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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… plans to reclaim the tideland, to build a thermal power plant and to transform the area into a tourist resort. … has been designated a protected area and is home to a variety of plants and trees, some of which are used in … val- ues which, following Smyth (2007), in- clude: high plant diversity and intact fau- nal assemblages; coastal …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… on Environmental Law allowed for the presentation of a variety of national and re- gional perspectives. We are … of lands, waters, mineral resources, wildlife, forests and plant life is available. Special laws on protected areas, on … as well as for protecting the habitat of wildlife and plant life, water protection areas shall be established. A …
Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)
… involves treatment to separate solids and water from a variety of used oils. The methods used may include heating, … AND RECOVERY 15. Used oils can be recycled or reused in a variety of ways. The first option in the waste management … 32. Used oils have traditionally been directed to a variety of uses other than re-refining and burning; they are, …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… The concept of ecological networks is implicit in a variety of international conventions (Ramsar Convention, Bern … to climate change, the removal or absence of animal and plant ‘highways’ becomes a major issue. Ecological networks … to describe grasslands that are dominated by unsown native plant species and that are dependent on human activities to …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… Case studies and position papers describe RBAs in a variety of contexts - protected areas, natural resource … Region, the setting of the case study below, has the most plant species of any of the world’s six floral kingdoms and … vision of stopping the degradation and loss of indigenous plant and animal communities, managing their land in a …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… areas. Managed as a whole, a landscape serves a variety of needs for various stakeholders. The LLS vision of … sites. Farmers have been very keen to grow seedlings and plant these crops. There has been no cash benefit in the … They also compiled inventories that identified over 40 plant species including rafflesia, which they have documented …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… to conserve biodiversity, preserve natural areas, preserve plant and animal germplasm, and increase the effective use of … the understanding of local economic activities. A variety of values including financial and economic values, … fynbos ecosystems in South Africa are threatened by alien plant invasions and by a lack of funding for effective …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… and spiritual leaders. Over wider land- scapes, particular plant and animal species may also be consid- ered as sacred … these guardians work collec- tively and have formed a variety of institutions to look after the site. For clarity, … Case study 5. Kaya sacred forests, Kenya The discovery by plant ecologists in the late 1980s that the small, but …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… Endemic mammal species Endemic bird species Endemic plant species Fiji 1 26 760 Jamaica 3 25 923 Mauritius 2 9 … up to three answers. This allowed respondents to raise a variety of issues. This report first provides an overview of … many similarities – in particular their vulnerability to a variety of stresses, both of anthropogenic and natural origin …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… can be created to bring together people with a variety of experiences from across sectors, to brainstorm, … a nexus problem, as the Saxony German case of a treatment plant needing to convince farmers to use its water for … KL-1 was conceived purely as a peaking hydroelectric plant, and considerations of using the stored water of …