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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… crises with many species declining to critical levels. Media coverage on the IUCN Red List is increasing each year … Areas. At the 27th Session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1959, ECOSOC recognised ‘National … with diverse management objectives, also reflects the high social and cultural values that societies place on these …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… a homogenous group. Gender intersects with other axes of social differentiation to shape men and women's differential … Caste, age, ethnicity, economic status are other axes of social differentiation that make the analysis of gender … to remedy the situation, such as awareness raising through media, litigation as well as using their environmental …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… environmental areas in the Kingdom due to its economic, social and environmental impacts. Studies regarding the … research institutions, woman organizations, NGOs and the media. To all these and their represen- tatives, we extend … A land use related value chain considering environmental, social and economic aspects 5 Multiple benefits of …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… approaches that integrate economic, environmental, and social dimensions at a catchment scale, such as integrated … economic system, would appear low and would mask the social and even survival benefits they may provide (Emerton … 1998 World Atlas and Industry Guide. Surrey, U. K.: Aqua- Media International. IUCN. 2001. IUCN Red List Categories and …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… • Reputational: damage to corporate reputation from media and NGO campaigns; shareholder resolutions; and … amongst stakeholders in the apparel sector of the social and environmental sustainability challenges faced by … comes the pressure to take action to address both social and environmental challenges. This report aims at …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… from conservation biology of genetic resources through social sciences to policy and legal aspects. It also covers … and in the Right to Food Unit of the Economic and Social Development Department. He has occupied several … preservation and distribution through print and broadcast media. Under Canada’s national intellectual property system, …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… designed to protect the environment; (e) The economic, social and environmental assessment of alternative measures … (h) The need to monitor chemical components in other media such as water, soil and vegetation, as well as a … for Europe, pursuant to paragraph 8 of Economic and Social Council resolution 36 (IV) of 28 March 1947, and by …
A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement
… T. & Boer, B. (2010). Law and the Mekong River Basin: A Social-Legal Research Agenda on the Role of Hard and Soft Law … Institute for International Policy Paper 02. Longueville Media, New South Wales, Australia. …
Pueblos indígenas y tradicionales y áreas protegidas: Principios, directrices y casos de estudio
… de modo comunal. El clan familiar también fue la unidad social y residencial más destacada. La familia vivía en una … grupo o subdivisión guaraní tiene su propia organización social. Todos los guaraníes comparten una religión que pone … y tradicionales y áreas protegidas Durante la Edad Media los estados nórdicos lucharon por el control de las …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… law and in ensuring a fair balance between environmental, social and developmental considerations through its … United Nations University, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), ASEAN … capacity of organizations and initiatives, including the media, which seek to enable the public to fully engage on a …