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ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… (2) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture; (3) forest genetic resources for food and agriculture; (4) … for most subsectors of GRFA, including aquatic and forest genetic resources where breeding technologies play an … Technical Working Groups on Plant, Animal, and Forest Genetic Resources, in reviewing the distinctive …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… to imProveD Sanitation FacilitieS 13 million hectareS oF fOrESt per Year continue to be DeStroYeD Y e t Global carbon … on micro-entrepreneurship [29]. vietnam increased its forest cover by over 14% between 1990 and 2010, in part by … boosted employment and reduced forest losses through ecosystem payment systems which recruited local disadvantaged …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… (such as that caused by acid rain) has an impact on forest landscapes throughout Europe. Excessive abstraction … of natural and cultivated greenery and a sustainable ecosystem, in a very limited space of 647.5 square … Park and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserves. Others cover forest areas, mangrove swamps, ridges and offshore islands …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… and financial support from the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Reviewers: Peter Laban, Lead Dryland … as a zone with climatic characteristics of a dry tropical forest, with an accentuated and long dry season (“verano”), … in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. In Effects of Forest Land Use on Erosion and Slope Stability, 23-29. …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… protection and restoration of the integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. This entails an obligation to cooperate in good … addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that the … not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household pollution …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… protection and restoration of the integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. This entails an obligation to cooperate in good … addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that the … not address air pollution from sources other than land and forest fires, such as combustion engines, household pollution …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… a legal requirement in many countries, and the concept of ecosystem services can help in assessing these; however, … shared with other relevant lead agencies (e.g. the Kenya Forest Service or Kenya Wildlife Service) and County … impacts on protected areas81. In Mexico the Sustainable Forest Development Act of 2003 requires offsets for impacts …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… and stipulates that their common use of land, water and forest will be regulated by law.126The Venezuelan and … where indigenous communities are located within the forest.136 Ecuador’s constitution has provisions on natural … people to the exclusive possession of their land, forest, fisheries and other properties they possess. It …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… (and in this case, irreversible) alteration of the marine ecosystem. The “service” the sawfish provided to people no … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values”.3 The IUCN definition … for their meat… The need to protect the mangrove forest for its multiple ecological, economical and even …