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… of information to support decision making and secure a sustainable future. www.grida.no Copyright: ©2012 The … as consumers and producers, to rethink our consumption and production patterns and, where appropriate, modify trends and shape the development of our society into more sustainable pathways. Decisions taken today determine the …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Public Health Agency CAST - Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism CERMES - Centre for Resource Management … of marine litter is a reflection of the unsustainable production and consumption patterns of people along with … as well as further implementation of actions to promote sustainable development of SIDS ocean-based economies for …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… It may ultimately undermine many of today’s efforts at sustainable and equitable development, integrated management, … planning in coastal areas is now carried out, such as “sustainable development” or “integrated coastal zone … materials and physical products they generate for human production and consumption (especially focusing on commercial …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… and in this manner, contribute to their conservation and sustainable use, thereby improving the quality of life of the … as one of the answers to the need of using, in a sustainable way, Costa Rican biodiversity to benefit society. … INBio to begin the investigation, characterization and production of a product with nematicidal activity (DMDP) …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… Ban Ki-moon, World Wildlife Day, March 2014 1) Summary Sustainable use and trade of natural resources is at the … with the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, including the right to security, to … governance frameworks and the potential to achieve sustainable development objectives. Over the past 18 months, …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 118 ARTICLE 9 CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE ........ 125 ARTICLE 10 GLOBAL MULTILATERAL … 117 Article 9 Contribution to Conservation and Sustainable Use … � conservation; � characterization and evaluation; and � production of compounds naturally occurring in genetic …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the foundation of … local and indigenous communities in the conservation and sustainable management of plant genetic resources for food … local and indigenous communities in the conservation and sustainable management of plant genetic resources for food …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… Cambridge, UK 33 pp ©UNEP-WCMC/UNEP 2006 A Banson production Printed in the UK by Cambridge Printers … skill, and there are few examples of successful sustainable reef restoration over large areas. CORAL REEF AND … MANAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE Investing in environmentally sustainable management and development of the coast will be …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… in the outcome document of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The Aarhus Convention’s twin … with an interest in promoting environmental democracy and sustainable development. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General of the … an important issue for oil-producing countries.149 • The production of a television (TV) show entitled “Your …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN … Earth Summit at Rio has come and gone; concepts such as 'sustainable devel- opment' have entered daily language. We … than 80% of such losses being attributed to agricultural production. In 1995, the European Commission estimated that …