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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… more: a Human Dependency on Nature Framework and a Natural Resource Governance Framework. Other notable examples of … on global assessments of the extinction risk for ani- mal, plant and fungi species. The methodology can also be applied … the name of the site, a list of the ecosystem, species or genetic biodiversity for which the site was identified as im- …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource Reproduction of this publication for educational or … medicines • Shelter • Agrobiodiversity • Pharmaceuticals • Genetic material x According to Colls et al., 2009, … January 2002). for intervention. Re-vegetation with local plant species will prevent further landward migration of the …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… and operational frameworks that require use of the resource to be responsible and sustainable. MSC certification … factors such as their climate change impact, energy and resource consumption and waste generation. Another issue … trade, is also linked to environmental aspects of resource management and some of the social issues associated …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… able practices in local communities, as models of natural resource management, stewardship and sustainable rural … the concept of ’biocultural diversity’ is the one gain- Plant diversity and language distribution. From Stepp et al. … unique biodiversity (ecosys- tems, species and genetic diversity) • conserve Madagascar’s cultural heritage …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… used in the 1978 system implied that human occupation or resource use were unwelcome or unacceptable in some protected … exercises include the IUCN/WWF/Kew ‘Centres of Plant Diversity’, Birdlife International’s ‘Endemic Bird … scientific value, protecting functions of animal and plant genetic resources, and as places for scientific studies, but …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… of the environment; promote the fair and equitable use of genetic resources associated with land, fisheries and forests … transparency of information and methodologies, in public resource administration and compensation, and in company …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… the Group should restrict its attention to fauna, as a Plant Working Group was already in existence. The conclusions … of Nature (PHl'A) sees primates as an important ulilisable resource, and is keen to encourage the trade on a sustained … especially because it provides an interesting example of genetic adaptation of a small founding stock, to a new …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… — people as threat 18 Nature as biodiversity — people as a resource 21 Integrated Conservation and Development Projects … USD 19 and 35 million. This does not include the value of plant resources such as “fuelwood, charcoal and building … trade • access and benefit- sharing related to genetic resources • research to improve farm productivity …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… analysis 146 10.4 Recruitment and selection 147 10.5 Human resource development 148 10.6 Performance evaluation 149 11. … protection 2 1 2 3 3 – 2 Preservation of species and genetic diversity (biodiversity) 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Maintenance of … considers tree retention, relocation or replacement. n Plant vegetation to supply a more natural environment that …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… into general environmental, biodiversity or natural resource law and policy. In addition, at a multilateral … several important documents. For a marine aquaculture plant, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) needs to be … (coastal landscapes, habitats, species, populations, genetic features) to maintain the natural resilience of the …