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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… restricted, depending on their role) to COMPASS and shall use it for all GLPCA processes. The involved participants are … processes or approaches to address issues related to sustainable development, including conservation. They can be … PAs, including social sciences or land-use planning • Sustainable development or environmental issues at a …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

… methods of hunting waterfowl are depicted, including the use of domes- ticated geese as decoys, as well as decoys made … Ice Age, archaeo- logical sites in Japan show increasing use of wetland resources. The site of Awazu in Lake Biwa (a … production. In Japan, farming in wetlands was added to the use of wild resources at least 2,500 years ago, when rice …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… concepts 65 2.4.3.5 Other possible ABS use of click-wrap concepts 66 2.4.4 Assignability, transfer … 233 6.1.3 Collection specifications: Conservation and sustainable use 233 6.1.4 Source-country collaboration 234 … Intellectual Property Organization WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002) WTO World Trade …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… biodiversity is one of the main factors contributing to sustainable development in West Asia, in particular by … unique ecosystems and act as models for effective sustainable management, while offering opportunities to … regimes on conservation and ensured the appropriate use of natural resources for long periods. After the second …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… Nations (FAO) This publication is intended to support the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance … the Guidelines). The Guidelines also aim to foster sustainable social and economic development, the eradication … and Development SSFG Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… of information to support decision making and secure a sustainable future. www.grida.no Copyright: ©2012 The … may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication. The … trends and shape the development of our society into more sustainable pathways. Decisions taken today determine the …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… refugee invasions, unsustainable fishing or other resource use, inappropriate fire regimes, invasive alien species and … areas, but also long-term threats such as lack of sustainable financing and public support for conservation, … Diversity – “the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… resources resulting from climate change may imperil sustainable development, poverty reduction and child … supply. Lack of sufficient access to water for household use is more a function of power, poverty and inequality, and … climate change in order to increase resilience and achieve sustainable development (see pages 29-34 of this report). 2. …
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Improving standards in ecotourism

… that tourism has been highlighted in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 8, 12, and 14 as a tool for sustainable economic growth, sustainable consumption and … practices, and for the conservation and sustainable use of nature and natural heritage; FURTHER OBSERVING that …
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Defenders of the Earth

… US rights. Even development banks tasked with promoting sustainable development are implicated. Governments and … communities exercising their right to have a say about the use of their land and natural resources, putting them on a … course with those seeking profit at any cost. Rhetoric on sustainable development and climate change will prove empty …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance