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Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… for People in the Dinaric Arc project is not only biodiversity conservation. It also helps combat the impacts … of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … was the first continent to host the establishment of a marine TBPA in 1996, when the governments of Malaysia and the …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… below. Ia Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also possibly geological/ geomorphological … natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, or a living … community METT Management effectiveness tracking tool MPA Marine protected area NGO Non-governmental organisation ORG …
Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector
… Bahamas The Bahamas (provider): Salinispora tropica is a marine actinomycete bacteria, until now exclusively found in marine sediments of the Bahamian coasts. The initial research … 2005: ABS agreement between the Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC), EARO and HPFI Implementation …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… of ecosystem services. EbA is defined as “the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall … Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Energy. The Marine and Coastal Resource Management Act of 2015, implemented by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resource, also promote community …
Introduction to the CMS Family - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… natural heritage. They form a significant portion of its biodiversity and genetic resources and play a unique role as … wildlife disease; illegal hunting and fishing; pollution; marine debris; poisoning; desertification and climate change. … (Raptors) Bukhara Deer Dugong High Andean Flamingos IOSEA Marine Turtles Middle-European Great Bustard Monk Seal in the …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… for men and women; ACKNOWLEDGING the fundamental role biodiversity and ecosystem services play in achieving food … of wild living resources and ecosystems, including marine ecosystems, in achieving the four dimensions of food … Plans of Action, in order to secure rights of access to marine and coastal resources for communities that depend on …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… is limited to 1.5°C in the 21st century (high confidence). Marine ice sheet instability in Antarctica and/or … {3.4.5, Figure SPM.2, Box 3.5} B3. On land, impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, including species loss and … global warming to 1.5°C is projected to reduce risks to marine biodiversity, fisheries, and ecosystems, and their …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 1.4 The Convention on Access to Information, … (CMS) CMS (Bonn, 1979)8 aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range, … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed …
Strengthening pathway management of alien species in island ecosystems
… on invasive alien species of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (Jeju, 2012); RE-EMPHASISING that … Heritage status; and RECOGNISING that the United States Marine Corps facility planned for construction at Henoko on … transferred to the construction site of the United States Marine Corp Facility at Henoko, Okinawa, and, in particular, …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… xii + 52pp. Also available in Russian. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … in French. Identification and Gap Analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas: Targets for Comprehensive Protected Area … of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the …