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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… the Kaa-Iya project (see Chapter 7), and has served as WCS country director in Bolivia, among other duties. An … also raise a myriad of new challenges and questions, not least how to define such approaches in practical terms and … forests and a form of ‘agro-ecotourism’ is being developed. Geographical indicators and trade marks are used …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … illegal goods is facilitated by Kenya’s relatively well-developed transportation infrastructure. Kilindini Port in … et al., 2007) and the species was annihilated from at least 18 range States (Leader-Williams, 2003). However, …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… law and globalisation International environmental law has developed rapidly over the past 30 years; a number of … b) Assist developing countries, particularly the least developed among them and the small island developing … plans or programs, to be developed in accordance with each country’s particular condi- tions and capabilities.”34 The …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… University of Bremen concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … a proposal on a ‘legal clinic’ for fisheries management is developed, creating a methodology for diagnosing problems in … points), which place an absolute limit on exploitation. At least when limit reference points are exceeded, any action …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … biological diversity, ‘ecological corridors’ should be developed on a national and regional basis. With regard to … 12 are of international importance, each covering at least 100 square kilometres. Other core areas are at least 15 …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… States in their implementation. This publication has been developed with the financial assistance of the Food and … (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or … 7.1, 16.1), which, depending on context, may also be the least protected under national law. The concept of …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… carried forward by an expanding network of regional and country offices, located principally in developing countries. … measures for sustainable forest management have also been developed, such as the Montreal Process and the Ministerial … Vth World Parks Congress (Durban, 2003), recognises “at least four broad governance types applicable to all IUCN …
Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)
… of options can vary slightly in detail between Hierarchies developed by different policy making bodies, the general … some degree, to the environmentally sound disposal of at least some hazardous and other wastes. As we have noted … staff and back-up expertise. All processes covered need at least some measure of skill, expertise and judgement if they …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… carried forward by an expanding network of regional and country offices, located prin ci pally in devel oping coun … time had come. We mean that people seemed to refrain – at least for the most part – from bick ering and complaining … conserves nature”. If the Durban spirit is to guide us at least for the current decade, docu ments and tools such as …
Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… ON MERCURY ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This document has been developed to provide an overview of key operational articles … 3 or 5(b) of Article 3); the consent of the importing country, regardless of whether it is a Party or non-Party, … During this process the COP will take into account at least any proposals from Parties for adding mercury-added …