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Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… an in- depth study that: a. investigates the benefits of ecosystem services provided by intertidal wetlands, … of their intertidal wetlands for biodiversity and ecosystem services, halting further approval of intertidal …
Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… that this effort has to include both large-scale ecosystem-wide approaches, and much smaller-scale focused … complexity of co-operation in their management. The “ecosystem approach”2 seeks to address the fundamental cause … that form part of the defence force, police or secret service, or in some cases, forming a completely independent …
Defining Nature-based Solutions
… by all components of IUCN, in particular the Commission on Ecosystem Management, and on existing principles and … such as the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ecosystem Approach and its 12 Malawi Principles, and that it … global climate change regulatory regime; 5.084 Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation and 5.058 Ecosystem management for …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… with the health of water-related ecosystems, and the ecosystem services that are derived from well-managed … practices that predicate the value of water as an asset, a service and a space are often deeply gendered, and “water … et al., 2012). Women are also active in conservation and ecosystem protection: there are plenty of initiatives of …
Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Marine … Partnership for the Medi- terranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem “MedPartnership1” (www.themedpartnership.org), … the long coastline and the important role of the marine ecosystem in the country’s nature and biodiversity, history, …
A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27
… part of our world by performing a variety of important ecosystem services and functions. Their beauty, diversity and … Programme USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WHMSI Western … species/popul- ations and their habitats. These range from ecosystem-focused treaties, such as the Ramsar Convention …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… aimed to identify priority areas for conserving the ecosystem and collating and sharing information on … edge of the landscape is surrounded by a dense mangrove ecosystem and a small proportion of the community is … demarcation of community use areas and monitoring of the ecosystem. Interventions began by supporting one of the seven …
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
… (WCPA) of IUCN, in collab o ra tion with the Economics Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guide lines for … able use of natural resources, the pres er va tion of ecosystem services and inte gra tion with broader social … can be part of the dynamic pattern of conser va tion.12 n Ecosystem manage ment is best under stood as an adap tive …
Integrating protected areas into climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies
… NOTING that the IUCN Programme 2013–2016 advances ecosystem-based adaptation and ecosystem-based mitigation as two principal nature-based … and well-connected systems of protected areas to ecosystem-based climate change adaptation and mitigation; 2. …
Nature-based solutions to address climate change
… these challenges depends indeed, in one way or another, on ecosystem health and proper functioning, in land, coastal or … erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, through ecosystem services, they provide significant benefits to … Xynthia storms. Solutions for climate regulation H alting ecosystem loss and degradation and ensuring the preservation …