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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… be found in target 15.1 (by 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland … strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans … resources Target 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… in the disruption of the food web.35 Of the more than 950 wetland-dependent bird species found around the world, 203 … benefits 54 V. Carter, Technical Aspects of Wetlands: Wetland Hydrology, Water Quality, and Associated Functions, … as a national priority, and fixes the preservation and restoration of water quality and the protection of ecosystems …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… of different shared river basins, mainly through ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. After a number of … a flood event with the goal of creating 2,000 acres of new wetland habitat in the Delta. The Minute agreement formulates … built a vision for the Garita Palmera Reserve (a wetland in the lowlands or the river basin). In this vision, …
Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services
… Basin in Australia, a payment scheme is used to finance restoration of natural vegetation as a strategy for … in the watershed (e.g. grassland, forest, river, wetland, or lake) in detail, and to then map the spatial … the appropriate flow regime to maintain a downstream wetland that supports a subsistence, commercial or …
D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services
… land-based activities” and to “ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland … measures to “ensure conservation and, where necessary, restoration of ecosystems” (article 2(2)). In order to … agreements establishing actions for the conservation, restoration and sustainable use to ensure ecosystem …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… 2012). • Well-planned and appropriate ecosystem restoration, compared to the loss of ecosystem services, may … context (Kumar 2017). Thus, in many cases ecosystem restoration can provide some of the most profitable public … earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… sustain migratory species populations. For example, the wetland habitats of the Siberian crane are increasingly … for investigations into the species’ role 22 in habitat restoration and the relationship between antelope and cattle … curlew instruments address migratory waterbirds that use wetland ecosystems in dry and sub-humid landscapes within …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… phosphates from detergents, and the conservation and restoration of wetlands. • Increasing efforts to identify and … relevant studies suggest high rates of decline for global wetland area.⁵⁶ �e total area of land remaining in natural or … loss and of damage to the ecosystems on which we depend. Wetland, coastal, marine and dryland areas are especially …
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
… (e.g. Natural Parks Basic Plan, National Master Plan for Wetland Conservation, and Ecosystem/Landscape Conservation … and has site management plans in place for all NPs, all wetland PAs, and all Ecosystem/ Landscape Conservation Areas. … for managing key threats including a comprehensive plan of restoration on trails and degraded areas; Environmental …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has … the training of personnel competent in the fields of wetland research, management and wardening. “ Ramsar … Migratory species, regional agreements Conservation and restoration of the Bukhara Deer (Cervus elaphus bactrianus) …