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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Where Communities Care: Community-based Wildlife and Ecosystem Management in South Asia. Kalpavriksh, Pune and … 22 ATREE 1999. An Integrated Approach to Management of Tropical Forests for Non-Timber Forest Products. Annual … 36 ATREE 1999. An Integrated Approach to Management of Tropical Forests for Non-Timber Forest Products. Annual …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… through the water cycle . . . . . . . . 3 1.2.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … by Case Study 1.3 below. Case Study 1.2 Responding to tropical storm Stan in the Tacaná region78 Located on the … of livelihoods and governance capacity. In 2005, tropical storm Stan dropped torrential rains in the Tacaná …
Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies
… Living Resources Objectives and scope Geographical scope Ecosystem approach Conservation measures Institutional … but only CCAMLR and the IBSFC take a more holistic, ecosystem-oriented approach. Some RFBs are in the process or … Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna IATTC Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ICCAT International Commission on …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … that he managed as a coffee plantation and as a private tropical forest preserve. In the UK, NGOs have owned nature … Heritage Engenheiro Eliezer Batista protects 13,300 ha of tropical wetland in the Pantanal, and is owned by MMX Corumbá …
Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… forms of land use in the EAAF (faster than the rate of tropical forest loss), thus generating an urgent need for … an in- depth study that: a. investigates the benefits of ecosystem services provided by intertidal wetlands, … of their intertidal wetlands for biodiversity and ecosystem services, halting further approval of intertidal …
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… poses a direct challenge to the resilience of the regional ecosystem. The serious effects of these activities are … particularly in areas previously covered by primary tropical forest, is a major factor in biodiversity loss, … are also many examples of traditional, community-based ecosystem management systems that are enjoying increased …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… of poaching, threatening the stability of the forest ecosystem. ● An estimated €10-€15 billion is lost annually … Illegal Logging, Tax Fraud and Laundering in the Worlds Tropical Forests. A Rapid Response Assessment. United Nations … Illegal Logging, Tax Fraud and Laundering in the Worlds Tropical Forests. A Rapid Response Assessment. United Nations …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… the century, while continuing to protect the ozone layer. Ecosystem impacts: Averting dangerous climate change and … the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases … the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… LU: ......... Livestock Unit MA: ........ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MDG: ..... Millennium Development Goal … Non-Governmental Organization PES: ...... Payment for Ecosystem Services PUG: ...... Pasture User Group REDD: .... … systems typified by low stocking rates less than 10 tropical livestock units per hectare where a TLU is animal …