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Review and compilation of best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation
… session, concluded that the secretariat should develop a common framework for the definition and selection of best … a given practice as a “good” or “best practice”, but rather discuss how to support replication of best … 14. Close interaction and clear definition of responsibilities between the two subsidiary bodies will be …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was calm, as always, but exhausted. Like seafarers having navigated a wild storm, … power politics and egos, and pull together to build a common future. I like to joke that there are just three … development of standard material transfer agree- ments, differentiated and flexible access rights and benefit-sharing …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… Conservation can never be the solution to extreme poverty, but it can play a role. Particularly in rural areas where … justifying conservation “in the name of all people”, for “common human interests” and “for the benefit and enjoyment of … differences. Even the category “women” may need to be differentiated. For equity, stakeholder negotiations must …
GEO yearbook 2003
… of development concerns has been an ongoing process. But the year 2004 saw the global environmental agenda … The first meeting of environment ministers from Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries (Argentina, Brazil, … This has important implications for biodiversity. Gender-differentiated local knowledge systems play a decisive role …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… catchment (watershed): a discrete area of land with a common drainage system; includes both the water bodies that … a wide range of institutions and actors playing distinct but inter-connected roles. Coordination and cooperation are … LAW 3.1. Precaution 3.2. Polluter pays 3.3. Common but differentiated responsibility 3.4. Sustainable development …
Closing Strategy - Ending Ivory Trade in Hong Kong
… prominent trading centre for ivory in the 1970s and 1980s, but the industry contracted considerably following the … Tsim Mong district. These locations suggest a number of differentiated micro-markets that serve different consumer … Animal motifs such as elephants and camels were most common. A select few had ivory figurines for sale. Mah-jong …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 245 IDENTIFYING COMMON INDICATORS ON AGRO-ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE ACROSS THE RIO … only the difficulty of sustainably using natural resources but also the lack of development models appropriate to these … for identification of the agricultural land class (mask) differentiated to “plowed soil”, “crop planted soil” and …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… by participating in the review process described above, but also by providing thoughtful verbal or written comments. … community moved from considering genetic resources as a common heritage to recognizing the sovereign rights of States … users, a serious analysis of its underlying causes needs a differentiated and neutral approach. As noted, one problem …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… only a tool for policymakers, the report points out that “common sense” solutions are a good way to address the … subject through the lenses of legal and policy experts, but with the aim of assisting non-lawyers. The analysis spans … (1974, modified in 1993 by Law 19.561) which establishes a differentiated system of bonuses and tax exemptions for …