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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… for the area, but has also had a major impact both on the forest and on the religious values of Meteora, Greece �� the … man who withdrew there eight centuries ago. Na- tional forest legislation and the existence of a ‘hurn’ —an Islamic … celestial of- fering. While Mount Mani-san has a unique ecosystem –it is the home of many migratory birds, well …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… substances, illegally caught seafood, timber and other forest products, as well as conflict minerals, including gold … dumping of chemicals and illegal fisheries causes loss of ecosystem services such as clean air and clean water, extreme … to any new opportunity – hazardous waste and chemicals, forest products, pangolins, giant clams, minerals and …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… is used in at least two different ways: a) to refer to the ecosystem composed of these plants, associated flora, fauna … by mangroves, they should not be managed as a simple forest resource. 42. A large proportion of the world’s … that form part of an intact and naturally functioning ecosystem which includes other wetland types, such as coral …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… and aquaculture 67 chapter Vi The impact of disasters on forest resources 77 pArT iii covering new ground: food chain … Research Institute LTA Long-Term Average MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment OCHA United Nations Office for the … marketing and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forest products and other natural resources, need to cope in …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… of Tara National Park there is a well developed network of forest roads which contributes to the openness of the area. … connections to Visegrad. The reconstructed sections of the forest railway in the national park also have great potential … area of the Drina River is 19,226 km2. Landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic diversity of the proposed area …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment and the UN convention on climate change … to the conservation of the species and subtropical forest habitats is the programme ELÉ on the Blue- fronted … impact on the Gran Chaco ecosystem (primarily intensive forest use and clearing for crops); and b) The surface area …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources EbA Ecosystem-based Adaptation EbM Ecosystem-based Mitigation EC … Sea Area REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation REDD+ REDD including the role of … sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks SBSTTA Subsidiary Body on Scientific, …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… and proposed reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) mechanisms. No one blueprint for … Chapter 12 Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation 269 (REDD) and human rights Kathleen … MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement (and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment) MENA Middle East and North Africa (IUCN …
Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation
… ecosystems, species and genes, together with the ecosystem processes which sustain them, and is the basis of … conditions. Example: The conservation of Indochina’s forest biomes at the regional landscape level requires … of the mountain gorilla and the regional afromontane forest’s biodiversity in north- west Rwanda, south-west …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… in that they address areas belonging to a certain ecosystem type (eg wetlands) wherever they are located and … and social development” addresses marine, wetlands and forest protection, sustainable development, and biological … Thorsell, Jim and Sigaty, Todd (1997) A Global Overview of Forest Protected Areas on the World Heritage List, IUCN, …