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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… from The Christensen Fund, LTS International, The Sacred Land Film Project, UNESCO and WWF International. Published … the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, are asked to respect … disrespectful tourism, poverty and population dynamics, degradation of neighbouring environ- ments, reduction of the …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Professor and Vice Head of Institute, Contaminated Land Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied … Initiatives 12 1.4 Policy and Legal Issues Associated with Land Acquisition 12 1.5 Permissible Levels of POPs in the … BACKGROUND ON POPs POPs are resistant to environmental degradation through natural chemical, biological and …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… and sustainable use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 … management of natural resources such as soil and land, air and water, and biological resources. It also … current issues into a continent-wide view of environmental degradation and promotes modern solutions to maintain and …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation RISEMP Regional Integrated Silvopastoral … will inevitably involve trade-offs among the different land-use types, each of which provides a different mix of … managed landscapes, where agriculture is often a major land use. Ecosystem services, however, can often highlight …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… live in fragile areas where they compete for water and land. In marine waters, nearly three-quarters of all … alone provide a meaningful hedge against environmental degradation. Rather, those elements of society that serve as … Consent 38 4.6 Environmental Impact Assessment 38 4.7 Land Use Regulation 40 4.7.1 National and international …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… II.B.5. Environmental Impact Assessment — II.B.7. II.B.3. Land-Based Sources and Activities … — II.B.7. II.B.5. Airborne Sources: Ships, Aircraft, Land-Based Sources, and Offshore Facilities … from agriculture and human settlements and physical degradation producing sediments are included. On practical …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… . . . 99 Figures Figure 1.1a Observed global mean combined land and ocean surface temperature anomalies (defined as a … Protected areas are now a mainstream part of planning on land and sea, growing dramatically in extent in recent … REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation REDD + Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… change mitigation by reducing emissions from ecosystem degradation, and enhancing carbon sequestration. While the … for resources, etc Opportunity Costs Alternative land and resource uses foregone, loss of profits and … alternative investments, etc Opportunity Costs Alternative land and resource uses foregone, loss of profits and …
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Support for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa

… and/or health of trees in a mosaic of interdependent land uses can be increased; ALSO NOTING that the African … a country-led effort to bring 100 million hectares of land in Africa into restoration by 2030 while contributing to … already underway, to address climate change, land degradation, food and water security, biodiversity …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… work in progress on the likely impact of climate change on land rent values, or Ricardian rent. Among the other … to avoid or reduce the extent of deforestation and forest degradation in Fiji. She compares the expected gross returns … irreplaceable items (e.g. business and financial records, land titles, passports, school or work and/or items of …
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