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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… of a high number of endemic and threatened habitats and species in South Asia and threats faced by these demands that … leads towards maintenance or enhancement of a habitat and species therein. b) Local communities are the major players … with a common natural resource base (ecosystems and species). Or A group of people not necessarily traditionally …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 4.1.3. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) … CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals COP Conference of the Parties DRP …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems and shared species. www.ramsar.org World Heritage Convention The 1972 … distribution and population dynamics of key and other species, they regularly record climate data (temperature, … genetic diversity; ensure sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems; and maintain wildernesses that have …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. Specially protected areas and species of Western Siberia, Russian Federation . . . . . . . … They often provide sanctuary to rare or endangered species. For a number of species, their survival is heavily dependent on sacred …
Institutional Framework of the CMS Family
… Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: … may review and assess the conservation status of migratory species and the progress made towards their conservation. … http://www.informea.org/terms/migratory-species http://www.informea.org/terms/conservation How are …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… cultures, landscapes, and a diverse range of endemic species (see table 1), many of which are listed as … was also undertaken INTRODuCTION Country Endemic mammal species Endemic bird species Endemic plant species Fiji 1 26 760 Jamaica 3 25 923 …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… of the mitigation hierarchy. No two areas of habitat or species populations are identical, and therefore some … risk of driving one or more previously non- threatened species and/or ecosystems into the IUCN Red List Categories … or Extinct, or driving one or more previously threatened species and/or ecosystems into IUCN Red List Categories of …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… views of UNEP. ISSUE NO 14 2 May 2014 most iconic wildlife species, but wildlife crime reaches into many natural … Interventions to tackle the illegal trade in threatened species have focused traditionally on reducing the supply of … it is no surprise that reducing demand for endangered species is now receiving previously unseen levels of …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Law School, Washington, DC. 2 Convention on Migratory Species (1979), Berne Convention on European Wildlife (1979), … of shared resources began with commercially exploited species and international watercourses.3 Establishment of … because it considers the interrelationship between all species and their particular physical environment. Its …
The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… and therefore do not deal with the other categories of species in articles 63(1) and 65-68 of UNCLOS and discrete high seas species. However, some of the provisions and concepts in the … management and conservation of some of these categories of species as well. Some of these provisions could even be …