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AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… research into control programmes and undertook intensive public awareness programmes in the early 1990s and control was … areas (which may also affect native species), threats to public health in parks and water areas, and threats to air …
Review and compilation of best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation
… including adaptation; (b) Capacity-building and awareness-raising; (c) Desertification/land degradation and … Impact on climate change adaptation Capacity-building and awareness- raising DLDD and SLM monitoring and … This may happen: (a) By involving informed and willing public actors; (b) By creating a task force, a group of …
Waste or Wealth
… Phone Partnership Initiative (MPPI) was an innovative public-private partnership which developed guidance for parties and raised awareness on the environmentally sound management of used and … material recovery/recycling of end-of-life mobile phones. Public-private partnerships like the MPPI are a successful …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… Establishment of Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) (2007) … 10: The East African Rift System Figure 11: The integrated public transportation system in Curitiba, Brazil. Figure 12: … on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, focused global awareness on the need for more environmentally sound and …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… Biodiversity 1.4 The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice … 2.4 Avoiding legislative overreaching 3. INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 3.1 Ensuring clarity in the … CBD (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)11 reflects the increased global awareness of the interdependence among species. The …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… in a way that is conducive to the active participation of public authorities, the private sector and consumers. viii … protection against the loss of biodiversity. Increasing awareness of these threats has expanded the scope of … establishes predictable rules for the exercise of public powers, which can encourage investment and facilitate …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… in the policy, to the public structures and processes through which rights in … 35 chiefdoms) in the 7 districts with a view to gauge the awareness of the respondents on land … Under rights promotion, it can undertake public awareness programmes, but can investigate complaints …
EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficing
… and during the stakeholder consultation, that lack of awareness and political engagement are also major obstacles … 2.3) in the area of wildlife trafficking requires targeted awareness-raising amongst specialists on organised crime, … EU COM/ MS Existing private-led initiatives and private-public partnerships supported and best practice shared to …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… crime. The slaughter of elephants and rhinos has raised awareness of the illegal trade in wildlife. We are facing … are recovering due to protective legisla- tion, supportive public opinion, and practices making coex- istence with … to some extent reported or can be found in some countries’ public conviction databases. Many environmental crimes, by …