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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… The telestes polylepis, a critically endangered freshwater species found in Croatia Figure 6: Coastal erosion negatively … the rights of future generations and the preservation of species.” The DRC Constitution similarly in Article 123 of … take the requisite measures to protect the environment and species of flora and fauna throughout the national territory, …
Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas for safeguarding biodiversity
… 3.013 The uses of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Bangkok, 2004), which requested the Species Survival Commission (SSC) to convene a worldwide … and 15; d. use KBAs for focusing conservation action for species and ecosystems, as appropriate; e. recognise and …
The IUCN Red List Index for monitoring extinction risk
… NOTING that for 50 years the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has provided information on the status and trends of the world's species, underpinned by the IUCN Red List Categories and … Index (RLI), which is now widely used to monitor trends in species' extinction risk, based only on genuine changes in …
Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020
… implementation regarding the management of the area or species; and (c) responsible for … nd efforts that contribute to the conservation of the area, species or cultural values. (ICCA Consortium, 2015) … areas (e.g. ecosystem based management, invasive species). …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… importance of local and traditional knowledge, as well as species diversity. Furthermore, it provides co-benefits such … importance of local and traditional knowledge, as well as species diversity. It recognizes that women are natural … in Calapan City) (Barangay Silonay 2012). The mangroves species were found to be dominated by Sonneratia alba. Trees …
Giraffids: reversing the decline of Africas iconic megafauna
… NOTING that the Giraffidae family includes only two living species, restricted to the African continent: the giraffe … Aichi Target 12: "The extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, … to address overarching threats, overall numbers of both species will continue to fall and some giraffe subspecies may …
List of crops covered under the Multilateral System
… apeseed, mustard, cress, rocket, radish, and turnip. The species Lepidium meyenii (maca) is excluded. Pigeon Pea … . N ap ol ita no FA O /G . N ap ol ita no Forages Genera Species LEGUME FORAGES Astragalus chinensis, cicer, arenarius … vesiculosum 48 Annex I Forages FA O /S . L ou afi Genera Species GRASS FORAGES Andropogon gayanus Agropyron cristatum, …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… harmony with nature and in which wildlife and other living species are protected. Our shared principles and commitments … and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly A/RES/70/1 Transforming … by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species 15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… them as natural processes by which ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life … authors then contrast the implications for simple (smaller species pool) landscapes and complex (larger species pool) landscapes. “Financial support should consider …
Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
… network of MPAs are: - to protect, conserve and restore species, habitats and ecological processes which have been … activities; - to prevent degradation of, and damage to, species, habitats and ecological processes, following the … and conserve areas that best represent the range of species, habitats and ecological processes in the maritime …