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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… by land use. On the other hand, if there is a distinct risk that isolated populations will decline and species … reviewing these approaches, the goal is not a critical assessment of their theoretical merits or validity for … • supplement declining populations, thus reducing their risk of extinction; • allow re-establishment following local …
Toward an IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species
… that, in addition to species prioritisation, pathways assessment and management are also key strategic actions in … still a priority; ALSO RECOGNISING that many protocols and risk assessment tools are available and in use by various … the classification of species under EICAT can feed into risk assessments and statutory regulations, and that changes …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… Paper vii IUCN-EPLP No. 85 3.2.3 Strategic environmental assessment of land use plans 112 3.2.4 Addressing existing … have shown that such sub-populations are at a greater risk of extinction through disturbance and inbreeding … actions to most effectively address the priority high-risk biodiversity areas, and provide a framework for …
Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… of combustion and industrial processes. While the risk level varies from POP to POP, by definition all of these … of combustion and industrial processes. While the risk level varies from POP to POP, by definition all of these … on the effectiveness of such efforts. Every four years, an assessment is done to see if the levels of POPs are changing …
D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services
… of the term. For instance, the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) adopts the CBD definition, further specifying … ecosystem services, or to rescue services that are at risk. PES schemes may be divided into four types of financial … 2005a. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: A Framework for Assessment, Chapter 2 – Ecosystems and Their Services, The …
Moving towards effective implementation
… sound manner, incorporating, where appropriate, an assessment of the risks to human health and the environment … for information purposes only • Focus on populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations • No obligation on … encouragement to: – Identify and protect populations at risk – Promote education and prevention programmes – Promote …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… This means that in designing a biodiversity impact assessment framework the effects of market processes and of … of biodiversity such as: a) venture capital support, b) risk cover through insurance, guarantee and risk funds, c) trust funds with or without individual …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… 124 6�4�1 Environmental impact assessment … speaks for the use of market-based instruments, the risk of the possible exploitation of an ecosystem service, as described earlier, or the risk of a purely economic valuation of ecosystem services …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… 1992) 4-7. 3 Peter H. Sand on the topic,7 – and at the risk of over-simplifying matters – we can boil down the … expertise. One difficulty here is that part of the assessment will have to be counter- factual; i.e., how much … also raise a problem of reliability, in light of the risk of political interference and outright cheating;45 for …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… Initiative 25 5.4 Incentive Measures 25 5.5 Indicators, Assessment and Monitoring of Biodiversity 26 5.6 Biodiversity Impact Assessment and Minimising Adverse Impacts 28 5.7 Protected … Migratory river dolphins and certain fish species are at risk from existing and planned dams that present physical …