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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… importance to Critically Endangered and/or Endangered species; (ii) habitat of significant importance to endemic and/or restricted-range species; (iii) habitat supporting globally significant … migratory species and/or congregatory species; (iv) highly threatened and/or unique ecosystems; and/or (v) areas …
Issues in water law reform
… 2d 316, an upstream municipal water user built a dam that threatened to impact the well levels of the City. The court … The dam that had been built by the municipal water user threatened to put the rock and gravel company out of … tension between the requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act"3 and the exercise of privately owned water …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… often focus on protecting endangered ecosystems and species, combating destructive development projects, … complex situations that WHRDs face when they are threatened with violence because of their work. According to … to a wide range of remedies to individuals and communities threatened with environmental harm. The Tribunal has issued …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… surrounding the areas against illegal activities that threatened protected species. At the same time, scientific ecology recognised that … up to a point where social reproduction itself may be threatened” (Kapp, 1975 :98). 17 To account for social …
Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… ABNJ; RECALLING also IUCN’s commitment to protecting species that rely on marine areas beyond national … protecting marine biodiversity, safeguarding vulnerable species and habitats, and maintaining ecosystem goods and …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… Thus, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) seeks to ensure that no wildlife species becomes or remains subject to unsustainable … presented in section 3.5.1., is relevant when protecting threatened species and ecosystems against future climate …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… importance of local and traditional knowledge, as well as species diversity. Furthermore, it provides co-benefits such … importance of local and traditional knowledge, as well as species diversity. It recognizes that women are natural … to be lost as warming approaches 4°C. Coral systems are threatened with extinction and their loss would increase the …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… Examples include fi sh, crustaceans and other marine species; fi rewood; construction materials; medicines; … nursery, breeding sites and shelter to various animal species. • Option values. The premium placed on maintaining a … Rowan JS (2005) Economic valuation of a mangrove ecosystem threatened by shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka. Environmental …
The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 4.5 Species and number of kills reported by hunters . . . . . . . … interviewed expressed any concern about the potential threatened status of particular species, nor did any of them … and investment proposals. Where wild resources are not threatened by over-harvesting, potential development …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… IntroductIon XVIII 2 3 some emblematic, rare or important species. Today, such possible MPA objectives also include the … of an observed degradation of specific environments and species.In turn, such observed degradation is often the … key ecosystems (such as the spawning grounds of commercial species) or Why should we conserve? Why through MPAs? …