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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… integrity of degraded resources is likely to entail a transfer of additional rights (and responsibilities) to … can start with a relatively low-cost and low-technology approach (single-species’ monoculture) but lead to … influences such as grazing and fire. Such low-cost and low-technology options could yield major benefits in the long …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… Brodie Evans and Rowena Maguire (Queensland University of Technology, Australia); • Solange Teles da Silva, Carolina … • Ministry of Water Resources; • Ministry of Science and Technology; • Ministry of Finance; • Ministry of Foreign … parties in transferring a species between Appendices. The transfer can only occur if species numbers have recovered, …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… rising, and the development of early warning systems and technology measures as required. In this context, the main … of socio-ecosystems, a lack of adequate institutions, technology and funding, and the need to deal with extreme … rearing becomes impossible in the north, nutrient transfer to wetlands and millet fields may be reduced in the …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… need for in situ conservation, scientific development and technology transfer, traditional eco logical knowledge and benefit … provide for both capacity building and the transfer of technology. This is particularly the case in the context of …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… life on earth, including energy exchanges, erosion, the transfer of bio-active chemicals, and climate regulation.14 … Water Management: Traditional Approaches and Information Technology. United Nations University Press: Tokyo, Japan. 96 … Science? The Public Reconstruction of Science and Technology, pp 172-190. Cambridge University Press: …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… challenge facing Simonopetra is to make good use of modern technology without becoming dependent on it and without … that of the protected area itself have been enhanced. The transfer of forest management rights to local commu- nities … as a result of the influence of television and technology. These negative factors are already noticeable in …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), An Introduction to the IPPC Standard Setting Process
… could help to reduce pest risks prior to export, during transfer, on arrival, and during handling and processing. … of pests. Moving towards electronic-based, paper-free technology for the exchange of certificate information will …
Global Mercury Assessment
… of Ministers and the EU. Produced by UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Chemicals Branch … waters have increased by only 10-25%, because of the slow transfer of mercury from surface waters into the deep oceans. … use is in the chlor-alkali industry where mercury-cell technology may be used in the production of chlorine and …