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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… United Kingdom, E. Maltby’s book “Waterlogged Wealth - Why Waste the World’s Wet Places?” (1986, 200 pp) set out the … pollution, hydrological interferences and land use or industrial practices. A wetland of national importance only … xii + 770 pp. Maltby, E. 1986. Waterlogged Wealth. Why waste the world’s wet places? Earthscan, London, UK. 200 pp. …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… – such as the use of Gmelina plantations and orange peel waste compost to provide a nurse crop and regen- eration … or are subject to a management plan to convert them from industrial use to regimes more suited for biodiversity … forests whose principal management objective is for industrial roundwood, gum/resin or fruit production should …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… Assessment in Kenya ix agricultural, residential, or industrial use. Kenya’s wildlife is also severely threatened … Fish $4.2 to 9.5 billion $23.5 billion (illegal fishing) Waste Dumping No data $11 billion Art and culture Property … by anthropogenic factors such as growing populations, industrial and agricultural development, and rising poaching …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… CEOSS) Zakaria, G. and Laban, P. 1997 Recycling household waste to improve soil fertility. ILEIA Newsletter 13 (3): 22. … eroded by settlements, timber concessions and industrial and urban expansion. In 1995, Kutai National Park … plant, a fertiliser plant, an oil drilling plant and an industrial timber plantation) have caused severe degradation …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… work of national ABS legislation or in the context of industrial property law.66 Emblematic cases such as Maca in … or species or synthesized for use in some scientific or industrial purpose (although it is not clear if there should … to aca- demic research and the flexibility to pursue industrial development of potential discoveries, while …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… problems such as poaching, excessive visitor impacts and waste disposal. Threats that arise from outside a protected … inputs available and to identify gaps and shortfalls (or waste and over-spend if this is occurring). Foundation of … have been known to dismiss assessment exercises as a waste of time because there has been no resultant …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with nature … to address a range of development issues including health, waste management, water supply, disaster mitigation and food … © Mark Ash 29 CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) is Austra- …