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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… which formed the prime habitats for the elephants in the country. In order to compensate for the loss of habitat, the … resource-use rights and Management.9 A team from this NGO developed a provisional project design and Management plan … the local panchayati institute even though they are least dependent on the surrounding natural resources.42 …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … address, in this case, food security 1 This definition was developed and agreed within IUCN through a consultative … The first evidence of ecological restoration dates back at least to the 6th century where Greek farmers were encouraged …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… International concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … a revised Blue Carbon Policy Framework 2.0 has now been developed.5 It updates the previous version and adds a … Strategy to 2020 (including a restoration target of at least 15 % of degraded ecosystems, the planned Green …
Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control
… Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, will address FAO’s Country Programming Frameworks and as far as possible the FAO … a need for information on alternatives to fenthion or, at least, means to reduce the extent of its use, as part of the … machines. Two such devices have recently been developed for other bird pests (BirdX 2016). …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… face the greatest land and livelihood pressures and are least able to afford to maintain natural woodlands on their … forms a major water catchment area from which two of the country’s five river basins rise and supply water to more a … agriculturally fertile and densely populated parts of the country. Today more than 200,000 people live within 1.5 km of …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… this collaboration, FAO and partner organizations jointly developed a common approach to incorporate FPIC into the work … Focal Points on Indigenous Peoples; the Guatemala UN Country Team; and The Mountain Partnership and Aigine … FPIC process vis-à-vis the nature of the project, or at least look for collaboration on this aspect when no resources …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… of these organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authority, or … conditions and during hurricanes and tropical storms. At least 70-90 per cent of the energy of wind- generated waves … 30 per cent of reefs are in countries classified as highly developed. They also have strong links with less developed …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… of UNITAR or UN Environment concerning legal status of any country, territory or city or its authority or concerning the … frontiers or boundaries. This 3-hour self-paced course was developed by the UN Institute for Training and Research … and the American Convention on Human Rights, limit at least some of their protections to individuals subject to or …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … following a “solutions for learning and action” approach developed and applied in two global initiatives: Blue … fences to exclude wildlife and allow regeneration. At least one modern tree nursery is established within each park …