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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… – Centre on Water and Environment, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) … 3.1 Reafforestation, afforestation and forest conservation … regulation (incl. drought mitigation) Re/afforestation and forest conservation Dams and groundwater pumping Water …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… included the compilation of a set of ASEAN wildlife and forest resource protection mechanisms and relevant … and the UNODC Global Programme on Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime. It was developed within the framework of the … non-profit international organization dedicated to raising conservation awareness, building local capacity to protect …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Forest Peoples Programme, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Biodiversity Information … of biodiversity and its values, and of ways to support its conservation and sustainable use. • Better use of the social …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… About IuCN IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic … (UNFCCC) and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)1 mechanism. These approaches … change.2 1 Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… in CITES Appendix II Volume 1: Mammals Compiled by lUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre ^s^,o SIGNIFICANT TRADE IN … in Bolivia (Heltne et al . , 1976). HABITAT AND KCOLOCTif Forest. In Bolivia the species has been observed in evergreen, mesophytic, broadleaf forest on high ground in a white-water drainage (Freese et al …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… Switzerland Copyright: © 2008 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). We encourage you to … feedstocks may be derived from: • Agricultural crops • Forest biomass • Residues and wastes from a range of sources …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… 3. The fishery sector 29 B. Legal measures to promote the conservation of agricultural resources 31 1. Water resources … observed in 1976 that "in the past 25 years world farm, forest and fisheries output has almost doubled. Over the next … massive land clearing and is therefore detrimental to the forest. Thus the increment in cropped area corresponds to a …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… Water Management Copyright: © 2004 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … free pulp, from sustainable forests, PEFC-Pan European Forest Certification, Chain of Custody in Austria Preface … plan had the aim of reconciling local village plans with conservation of nature. In principle the Park had a higher …
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
… minimal environmental impact and to promote sustainable forest management. iii Contents Acknowledgements vi Acronyms … and modalities 3 2 Summary of UNFCCC FREL/FRLs 4 2.1 Forest definition 4 2.2 Scale 6 2.3 Scope 7 Scope of REDD+ … from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and … of the CBD REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation RPPN Reservas Particulares do Patrimonio … parks”, “nature reserves”, “community conserved areas”, “forest reserves”, “marine sanctuaries” and the like. A number …