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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… High levels of human well-being and ecosystem health are mutually reinforcing outcomes of sustainable ecosystems. … Health Index (OHI) measures progress against ten widely-agreed public goals for healthy oceans (shown in the chart …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… communities to withstand and recover from disasters. The term “sustainable ecosystems” or healthy ecosystems, implies … for enhanced livelihood security for the poor and long-term management of ecosystems. It is a strategy consistent … WWF, FAO and other regional IUCN members and partners agreed on a common position – the Athens Statement - for …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… model was questioned 2 In this study we will use the term local populations to refer to indigenous peoples as well … circular dynamic within which inequalities and exclusion mutually reinforce each other. 2.4.4 Destructive eco-social … social inequalities and ecological degradation tend to mutually reinforce each other. Two kinds of relationship …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem … a dozen countries worldwide. The best practice approach agreed to in Barcelona was modelled on Canadian guidelines … extent that cultural practice and ecological integrity are mutually reinforcing. In such cases, effective ecological …
A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27
… and for the Central Pacific Flyway]. It was proposed and agreed that the paper should be revised and split into two … under- funded and understaffed, with a reliance on short-term appointments, doubling up of personnel and a steady … a wider framework birds agreement These options were not mutually exclusive, as the second and fourth approaches could …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… can be affected by environmental disasters and more long-term environmental degradation, which produce … development in terms of three interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars: Environmental Protection Social … harm. What are good practices? Although there is no agreed definition on “good practices”, a review of several …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… of the General Assembly of the United Nations, HAVE AGREED as follows … … Article II Fundamental Principles 1. … 1: introduction p. 4 1.2 Defining the cMS Family NFp The term “CMS Family”, as used in this Manual, includes CMS … party. Any exceptions to the 60-day deadline must be agreed by the Signatory States by consensus at the meeting. …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… of the General Assembly of the United Nations, HAVE AGREED as follows … … Article II Fundamental Principles 1. … 1: introduction p. 4 1.2 Defining the cMS Family NFp The term “CMS Family”, as used in this Manual, includes CMS … party. Any exceptions to the 60-day deadline must be agreed by the Signatory States by consensus at the meeting. …
Water as a human right?
… water’ as the right to access sufficient water, with the term ‘access’ also including economic accessibility, i.e. … 18, Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, agreed to at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, … a right to water as a ‘human’ right would have a mutually reinforcing effect upon both the advancement of …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… REDD+, adaptation and biodiversity, among others, and for mutually reinforcing convergence between such strategies; • A … restoration? Forest landscape restoration is the long-term process of regaining ecological functionality and … prioritized and potential hosts of national FLR efforts agreed; and • suitable forest restoration options identified. …