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GEO yearbook 2003
… International measures to control invasive marine species and hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of … US. The four main themes are: endangered species; indigenous peoples and their healing ways; oceans, rivers and … will be at high risk of extinction in the wild. ● Arctic Indigenous Peoples will face major economic and cultural …
IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement
… respective obligations on human rights, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and people in … engaging with relevant professionals, stakeholders and indigenous peoples, contributing to the resilience of vulnerable species, ecosystems, and indigenous, local and other …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… parts of the region to maintain and preserve their indigenous cultural patterns. However, the presence of … not totally isolated from the rest of Asia and beyond. The indigenous people of the region have followed Buddhism, … while their crowns can be sold for Rs. 1200-1500. These species are hunted in winter. The “golden bird” is hunted for …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… preserved ecosys- tems, endemic and threatened plant species and communities, including Serbian spruce (Picea … starovlaski type, is characteristic for Tara Mountain as indigenous and has been preserved to the present day. The … forests with numer- ous endemic and relict species of indigenous flora and fauna. Preserved mixed forest ecosystems …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together … such as lack of technical support between institutions, indigenous people marginalization, high illiteracy and … capacity of the landscape • Reforestation with native tree species enabling agro-forestry on farms, with fruit and …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… of interacting and often diverse plant, animal and other species, and along with this species and underlying genetic … tropical storm Stan, Guatemala 18 © IU C N -O R M A Using indigenous techniques to reduce disaster risks, reverse land … It is based on local traditional knowledge and improves an indigenous method which was conserved by a small group of …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… right in the genetic properties of naturally occurring species. No such right had ever existed in any 16 CBD, … non-governmental or academic institutions and indigenous and local com- munities. Benefits should be … of traditional knowledge, innova- tions and practices of indigenous and local communities in applications for …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore
… brush paintings of peaceful wetland scenes and wetland species are widely appreciated, as for example, the work of … of everyday life for many of the estimated three million indigenous people living within at least 5,000 distinct … Parties (COP) to the Ramsar Convention, May 1999. The 7 indigenous artists, from the Solen- tiname archipelago in the …
The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
… including vulnerable groups, such as women, youth and indigenous people (e.g. increases in income, diversification … of water intensive invasive alien trees with native species [5]. This approach increases the available water … in 2001, the Institute has helped over 600 rural and indigenous women to form autonomous businesses to produce and …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… and preventing the introduction of invasive alien species (art. 8); introducing environmental impact assessment … people of different backgrounds and cultures (especially indigenous and traditional rural communities) at the central … for wood for personal needs, which in the case of indigenous peoples of the North and Far East, may be taken in …