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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… gross domestic product and 2% of international trade. 34 out of the 39 least developed countries are African and 40% … Convention. It is divided into three parts. Part I charts out a brief history of the origin of the African Convention. … l’environnement, Pedone, 2000, at 263. 22 In the 1970’s, 4 out of the 5 current main global Conventions on species and …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… on the User Side 51 4.1 Policy bases for benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources 53 4.1.1 The … benefits are considered? 61 4.1.3.3 Which benefits “arise out of” utilization of genetic resources? 61 4.2 The … resources 69 4.2.3 The third trigger: “Benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources” 69 4.2.3.1 …
Defenders of the Earth
… imposed on communities, many of those who dared to speak out and defend their rights were brutally silenced. This … a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings in Asia. In Colombia, killings hit an … law, to guarantee that human rights defenders can carry out their activism safely. However, land and environmental …
Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
… accountability mechanisms (see, for example, those set out in the Annexes), several of which monitor the … citizen voices on sustainable development can be drowned out below the surface of global discourse. Further, to yield … evidence gathering and reporting; helping children carry out surveys and questionnaires; collecting videos, photos and …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… as a whole, possibly contributing to further dropping-out of pastoralism. Governments face a significant challenge … production29. While these demographic realities play out it is clear that livestock keeping remains deeply … livestock and rangeland management strategies out-compete wildlife for grazing, reduce biodiversity and …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… monkeys, and apes. Its particular tasks include carrying out conservation status assessments, the compilation of … clear commitment to restoration after the population dies out. Other re-introduction guidelines would apply to such … studies to obtain this information should be carried out prior to re-introduction. If a population of conspecifics …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… to Performance Standards 41 Box 16: EBX: Making a Business out of Offsets 43 Box 17: The Chad-Cameroon pipeline 46 Box … of the people interviewed for this research have carried out such analysis in the past, and the views expressed here … a range of contexts. The main steps involved in carrying out this research were: Agree Terms of Reference Develop …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… with the provisions of this Convention 3 The rights set out in this article with respect to the seabed and subsoil … Cultural Or- ganization (UNESCO) is a place or an area of out- standing cultural or natu- ral importance In collab- … value To date, marine are- as represent less than 5% or 49 out of over 1073 sites (status August 2017) five world …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… a vision and strategic planning It can be helpful to set out goals or principles for water policy in advance of … and a section on responsibilities regarding who will carry out the policies. Water policy framework is consolidated by … agreements on rivers, lakes and ground waters. It must set out the coordination mechanisms across sub-national …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… to better manage their forests. This publication sets out the specific actions that policymakers, forest managers … upon the in-depth work that CIFOR scientists have carried out in this important area over the past decade. It is a … two levels of intervention. At one level, they set out those general approaches to forest management that will …