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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… areas against illegal activities that threatened protected species. At the same time, scientific ecology recognised that … of many ecological funds and threaten the survival of many species. In such a context, the goals of conservation and … preservation of genetic diversity, sustainable use of species and ecosystems (IUCN/WWF/UNEP, 1980). 37 Caring for …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… seeds, tubers, barks, gums and leaves. They also use many species of tree for fodder, shade, fencing, construction and … system. Many pastoralists also keep a variety of livestock species to harness a wider range of resources: for example, … have rich knowledge of the use and value of different tree species, reflecting the high importance of trees in the …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… such as some forests are, or just like types of migratory species, air masses, electromagnetic waves or oil and gas … necessary measures to prevent the introduction of aquatic species into shared water systems, i.e. those with … including preventing the introduction of migratory species into the Incomati and Maputo watercourses that could …
Quick Guide for the CMS Online Reporting System
… Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Quick Guide for the CMS Online … of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals http://cms-family-ors.unep-wcmc.org/ … 2 Contents Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals …
International System of Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage
… diversity, including those containing threatened species of Outstanding Universal Value from the point of view … as: A serious decline in the population of the endangered species or the other species of Outstanding Universal Value for which the property …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… into Resource and Environmental Management While coral species have some capacity to recover from bleaching events, … reduce local and regional coral biodiversity as sensitive species are eliminated, and with it the productivity. … Japan’s sashimi tuna (Gillett et al., 2001). The four main species that are commonly targeted are skipjack, yellowfin, …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of species, natural communities, and environmental … collect, grow, or buy food products. For example, aquatic species provide genetic and biochemical resources invaluable … climate change is likely to result in catastrophic loss of species in some regions of the world.59 Changes in flow …
Governance of the Mediterranean Sea : Outlook for the legal regime
… together with living organisms belonging to sedentary species; that is to say, organisms which, at the harvestable … contact with the seabed or the subsoil.”27 Non-sedentary species – species within the water column – are not exploitable under …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… relationships through which natural ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life … carbon store, shoreline protection, rare and endangered species The basic economic rationale for payments for … intensity of 20% of the total stand volume, excluding species listed in Appendix I of the Convention on …