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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… tropical storm Stan, Guatemala 18 © IU C N -O R M A Using indigenous techniques to reduce disaster risks, reverse land … It is based on local traditional knowledge and improves an indigenous method which was conserved by a small group of …
Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… contamination builds to higher levels in these organisms. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, whose traditional diets are heavy in … contamination builds to higher levels in these organisms. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, whose traditional diets are …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… shared governance; private governance; and governance by indigenous people and local communities. Accordingly, any … landscapes, including those governed for example by indigenous people and local communities. National authorities …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… initiatives to strengthen the participatory processes of indigenous peoples, stake holders and alternative livelihoods. Many … from stakeholders, such as civil society, private sector, indigenous peoples, governments and a wider UN system with …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… has been prohibited since 1973. Ecuador All exports of indigenous wildlife have been prohibited since 1 January … Ordinance. Venezuela With few exceptions, all hunting of indigenous wildlife has been prohibited since 1970. CAPTIVE … feathers have been used for adornment by the indigenous peoples and the birds have also been put to various medicinal …
Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector
… negotiations were relatively simple. Strong Stakeholders: Indigenous and local communities play a significant role as … or - F ot ol ia .c om The healers (Taunga Vairakau) of the indigenous Maori in the Cook Islands possess a wide range of …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… to bring the stability, security, and prosperity that the peoples of the region are hoping for. In this context, … starovlaski type, is characteristic for Tara Mountain as indigenous and has been preserved to the present day. The … forests with numer- ous endemic and relict species of indigenous flora and fauna. Preserved mixed forest ecosystems …
A primer on governance for protected and conserved areas, Stream on Enhancing Diversity and Quality of Governance
… Luna and M.T. Farvar, Bio-cultural Diversity Conserved by Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities: Examples & Analysis, IUCN, UNDP … and Supporting Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities: Global Overview and …
Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food
… suffered by certain categories of persons (e.g. women, indigenous peoples, artisanal fisherfolk, and people residing in rural … to the relationship that groups such as pastoralists and indigenous people, women, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and …
Development of IUCN policy on biodiversity conservation and synthetic biology
… with, where appropriate, the full participation of indigenous and local communities; NOTING the extensive work … views and experiences of governments, civil society, indigenous peoples and local communities and other stakeholders to …