Search results
532 Results
Sorted by relevance
The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities
… communities embodying traditional lifestyles on biological resources and the need for fair and equitable sharing of … to “protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices … have been revitalizing customary land use and territorial management using culturally-defined ecosystems-based …
Preservation of oasis ecosystems
… systems thanks to their different components: climate, water, soil, vegetation, micro-organisms, animals and people, … threats facing oasis ecosystems in terms of their natural resources, including: a. the misunderstanding of the … taking local know-how, traditional techniques and management models into account; f. to establish a political, …
Engaging people in sustainability
… diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The … as a pilot project in 1993 by the Hamilton City Council, management of the program became national in 2001, and has … recommendations for preserving natural areas, protecting water and air and encouraging a compact urban form. Visioning …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The … 15 Risk Analysis and the Formulation of a Health Management Plan … latter is chosen, indefinite provisioning with food and water, and active population management of the re-introduced …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… of the resource constraints in the country, for inadequate resources certainly restrict the ability of implementing … systems, monitoring and surveillance systems, effective management frameworks, trained and competent staff, well … in that most developing countries have more than enough "water" between their bound and applied tariffs, and it is …
Annotated Example of a CMS COP Resolution
… preserving the marine environment and its living marine resources against pollution and physical degradation; Further … or brought indirectly to the sea by rivers, sewage, storm water or winds; 2. Encourages Parties to identify coastal and … the benefits of establishing domestic programmes for the management of marine debris, particularly in relation to …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values
… Cultural values From humanity’s earliest existence, water has been recognized as an absolute necessity … years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen … elaborate processes for protecting and managing their resources.” Ramsar guidance document on Culture and Wetlands …
Regional Seas Agreements
… entered into force in 1986; Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal … force in 1986; Convention for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (“1986 … pressure on the region’s marine, terrestrial and water resources. To address these challenges, states in the …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural resources needs urgently to be ratified by all parties and to … on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Water- fowl Habitat 1971;4 • Convention on International … diversity in situ and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for the fair and …