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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and … are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: Usually large … and sustaining the area and its associated nature conservation and other values VI Protected areas with …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… At the request of the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the … of: • The importance of migratory species in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use efforts; • How the CMS … consultation with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), “to …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … promotes an integrated package of actions to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands. In recognition of … Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Ramsar handbooks for …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) 1.1.2 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) 1.2 … decision-making and coordination are needed 5. CONSERVATION 5.1 Using a species-based approach in a … way 5.3 Involving local stakeholders in wildlife conservation 5.4 Protecting wildlife from harmful processes …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… Areas Published by Cardiff University, IUCN – The World Conservation Union and UNEP – World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2004 With the support of: World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Conservation International, Shell, BP plc …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … IUCN Founded in 1948, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) brings together States, government … the regional government of Andalucía respon- sible for the conservation of nature, the application of environmental …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… Landscapes and S eascapes IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is … and some 16,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad …
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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

… animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. TRAFFIC is a … benefited from the knowledge and wisdom of the following conservation experts: Noah Sitati, Martin Mulama and Philip … Leader/TRAFFIC; Patrick Omondi, Deputy Director Species Conservation & Management, KWS; Holly Dublin, Chair, IUCN SSC …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… twenty years ago as the first of the modern global nature conservation conventions. The period when the treaty was … to break important new ground in global efforts for nature conservation and sustainable development. Indeed, much of the … Wetlands (1993) 3 The great importance of wetlands for the conservation of the natural environment has gradually become …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and … are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values Ib Wilderness area: Usually large … and sustaining the area and its associated nature conservation and other values VI Protected areas with …
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