Search results
413 Results
Sorted by relevance
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… recorded in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as … In all, 13 of the 34 biodiversity hotspots designated by Conservation International are also to be found in this area … in areas previously covered by primary tropical forest, is a major factor in biodiversity loss, causing both …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… Trade in Endangered Species CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals COP 16 … Pollutants REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation RIACM Regional Investigative and … criminal justice response to combat illicit trafficking in forest products, and by the INTERPOL General Assembly (AG- …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… induced by climate change. About IUCN IUCN-The World Conservation Union brings together States, government … communities. Clean water, fish, timber and non-timber forest products are often essential for the livelihoods of … agricultur to climate change in review. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 80, 1-53. 20 Boggess, W. G. and Curtis, …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… Resolution 3.014 Poverty reduction, food security and conservation adopted by the 3rd IUCN World Conservation … considering, for instance, that 25–30% of the income of forest- dependent communities comes from forests and forest products, and forest goods and services are valued at …
Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity
… objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity – the conservation of biological diversity, its sustainable use, … Unprocessed wood and wood products are a source of forest pests and diseases. Machinery and vehicles are o% en … now hospitable. It is predicted that most of the boreal forest will be available for infestation by mountain pine …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… of this law shall be to ensure the management and conservation of biodiver- sity, and the sustainable use of … their Climate Change State Action Plans and Programmes on forest and coastal conservation and promot- ing the … National Strategy on Biological Diversity and the National Forest Strategy) in cooperation with German Federal State …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… access. Good information is critically important to good conservation of biodiversity and there is a recognition that … over all data …But, of course, something like the FAO Forest Resources Assessment is immensely important as a … databases would be a big help”: Sandeep Segupta, IUCN Forest Programme, Switzerland “…for someone looking for quick …
Securing the future for global peatlands
… importance of peatlands for climate change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and … TROUBLED that peat is being lost rapidly through peat forest fires, conversion of peatlands for agricultural uses, … when implementing activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. State and agency Members of the United …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… and aquaculture 67 chapter Vi The impact of disasters on forest resources 77 pArT iii covering new ground: food chain … marketing and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forest products and other natural resources, need to cope in … on the ecosystem. Swamps à Laws and regulations for the conservation and management of the ecosystem. Flood plains à …
Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity
… on the environment, including through deforestation, forest fragmentation, peatland degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, forest fires, and greenhouse gas emissions, and may also have … sector to improve its environmental performance; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United …