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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… 1990 and 2005, it lost nearly 69 million hectares of forest, equivalent to 7 per cent of the 2 United Nations, … in Latin America and The Caribbean | 2 region’s entire forest cover: the region now has the highest deforestation … sector, with a positive impact on sustainable forest management.4 4. In 2005, the most recent year for which data …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… with the rules of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). … more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever before (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2016, Watson … in 2014 to help protect the most intact tropical rain forest left on Earth covering large portions of Suriname, …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… 3.1.2 Savannah dry forest rivers … 3.1.4 Moist forest rivers … 5.1.3 Savannah dry forest rivers and inner Niger delta … 8.2.3 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and Environmental Flows … of connectivity within freshwater systems. Water resource management approaches that integrate economic, environmental, …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… (such as the International Conference on Chemicals Management which adopted the Strategic Approach to … transboundary haze pollution as a result of land and/or forest fires which should be mitigated, through concerted … » » Focus Goals, objectives Source B* or NB* Forests See forest section below. Non-legally binding instrument on all …
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 … threats and challenges. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management must therefore become an integral part of modern … marketing and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forest products and other natural resources, need to cope in …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… 2 Perspectives on Mining and Biodiversity Conservation 4 Management Tools 7 Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment, … and Ecosystem Reconstruction, Anglo American 18 The Jarrah Forest, Alcoa 20 Littoral Forests in Madagascar, QMM 22 … that maximises biodiversity gains 18 Restoring a forest after bauxite mining 20 The conservation of littoral …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.2 Specific trade issues affecting forest biodiversity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.3 … the ecosystem in an economic context. Any such ecosystem-management programme should: (a) Reduce those market … between the CBD and the WTO 8 4 Forests 4.1 Context Forest biodiversity – including wood and non-wood products – …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… of farmers and small-scale producers, of fishers, and of forest users, by pastoralists, indigenous peoples and other … Rights CFS Committee on World Food Security CFUG Community Forest User Group COFI Committee on Fisheries of the FAO EU … of tenure – for example, with regard to fisheries management and legality in timber trade. While recognizing …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Contents 4 Foreword 5 … concern 21 Critical 23 Threats 26 Protection and Management 27 Values 29 Conclusion 29 Next Steps Regional … site size is 1,225,706 hectares ✱ 46 marine sites ✱ 107 forest sites ✱ 15 transboundary sites ✱ 19 sites listed as …