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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… Institute, Iceland. Back cover photo: Sustainable soil landscape, Attunga, NSW, Australia, Richard McEvoy, Newport, … to the natural environment, and for its conserva- tion, landscape, and aesthetic values”. Law that falls within the … spatial unit of land. It is synonymous with the term “soil landscape”. 120 Other recognised forms of soil mapping that …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… evaluating ecosystems goods and services in a dynamic landscape; and Aboriginal capacity building and collaborative … the conservation of all native species within a functional landscape’.25 More generally, assessment cannot measure … species etc) Local population level Genetic level Landscape and geological Evidence of formation and ongoing …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… but this is not a requirement of the category V Protected landscape or seascape: Where the interaction of people and … ● Good communication skills. ● Good local knowledge of the landscape and wildlife. ● Fit and healthy. ● Hard working … of ecological networks, corridors, buffer zones, landscape linkages and other areas that complement protected …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… land use, capitalizing on the scenery and history of the landscape. Evi- dence from other countries indicates that … needs to take into account sufficient scale and the larger landscape. In many cases valuation tools focus on the value … truthing range site studies (IUCN Sustainable Drylands landscape project 2015) are used as they reflect more …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… conservation through management intervention. V Protected Landscape/Seascape: Protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation. VI Managed … condition such as a wildlife population, habitat, natural landscape, or cultural heritage such as a community’s …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… The Council of Europe member States adopted the European Landscape Convention on October 20, 2000, with the objective of promoting landscape protection, management, and planning and to organize European cooperation on landscape issues. ‘Landscape’ is defined in the convention as …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… Panian Motoa and Emmanuel Sane. From the Samburu-Laikipia landscape, the author is indebted to the following … year (GoK, 2013a; UNEP, 2009). Kenya’s rich and varied landscape harbours unique biodiversity and is characterized … County alone contains more large mammals than any other landscape apart from Maasai Mara National Reserve. Northern …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… Master Plan for Wetland Conservation, and Ecosystem/Landscape Conservation Area); and has site management plans … in place for all NPs, all wetland PAs, and all Ecosystem/ Landscape Conservation Areas. In Mongolia new management … of total Marine Area) • Planning has been undertaken for landscape scale connectivity projects. Many corridor projects …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… different gradients (e.g. altitude, climatic, landscape, watershed gradients). • Habitats which play a … These linkages are in contrast to a highly fragmented landscape where patches of natural habitat are effectively … recharge areas, catchment areas, areas with valued landscape quality, etc.); the need for impact assessment …