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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… At the same time, “sustainable utilisation” of a wetland was defined as: “Human use of a wetland so that it may yield the greatest continuous benefit … Also it is intended to help alleviate poverty in the local wetland communities and thereby assist these communities to …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… genes, species and ecosystems. It is especially rich in wetland species of vascular flora, including dozens of … fields are located in the northern part near Ždralovac. Wetland communities from the order Tofieldietalia and … concerning flora and fauna with an accent on the wetland vegetation and ornithofauna in Livanjsko Polje and …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… flood control, nutrient cycles etc.8, 9 For example, a wetland’s ecosystem services would include water regulation, … for restoration include deforestation, overgrazing, wetland clearing and draining, oil production, mining, and … on Elephant Conservation and Management (2006)* National Wetland Policy and Strategy (2006)* National Wildlife Policy …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… exam- ple grassland that has turned into woodland, or a wetland that has dried up because of a change in hydrological … for example, the construction of a permanent water body or wetland in an area where these have been destroyed in the … (e.g. in grasslands or shrub- lands/woodlands or a wetland patch in a forest) are not assessed separately, but …
Assessing the international forest regime
… and “wise use” of 67 Selected International Instruments wetland areas5 within the territorial boundaries of party … to the Convention, a nation must designate at least one wetland site for management as a nature preserve, subject to … guidelines for characterizing and monitoring changes in wetland ecology.7 Initially, the Convention focused on …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… of these mudflats has been linked to serious declines in wetland birds along the East Asian flyway (including the … this process for wetlands we have developed “An Integrated Wetland Assessment Toolkit” which provides a methodology and case studies to determine the full value of a wetland in terms of its biodiversity, economic value, and …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… USA, 688 pp. Kirwan, M.L. and J.P. Megonigal (2013). Tidal wetland stability in the face of human activity and sea level … Figure 4.2: Comparative analysis of wetland carbon stocks and emissions (from Herr et al., 2015). … “blue” carbon. A revised guide to supporting coast- al wetland programs and projects using climate fi nance and …