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From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in more than 170 … development on every continent. By 2030, the demand for food is expected to increase by at least 50 percent [13]. … 2000-2015 mDG 1 – povertY mDG 1 – emploYment mDG 1 – FooD & nutrition mDG 2 – eDucation mDG 3 – GenDer equalitY …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… “LULUCF under the CDM” carried out in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It … the face of ODA funding, the role of CDM in ensuring high quality projects, and the extent to which ODA might be needed … area, the restoration of degraded soils and erosion control, all of which enhanced the value of the property. c. …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… years maintained a high standard of legal scholarship and quality outputs. The ABS Series, which includes this book, is … the daily vertical migration of plankton and other food sources. Because near-surface waters in the open ocean … seabed.’ Moreover, as to waters and seabed within national control, the apportionment between the water column above the …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… has yielded new insights, weak methodology and poor-quality The Use of Economic Measures for Biodiversity … impacts. This document shows how traditional "command and control" approaches can be improved upon by the use of … the foundation for human societies through production of food and renewable forms of energy. Variations in plant …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… the past few decades the global extent, distribution and quality of management of protected areas has expanded despite … Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations … for watershed or drinking water protection, for avalanche control, as firebreaks or windbreaks, or for erosion …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… consequences of these changes, which are already impacting food supplies, affecting human health and increasing the … relies on such as food production, flood and erosion control, carbon storage, sequestration and water quality. Marine protected areas, as place-based and long term …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… decrease in forest cover) and forest degradation (i.e., a quality decrease related to factors like vegetation layer, … difficulties in meeting their basic needs for energy, food, and clean water. * Legal Officer, IUCN Environmental … 30.03↑ 2002 29.8 43.3 10.1 1.0 49.0 18.3 66.4 14.9 28.85 Control of Corruption4 2005 23.6↑ 48.3↓ 8.4↓ 3.0↑ 45.3 21.2↑ …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, … qualities (i) to (iii). 4 Relating to natural heritage quality (iv) as part of aesthetic and spiritual ecosystem … the works of nature and of humankind as from the intrinsic quality of the natural features. 5 Many protected areas …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… 1989 found in Myron L. Scott, Integrated Pollution Control: A Symposium: Book Review; Two Models for … increase with the result that in some cases the quality of management is compromised. In many parts of the … it is illegal in European Community countries to sell food labelled as “organic” if it has not gone through an …