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Protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
… that protected areas and other effective area based conservation measures (conserved areas) play a critical role … negotiations about controlling climate change; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United … the contribution of protected areas and other effective conservation measures to the national strategies to address …
Harmonising the integrated management of overlapping Ramsar Sites, World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… EMPHASISING that the main objective of Ramsar Sites is the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources, … the objective of the World Heritage Convention is the conservation of natural, cultural, mixed sites and Cultural … generations, the objective of Biosphere Reserves is the conservation of biological diversity in line with sustainable …
A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… except generally for human consumption. For example: the conservation of water-dependent ecosystems and aquatic … to restore environmental quality under the African Nature Conservation Convention, 2003, Arts. VI(3)(b)(iii), … to meeting the obligations of States – to promote the conservation of wetlands of international significance, under …
Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II
… growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.” 16 U.S.C. § 1531(a)(1), (2) (2015). … depend may be conserved [and] to provide a program for the conservation of such . . . species . . . .” Id. § 1531(b) … the physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species. Id. § 1533(b)(2). However, …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Forest fires and the law 5 … biodiversity and commits parties to biodiversity conservation, the sustainable use of its components and fair … include: developing national strategies and plans for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… APC armored personnel carrier CCAMLR Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources COP … al., 2013. 14 Wright et al., 2013. 15 APEC Marine Resource Conservation Working Group, 2009. 16 Potts and Hastings, … on a wide range of issues. Section II calls for the Conservation and Management of Resources for Development, and …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… induced by climate change. About IUCN IUCN-The World Conservation Union brings together States, government … Cambridge, UK Copyright: © 2003 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … change. Achim Steiner Director General IUCN-The World Conservation Union x i A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s IUCN …
Establishing an IUCN and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Task Force on Protected Area Friendly System
… role of protected areas in biodiversity and geodiversity conservation, but that through urbanisation and industrial … and as a parameter to be taken into account in the conservation, evaluation and management of protected areas, … certifications, which play important roles in biodiversity conservation; TAKING NOTE of the successful operation of a …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… Whaling Commission), Heidrun Frisch (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species), Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, … of Biological Diversity CCAMLR Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CSIRO …
Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
… Commission (NEAFC) - International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) - North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) - the hunting of marine … Marine Mammals Commission (NAMMCO) - Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East …