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Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… Bradley anderson and Johan Jooste u Spikes in the prices of ivory and rhino horn have propelled an escalation in killings of African elephants and rhinoceroses. Without urgent corrective measures, extinction of these populations is likely. u This is not just a wildlife …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria … and Criteria have not yet been developed, some general rules apply: 1. Comprehensive description of the assessment … Methods The evaluation of criterion D follows the same procedure as with criterion C, but focuses on biotic …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… A Report and Recommendations on the Use of the IUCN System of Protected Area Categorisation in the UK … from well-managed forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Putting Nature … against the Trust’s wishes without special parliamentary procedure, so providing a very high level of protection. In …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… t to clim a te ch a n g e C h a n g e Change - Adaptation of water resources management to climate change Climate … to risk management, such as expert-based operational rules, are generally inadequate when it comes to dealing with … managers who base activities on a standardized set of rules and procedures. Under an adaptive management style, …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… November 2004 2 Executive Summary The Executive Summary of this report is available at: … species to an established baseline. The Safe Harbour rules also set the stage for the creation and use of offsets … of the State system include establishing criteria and rules for the creation, implementation and management of …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… Culture and wetlands A Ramsar guidance document Table of contents Preface 3 by Anada Tiéga, Ramsar Secretary … or Organization shall respect the other’s mandate and rules, in such a way that no text is produced that may impair the rules and rights already agreed by the parties in more …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas … law to supplement its provisions. Where additional rules are necessary, UNCLOS calls on states to cooperate on a … regional basis, to formulate and elaborate international rules, standards and recommended practices as well as …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… & Development Dept., Northern Areas The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … For the purposes of this study, “law” means a body of rules recognized by a society as binding. If, as in the case … a society accepts as legitimate more than one system of rules having different sources and in contradiction with each …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Secretariat of … 1998 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in … environmental agreements by circumventing agreed rules and procedures . It is also of great concern that …
Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers
… guide for managers InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Douglas P. Nowacek, Brandon L. Southall about IUCn … that of exposure criteria. The development of operational rules for acceptable exposure of animals requires input from … as during and after it (see Case Study 3). The evaluation procedure envisaged here is meant to be comprehensive yet …