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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 4.2 Maintenance of Cultural Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … is part of the Council of Europe’s work on natural and cultural heritage, spatial planning and the environment (Brajanoska et …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… far more regularly and openly than in the past. The cultural shift towards making information more readily … changed dramatically over the last five years. A profound cultural shift towards making such information more readily … Benita Dillon, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra Australia Do we really know what users …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… of Soil 10 2.1.1 Natural Functions of Soil 10 2.1.2 Cultural Functions of Soil 11 2.1.3 Land Use Functions of … this report it emerged that complex scientific, social, cultural and economic issues need to be taken into account … Functions of Soil • Soils are a geogenic and cultural heritage, forming an essential part of the landscape in which …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… also means considering environmental, economic, social and cultural values in relati- on to the entire system. A wide … value to people that may be expressed in terms of cultural significance, particularly for indigenous cultures. … hydropower generati- on; reservoir recreation activities; heritage protection for the First Nations people; wildlife, …
Engaging people in sustainability
… of life is interpreted differently by different people and cultural groups, and underpinned by a number of core … in ensuring relevance to people’s own lives and social/cultural context • Incorporates and is inclusive of … to food, resulting in loss of cultural and natural heritage. Karin Balzaretti-Heym (2002) ‘Women’s Actions …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… Handbook Version 2.0 June 2007 xix 4.3.5. Common heritage … 6-6 6.1.6.4. United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organization … and organizations and its adaptation for use in their own cultural and development environment. This MEA Negotiator’s … transfers apply only to OECD countries. 4.3.5. Common heritage The principle of the common heritage of mankind …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… are critical to maintaining coastal zones and their cultural and heritage assets, and in buffering impacts due to climate … critical to maintaining tropical coastal zones and their cultural and heritage assets. 62. Despite their ecological …
Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… Area UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner … jurisdiction of any individual nation), the Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Areas in the Sulu Sea (Malaysia, Republic … of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other …
Second report on the protection of the atmosphere
… concern rather than as a common property or a common heritage. In light of the growing recognition of the linkages … Convention formulates the notion that “parts of the cultural or natural heritage are of outstanding interest and … in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character”. Further, Article 13, …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… Discrimination CESCR Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights CI Conservation International CIFOR Center … ICESCR International Convention on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights IFC International Finance Corporation IIED … de la Papa) to preserve the role of indigenous biocultural heritage (IBCH) for local rights, livelihoods, conservation …