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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… and adaptation, protection of international waters, reduction of the impact of chemicals and prevention of land … and conservation status of APIs 85 8.8 Active damage and risk analysis for APIs 87 8.9 Spatial analysis of governance … and ecosystem benefits such as water, climate, disaster prevention. In response to the goals of the PoWPA …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… which include but are not limited to, surveillance, pest risk analysis, the estab- lishment of pest free areas, export … h e i p p C for associated pes ts and the conduct of pest risk analysis. These operational principles are core to the … United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for risk reduction of each mitigation measure in the system (Miller et …
Defenders of the Earth
… deaths in more countries 8 Key Questions 10 > Who is at risk? 10 > What’s driving the attacks? 10 > Who is … dire warnings from scientists, who foresaw environmental disaster when the dam was granted its licence a decade … and Protection of Customary Communities through REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest and …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… environmental legislation, poverty alleviation and demand reduction. Achim Steiner UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP … sectors and contribute to conflicts with little or no risk. The low risk of illegal trading in Central South Atlantic West Africa …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… Yet, unfortunately, many sacred natural sites are at risk. They are subject to a wide range of pressures and … dynamics, degradation of neighbouring environ- ments, reduction of the availability of lands and resources for … derived threats, such as vandalism and theft. Develop disaster management plans for unpredictable natural and human …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 87 5.4.1. Nutrient and pollution reduction in the Black Sea “dead zone” … RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: MANAGING SYSTEMS AT RISK, at x (2011), … had violated human rights in connection with an ecological disaster at a gold mine that released high levels of sodium …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… ethical implications. Problems in these fields can put at risk the future of humanity. International cooperation in … in Asia Despite rapid economic progress and poverty reduction, Asia and the Pacific accounts for 63 per cent of … diversity within production systems as a mean of reducing risk, particularly in light of the predicted effects of …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… CDM Clean Development Mechanism CER Certified Emissions Reduction COP Conference of Parties FCPF Forest Carbon … permanence of carbon sequestration, and REDD project risk. Legal issues related to participation of relevant … perform (e.g., force majeure clauses in cases of natural disaster or expropriation), supplemental investment …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… of sustainable pastoral development for both poverty reduction and environmental management. WISP works through … is not generated at the cost of increasing environmental risk, ecological scarcity or social disparity. Considerations … in which material wealth does not increase environmental risk, ecological scarcity or social disparity—will require …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… or shipment, are properly cared for so as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment. … did not proceed as intended; (iv) Efforts to achieve a reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes or other wastes … under consideration (for example civil unrest or natural disaster). 4.3. Committee consideration stage Over the course …