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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… Chapter 5: Implementing a wilderness and large land and seascapes approach under the Convention … and human wellbeing. On a planet where destruction, degradation and fragmentation of natural habitats are … (SCBD 2014), were sobering: although more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… step towards a more strategic and integrated approach to land use planning and management that helps societies make … has taken many different forms, including setting aside land for national parks or sacred sites and imposing use … and so on) in relation to abiotic conditions, habitat degradation and fragmentation. • On the population level, the …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Paris), UKTS 64 (1978), Cmnd. 7251; 13 … Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Athens), 19 ILM (1980), 869. In force on … urgency of taking effective action to prevent the rapid degradation of coastal areas world-wide; and • the underlying …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… advice provided by Jacob J. Burke, Senior Officer in the Land and Water Development Division of FAO, on points of … purposes of this Convention: (a) "desertification" means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub- humid areas …
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 … spectrum of issues ranging from sustainable management of land and soil, water, air and biological resources, and seeks … current issues into a continent-wide view of environmental degradation and promotes modern solutions to maintain and …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… can be regarded as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … of areas that are host to valuable biodiversity with local land-use needs through the delineation of core areas, buffer … analysis workshop on the main causes of environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity in the Terai. Working …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… Area REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation REDD+ REDD including the role of conservation, … to the influence of the shallow depths, and proximity to land and river flows. MAJOR CHANGES IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS … of new designations of MPAs in the open ocean far from land. This report intends to provide the best available …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land- based Activities GPA/IGR-2 - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land-based Activities/Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting … Developing States (SIDS), 2013, further identified the degradation of the coastal marine environment and inadequate …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… movement of hazardous waste, as well as the environmental degradation caused by transnational corporations . The CEL … by employing strategies for integrated management of land, water and living resources for environmental … feed production; (c) ensure that agricultural and pasture land is primarily used for food and feed production; (d) take …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… diseases, climate change and rapid environmental degradation. Inadequate responses have left us all more … for example, is directly linked to its infrastructure, land-tenure, healthcare and capacity to manage natural … has led to rapid environmental degradation, pushing land and water resources past natural boundaries and setting …