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The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries
… research on demand for wild resources The surveys carried out by ISRA focus on the harvesting and distribution of wild … this objective, 16 focus groups were assembled in seven out of ten major regions of the country (Box 3.1). The groups … these impacts (CAF65415). 12 No one factor was singled out as the over-riding cause of resource scarcity in all …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… for the success of aquaculture and need to be carried out in accordance with sustainability and best practice … Guidelines • Regulations should be drafted that set out the procedures for granting aquaculture licences. It is … development. • Sectoral planning should be carried out with the help of instruments and tools that make …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… No detailed studies of social effects have been carried out even though household income-support is primary reason … models retrospectively the impact on CO2 emissions of phasing out OECD coal subsidies. The study concludes that the … However, the Government did not complete the process of phasing out subsidies in mid-2002 as planned, because of …
Assessing the international forest regime
… will be, given that there is no explicit role laid out for the secretariat and given that the Conference of the … there are still several fundamental controversies to work out before these instruments become operational. These … the FAO work on forests, it has the potential to send out wider policy signals. In addition, with the FAO’s …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… and economic growth. Chemical Interactions Get The Lead Out! World Environment Day P24 P30 P38 Taking StockP46 … is also key. The success of the Montreal Protocol in phasing out production of ozone-depleting substances … grow from $ 2.8 billion in 2011 to $ 98.5 billion in 2020. Phasing out and eliminating toxic chemicals—often through …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… Committee wishes to let the positive efforts being carried out by many in the Convention mature. Thus, achievements in … Mediterranean wetlands2. Simi- lar work is being carried out in many parts of the world, and this needs to be … into account. Final editing of the document was carried out in mid 2008 by Thymio Papayannis and Dave Pritchard, with …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… of the Protocol, in particular its objective as set out in Article 1. In addition, in a number of instances we … and � the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. 4. The treaty is … in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… of the Protocol, in particular its objective as set out in Article 1. In addition, in a number of instances we … and � the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. 4. The treaty is … in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… priorities and timelines, leading to the removal, phasing out, or reform of harmful subsidies in cases where candidate … health of fish stocks combined with the elimination, phasing out or reform of subsidies that contribute to excess …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… 2.3. Design a participatory communication plan and carry out iterative discussions through which project information … is in defence of their ancestral territories and speaking out about abuses by extractive industries encroaching more … of the FPIC process? Development activities can be carried out based on needs and priorities, and in line with the …