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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… as agricultural inputs increases in both financial and environmental terms. This suggests that the role of crop … will therefore have to aim at improving economic and environmental sustainability by developing crop varieties … crops in order to find natural resistances to diseases or environmental catastrophes. One such an example is the Irish …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… of partners led by DIVERSITAS, UNEP-WCMC, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, the Fisheries Centre, … information and scenarios prepared by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on possible contributions of … protected areas, and to maintain connectivity to enable migration within river basins • Enhancing cooperation with …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and environmental science as well as for its programmes in … portfolio covering key areas of research including: environmental planning and management in rainforest regions; … to the protection of biodiversity, along with associated environmental services and cultural values, by local and …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… to improve the integration of spiritual, cultural and environmental values, Catalonia, Spain Josep-Maria Mallarach … communities and indigenous peoples Gonzalo Oviedo 241 Environmental action by the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theodota … Park area, which are largely a result of the domestic migration to urban centres that began during World War Two. …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… set aside for wild plants and animals. They also provide environmental services, such as soil protection and drinking … to up-date the UN list 8 A specific contract to the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany to examine the … below). IUCN protected area categories and degree of environmental modification1 1This diagram is a schematic …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… Environmental Law instruments … Global Environmental Law instruments … A L L E G A L M A T E R I A L S A N D C A S E S V Regional Environmental Law instruments … nutrition, lack of food security, and those arising from migration, displacement of persons and demographic dynamics.” …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… which is generally understood to mean protection from the environmental, economic and human health risks of potentially … rises from 2.9 billion in 2000 to 5 billion by 2030. Migration to urban areas and increasing urbanization create … be affected not only by microbes but also by chemicals and environmental contaminants. Misuse of pesticides during …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… A B S S eries N o. 4 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee 108-112 53175 Bonn … 228 2692 250 elcsecretariat@iucn.org www.iucn.org/law IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/4 Contracting for …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… over twenty five regional and national Judges Symposia on Environmental Law organised by UNEP during past few years. … of the developing world for urgently required books on environmental law. It became evident during the above … from developing countries do not have access to books on environmental law in their libraries. Some of these …