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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges
… innovations and practices and Article 10(c) of the CBD on sustainable use of components of biological diversity, and especially the … develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources and to …
Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or economic productivity of land resulting from land use or from processes such as water or wind erosion. The … cultivation, poor management of arable land including over use of fertilizers and pesticides, poor irrigation practices, … development of lands in environmentally sensitive areas to sustainable development of the areas; and Encouraging of …
Toward an IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species
… on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Target 15.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for the … protocols and risk assessment tools are available and in use by various countries and authorities across the world; … the formal adoption of EICAT and promotion of its use as a decision support tool; and 4. CALLS ON the …
Fact sheet - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… It aims to ensure the safe transport, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern … (AIA) procedure, and another for LMOs intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (LMOs-FFP). Under the … to generate benefits for humankind and contribute to sustainable development, there are concerns that living …
Oceans Full of Plastic
… in our oceans: Reduce, reuse and recycle – limit the use of plastics e.g. by using cotton shopping bags, use and dispose of plastic sustainably Cut the loop – cut … Much of the litter is also introduced by people that use the beaches and the adjacent ocean for recreat ional …
Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment
… overall environmental solution to specific problems and sustainable use of the oceans; 4 Access to the annual meetings of the … of, for example, waste prevention at source and beneficial use of dredged marine sediments; 4 Development of advice …