SDGs and related targets, but …