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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… tourism (Corn, 1999). The growth in international marine, air and land transportation provides diverse pathways for the … by ecosystem services (clean and abundant water, clean air, sedi- ment control...) that may be degraded through … adversely affecting the lake’s biodiversity, water quality and supply, hydro-electric generation, navigation, …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… from low-flying aircraft, helicopter flights or hot-air balloons; and limiting human activity below the surface … comprehensiveness and balance ● : including highest quality examples of the full range of environment types … pressure and pollution. If the impacts of transboundary air pollution and climate change are factored in, the entire …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… and policy, and international agreements The provision of quality standards, and As a tool for bioregional planning. … and a number of new developments mean that protected area quality is assuming ever greater importance. Many of these … is possible. These can range from primary impacts such as air, land and water pollution to habitat loss and …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… cooperation. BRIDGE Champions workshop on water quality in the Lake Titicaca basin © Martin Calisto / IUCN … the confidence to speak with others. “Women Talking on Air” is another project that illustrates an informal process … Northern Rural Development (NRD), which runs the “Women on Air” program. This program provides a communication platform …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… emphasise the value and importance of the site. • Create a quality collection of high-impact visuals (e.g. photos, … on-scene time, and providing berthing and meals for air crew during mandatory crew rest periods. The USCG has … for the interconnectedness among systems, such as between air, land and sea; and integrates ecological, social, …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… Act 1997, the term "environment" is defined to mean air, water, land and layers of the atmosphere; living … disposal. h. Environmental control, including control of air, water, and soil pollution in accordance with federal and … the ground of being unsafe for human consumption, or whose quality and suitability for human consumption has not been …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… years maintained a high standard of legal scholarship and quality outputs. The Fridtjof Nansen Institute is renowned … to individual ownership, or (ii) being used. Thus, the air we breathe is generally un-owned; however, only one person may breathe a specific volume of air at a time. Companies which fill and rent air tanks for …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… threatened biodiversity, increas- ing pollution of the air and water and climate change due to greenhouse gas emis- … these TBNRM initia- tives are capable of improving the quality of lives of rural people. While experimen- tation is … is seen as threatening all life on the planet. Hence, the air, atmosphere, the ozone shield and land are all considered …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… Sanitary-Ethic Aspects; Social Aspects; Food Origin and Quality; Market Aspects; Aquaculture Management. The working … cleaning can be high pressure water or drying out in the air, and new methods such as biocontrol through the … people and their need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environment …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… decline in the number of individuals or the area and quality of habitat; or (ii) each subpopulation is very small; … subpopulations; or – the number of individuals; or – the quality of habitat; or – the recruitment. Wildlife law and … on: (a) The state of elements of the environment, such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural …