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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… so bad.” – Felipe Milanez, former deputy editor of National Geographic Brazil3 2015: THE DEADLIEST YEAR ON … ©Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage 6 7 RECOMMENDATIONS National governments in countries where environmental and … dam projects. Whilst others work to conserve forests as park rangers tackling illegal logging and deforestation. Land …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… adapt to the negative effects of climate change at local, national, regional, and global levels. It recognizes, and in … to policy through improved decision making at the national level, two case studies are highlighted in this … Mangrove planting and the operation of the Mangrove Eco-Park managed by the Sama-Samang Nagkakaisang Pamayanan Ng …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… adapt to the negative effects of climate change at local, national, regional and global levels” (UNEP 2010). The … preserve biodiversity. For example, a study from Cascine Park in Florence, Italy, shows that the urban park forest … pollution levels. In Lake Hong, pollution fell from national pollution level IV (fit for agricultural use only) …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… coherent environmental policy at both international and national levels. There are some important features of the … development and environmental policy at multilateral and national levels. The principle represents a formalization of … inequities (Dickson, 2003). For instance, a study of a park planning process in Uganda describes the exclusion of …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… 4: The Integration of Environmental Considerations into National Water Law .....83 1. Environmental criteria in water … and the Environment, cites many examples at both the national and international level that others may wish to … Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia jointly created Prespa Park as a transboundary protected area encompassing the 165 …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… is characteristic of debtor economies trying to service a national debt through the export of agricultural resources. … law recognises as sovereign over resources situated on its national territory – can give access, withdrawal and … of ZICGC in the area surrounding the Lobeke National Park. 81 and support for the development of riparian or …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… commercial and ABS legal concepts 8 Generalising about national laws 8 Integrating cultural factors 9 1 A … Farmers’ rights 33 1.4.2 Access concepts 33 1.4.2.1 National legislation and sovereignty 33 1.4.2.2 Food shortage … and collaboration with ANAM 288 7.4.9.3 The Coiba National Park: Providing scientific input to strengthen protected …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… and applied to different planning levels: local, regional, national and international. “Adaptive management” provides … need for integrating adaptation actions into sectoral and national planning. Almost all LDCs have prepared National … few large mammals left in Niger, except in ‘W’ National Park on the border with Benin and Burkina Faso in the …
Global Land Outlook
… Land personalSecurity global international regional national family Space Social Security Adapted from: Lal, … 2013. Global land and water grabbing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (3): 893- 897. 6 Ting, L., … flow. For example, the cloud forests of La Tigra National Park in Honduras provide more than 40 per cent of the water …