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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… "Wetlands: water, life, and culture" 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention … of International Importance Resolution VIII.11, 2002 Introduction 1. Action 6.3.1 of the Convention’s Work Plan … and regional climates; h) capacity to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and store it for long periods of time; …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… The designation of geographical entities in this book, and … purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully … area and habitat for seabirds, marine animals, seaweed and sea grass bed). Goal 1.1: To establish and strengthen …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… Shelton IUCN Environmental Law and Policy Paper No. 71 The designation of geographical entities in this book, and … This publication has been made possible in part by funding from BMZ. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland in … xiii 1 Introduction … (9 May 1992); Article 206, UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (10 December 1982); Article I, Kuwait Regional Convention …
Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework
… to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework Volume 31 Number 5 May 2014 Pages 607–696 … on the Law of the Sea (1982) also has relevance. 1 Introduction Marine biodiscovery depends upon access to … and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Bene- ts Arising from their Utilization (Nagoya Protocol),2 as well as the …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector D. Aiama, G. Carbone, D. Cator, D. … Negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services from unsustainable business operations pose a number of risks … types of ecosystems. 3. Pollution: is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… IUCN Knowledge Products The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work … IUCN Printed by: Rosseels Printing Company Available from: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… IUCN-WCPA’s Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area … in the field, they distil learning and advice drawn from across IUCN. Applied in the field, they are building … items/7377.php for an introduction). The role of PAs in climate protection is an …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… © IUCN – The World Conservation Union, 2000 Page 1 ECONOMIC MEASURES … purposes is authorised without prior permission from the copyright holder, providing the source is fully … Biodiversity Economics for Eastern Africa Programme. 1 INTRODUCTION … K., & Hien, B. T. T., (1991), The "White Gold" of the Sea: A Case Study of Sustainable Harvesting of Swiftlet Nest …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Adrian Phillips and Sue Stolton A series published by the Protected Landscapes Task Force of IUCN´s World … in and around protected areas: Experiences from western Nepal by Resham Gautam, Bimal Raj Regmi, … particularly ethnomedicine, and bioprospecting. Introduction With the changing demographics of mountain …