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… UNEP POLICY SERIES ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT POLICY BRIEF 12 - 2013 The Social DimenSion of … ecoSySTem-baSeD aDapTaTion i UNEP POLICY SERIES ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation … Design & Layout Moses Ako ii UNEP POLICY SERIES ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation …

… recommendations for action in six areas: � planning and management of human settlements for environmental quality; … JOHNSON � environmental aspects of natural resources management; � identification and control of pollutants of … as well as soil erosion control, and water resources management.”17 Bodies within the UN system were also active …

… implications. One principal analytic tool of ecosystem management is measuring the flow of energy through living and … It also had a chapter on "safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes,"20 recognising that this … investments in urban-transport planning, traffic management and infrastructure, are creating increasing …

… of living marine resources, and habitat degradation. Management action against invasive species aims to: • Prevent … movement of listed species, and appropriate ballast water management. Border controls are designed to stop potentially … ventures, to display in aquaria, and to use in coastal management practices, such as erosion control and dune …

… Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol, revegetation, forest management, cropland management, and grazing land management that occurred after 1990 and are human- induced …

… environmental provisions that relate to the protection and management of water (mismanagement and/or depletion of … (which covers basic human needs), appropriate ecosystem management has an important role in the provision of water … cleaning, cooking and sanitation; EMPHASIZING that water management should take into account the fulfilment of basic …

… with relevant agencies at the national level such as management authorities. The WCO Secretariat, CITES … to a minimum consistent with their environmentally sound management * To treat and dispose of hazardous wastes and … requires that the standard of “environmentally sound management” (ESM) is met. This standard is defined as “taking …

… and promoting human health), conservation and resource management, major groups (e.g. women, indigenous people, … for the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. Adopted in … through capacity building for environmentally sound management. 15 Biological resources Genetic resources, …

… photograph comes courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. iii Executive Summary The deep ocean is … the risk of species extinction. The conservation and management of fisheries and the protection of biodiversity … to high seas bottom trawl fishing, and the lack of a management framework to protect this biodiversity or prevent …

… social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of our planet’s natural resources. We are … 34. We recognize that sustainable urban development and management are crucial to the quality of life of our people. … environment, including through the environmentally sound management and safe use of chemicals, the reduction and …