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Global Land Outlook
… terrestrial surface, encompassing all attributes of the biosphere immediately above or below this surface, including … near-surface sedimentary layers and associated groundwater reserve, the plant and animal populations (biodiversity), the … Rangelands Croplands Densely settled Transformation of the Biosphere 30006000 BC 1000 0 1000 1500 1750 1900 1950 2000 …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) work in the Man and the Biosphere programme is an example of supporting a number of … situated in forest habitats (for exam- ple, the Mazatlan Biosphere Reserve in Mexico for wild perennial teosinte/maize). Other …
Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India
… 1988, a massive afforestation programme, establishment of biosphere reserves, and re-vegetation of degraded lands … service (cultural) of forest ecosystems in Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand and Borivili National Park, Maharashtra. … Park was conducted. The Dandeli Sanctuary and Anshi Tiger Reserve are mainly comprised of moist deciduous and …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… In 2002, Australia declared a 6,460,000-hectare marine reserve surrounding its sub-Antarctic Heard Island and … (1990), followed by a proposal to establish the area as a Biosphere Reserve (1990), which resulted in a trilateral … Authority IUCN The World Conservation Union MAP Man and Biosphere Programme MCPA Marine and Coastal Protected Areas …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… tive and equi table manage ment of the Galapagos Marine Reserve 34 4.3 Demanding co-manage ment – the Kaa-ya Iya del … Inganokuna – Jose Ignacio Giraldo) The Bijagos biosphere reserve (Guinea Bissau) includes numerous areas … the Albufera del Grau Nature Park, the core of the local biosphere reserve. (Courtesy Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend) Coron …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… who proved to have bought the area without the legal reserve, ordering him to grow new vegetation. In other words, … represented the Council of Kiliysky Region and the Danube Biosphere Reserve (DBR) in the court of Odessa on land … to the loss of control over internal waters. The Danube Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar Wetland of International …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… lakes but also the global ecosystem, which constitutes the Biosphere, thus enter into the category of ecological funds. … of ecological funds (forests, lakes, oceans, atmosphere, biosphere) - this is the essence of conservation; A … to irrigate farms in the Indian state of Bihar. A wildlife reserve was established in 1976 and expanded in 1979 and …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… with a sub-division), summarized below. Ia Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also … Inclusion within international designations (e.g. Ramsar, Biosphere) or other designations of significance (e.g. key … American bison (Bison bison) in El Uno Ranch PPA in Janos Biosphere Reserve, Chihuahua, Mexico © Nélida Barajas – TNC …
Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… in Figure 1.1. Specific instances are Transboundary Biosphere Reserves and Transboundary World Heritage Sites … by Roland Stein, Coordinator, UNESCO Transboundary Biosphere Reserve “Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord”. 2. Key security …