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European charter on hunting and biodiversity
… to their hunting grounds or pay reasonable fees to gain access through permits or leases. They usually do not require … (decision V/6)15. They advocate integrated management of land, water and living resources for promoting the … and society 3.1.1 Rationale: Human decisions that change land-use and affect species are influenced by regulatory and …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… and food security 2 The interdependence of countries on access to plant genetic resources 4 Box 1. Interdependency … changing agricul- tural practices and loss of agricultural land. The use of genetically modified organisms in cen- tres … who is engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of land races and wild relatives of economic plants and their …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… each year (see Box 3). • Habitat conversion: Through land-use changes and inappropriate occupation, physical … to sea floors from trawling, about half of the Earth’s land surface has already been transformed or degraded by … including in developing countries, and promotes equal access to its certification programme irrespective of the …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… managing and monitoring impacts arising from rainforest access and visitation; conservation principles and … Protected areas now cover over 10 per cent of the world’s land surface and are increasing rapidly in marine areas as … managed. Unfortunately, the commitment to setting aside land and water has yet to be always matched with similar …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… cases, governments subsidise these technologies to enhance access to electricity in remote areas, to diversify the fuel … management in diverse areas including freshwater and land resource management, the conservation and sustainable … requirements and emissions of pollutants to air, water and land. The extent of these changes will depend on, among other …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… and A griculture Testo manca 2 The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft … over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs … plant breeding. be expected from an expansion in arable land.12 Crop genetic resources contain the essential building …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… known as a ‘fugitive’ resource: that means that – unlike land, food, trees, minerals or even people – when left alone … in declining wildlife populations. Stakeholders who lose access and water entitle- ment as the result of a change also … Cape York The MSP of CYPLUS (Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy) was born in the 1990s after 20 years of …
The right to food within the international framework of human rights and country constitutions
… or in community with others, has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its … either for feeding oneself directly from productive land or other natural resources, or for well functioning … food; • the right to property, in particular access to land and other productive resources needed to produce food; • …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… that is before we consider the expansion of agricultural land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or … internationally agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while … are annually available in time so that evaluators can access them ahead of the field evaluation mission. ■ …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… managing and monitoring impacts arising from rainforest access and visitation; conservation principles and … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 17. How land tenure impacts the use of management data to delineate … area’ as used throughout this guide refers to “An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and …