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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment Report of the … to General Assembly resolution 72/277 entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”, in which the Assembly … 78 See Scott Barrett, Environment and Statecraft: The Strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making (Oxford University …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Sites, World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks Thomas Schaaf and Diana Clamote Rodrigues M … and the input of more than 16,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the … in 1984 and the early implementation of the Seville Strategy for Biosphere Reserves in 1996. More recently, in …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Global Protected Areas Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland … of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN … Mangroves and climate change: A mitigation and adaptation strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… in more than 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives … ChANgE 50 BOx 3.1: whErE DID thE mDgS AND SDgS COmE frOm? glOBAl gOAlS IN hIStOrICAl CONtExt 63 BOx 4.1: UN … recognizing that a comprehensive water resource management strategy can help sustain local ecosys- tems (SDg 14/15) …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… 1 1 TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY ..... 3 1.1 UNITED NATIONS … 7 2 VULNERABILITY OF TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO GLOBAL CLIMATE … of traditional coastal management systems as an important strategy to cope with sea level rise. In Latin America, …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… 2009–2012 intersessional period SSC, with support from the Global Species Programme, focused on implementing its … to be the world’s most authoritative voice on behalf of global biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of … achievement from Nagoya was the updated Global Strategy on Plant Conservation (GSPC), and the SSC was also …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… to PGRFA. Already appeared in this series: The Funding Strategy Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération … of the International Treaty in the context of current global challenges and the broader legal framework governing … distinctive traits. Modern plant breeding is essential for global food security in the context of climate change. …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… 42 5. Principles of National Soil Legislation 43 6. Broad Strategy 44 6.1 Non-Regulatory Strategies 44 6.2 Regulatory … Elements that Create an Obligation to Conserve Soil at the Global Level 77 12.2 Elements that Create Obligations Between the Global Level and the States 78 Section 6 79 VI. CONCLUSIONS …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union … voluntary Commissions of IUCN and is administered by the Global Programme on Protected Areas at IUCN’s headquarters in … input and review. IUCN-WCPA Asia, as part of its draft strategy for 2011-2014, has proposed the establishment of a …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… science and policy, as a contribution to the global Mountain Partnership. Mountain Initiative Task Force … Martin F. Price Contents Page 1 Preface 2 Mountain Areas – Global Priorities WCF theme 1: Ecosystem Management – … in Africa’s Great Lakes Region 12 Developing a Regional Strategy for Conserving High Andean Wetlands 13 Conserving …