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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… ground water and plant cover; (b) soils as a biological habitat and gene reserve; (c) soils as a spatial base for … the ecological assessment of vegetation (its biodiversity, habitat values, flora and fauna values, regional patterns, … or to manage an important aspect of nature (e.g., habitat areas, and “land in care”). 3. Overview of National …
Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas
… the benefits of flood control, air quality benefits of habitat maintenance, the renewable revenues contributed by … materials (e.g., artificial reefs to improve aquatic habitat, shipwrecks to enhance recreational experiences). 63 …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… of the perimeter, maintenance of infrastructures, habitat restoration, eradication of invasive species, etc.). … looming over the local seagrass beds, which are the main habitat for the reproduction and deve- lopment of young fish such as the thiof (grouper). This habitat is critically affected by two types of small-scale …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… of surface waters, as well as for protecting the habitat of wildlife and plant life, water protection areas … of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 2 February 1971, Ramsar, 11 ILM. 963. 21 The Straits … for agricultural, historic, religious, recreational or habitat reasons, but, to be successful in doing so, it is …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… to have snow. This moderating influence provides varied habitat conditions that support a surprising diversity of … and more continu- ous. Now they occupy small patches of habitat scattered among suitable sites around Gabal Safsafa … in southern Uganda. The park’s 260 km2 cover a mosaic of habitat types including permanent swamps and rivers, gallery …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… (e.g., whether from a collection (ex-situ) or its natural habitat (in-situ)); ! the location where the genetic … means genetic material of actual or potential value. “Habitat” means the place or type of site where an organism or …
Issues in water law reform
… developing supplies of water needed to preserve wildlife habitat and instream flows. Their effectiveness in other … emphasis on hydrological connection, hydrologic cycle, and habitat protection could hold large usable supplies of … withdrawals to help support instream flows and wildlife habitat, particularly where surface water flows are not …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… Brazil 1 India 31 Nepal 4 Duty to Conserve Wildlife in Habitat Kenya 1 Duty to Consider Options United States 2, 11 … 9 Nepal 5 United States 8 Human Carcinogens Canada 3 Human Habitat Brazil 1 Human Rights India 17, 31 International 9 … and endangered species named the "Hirola" from its natural habitat. Legal Framework Customary Common Law. Wildlife …