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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… deliver towards the IUCN vision of nature conservation and sustainable development. Dr. Alejandro Iza Head, IUCN … terrestrial biodiversity and demand conservation and sustainable use. Forests play an important role in the global … b) additional revenue from forest use (e.g., NTFPs, tourism, bio-prospecting, including development of …
An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
… to ensure the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the equitable sharing … Article 6: General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use ”Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance … sector; the national forestry sector; the national tourism sector; integration of biodiversity with …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… is achieved through promoting protection, restoration and sustainable use of forest resources, so that forests provide … on the occasion of the Parks Congress. Achieving global sustainable human development will depend on how well Earth’s … reserve used for scientific research and scientific tourism. Protection of the landscape link means that La Selva …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… geology and biology Quite high Considerable Scientific (tourism) Mineral and energy extraction Seamounts High … display life-history strategies that allow only low sustainable yields of these organisms. The intense and … the resources but are unable to show that theirs will be a sustainable use, or • unwilling to curtail other activities …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… national-level strategies and programmes of work on FLR, sustainable land management and REDD+, by providing a general … on natural resources (export crops, hydro-energy, mining, tourism) Highly degraded soils, elevated poverty rates, … fire. • Threats and opportunities for the conservation and sustainable management of mesophyll mountain forest: areas …
The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?
… Economics for Non-economists. Techniques and policies for sustainable development, (World Scientific Publishing, 2005) … II of the Nature Diversity Act – General Principles for Sustainable Use: A practical introduction’ (Veileder til … on services like seawater purification, breeding grounds, tourism and recreation and production.42 Of particular …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… 102 11. Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians [Kiev, 22 May … 136 13. Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the River Danube [Sofia, 29 June 1994] … areas as a result of urban growth, industrial activities, tourism and irrigated agriculture. Article 3 - Strategic …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… law and policy tools 77 3.1 National conservation and sustainable use legislation 82 3.1.1 Conservation policies … laws 94 3.1.6 Wildlife conservation laws 94 3.1.7 Sustainable resource use laws 96 3.1.8 Specific ecosystem or … conservation areas may also provide recreational, tourism, educational, spiritual, and scientific benefits so …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… the contribution of energy systems and policies to sustainable and equitable development. This work has expanded … Zabey (Ecosystems and Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development). Participants at the IUCN 4th World … already impacting coastal ecology, commercial fishing and tourism in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and North America. …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… 9 3.3.7 Conservation corridors are a component of sustainable community … in such a way to promote conservation and equitable sustainable use. Two of the 12 guiding principles for the … agriculture and agricultural extension, transport, mining, tourism, energy, finance, and planning, among others. Natural …