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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… of regional food production dependent upon crop species originating in other regions of diversity 58 7.1 … have their primary centre of diversity elsewhere. The indicator used is the food energy supply in the national diet … the global level. Its impact on this region can be a good indicator of its success to be seen in the future. That is …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … to be undertaken’. The assessment also shows that the indicator ‘staff/other partners’ skill levels’ was the factor … ● Principles of monitoring and use of various types of indicator. PPP 3.6 Direct the development of risk/disaster …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. Specially protected areas and species of Western Siberia, Russian Federation . . . . . . . … waters designated as legally protected areas is a hopeful indicator of widespread efforts to preserve life on the … Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen An indicator should be identified for each factor, and then a …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… ix well-understood activities such as harvesting of wild species or clearing forests. Threats often derive from … policy between biological indicators of threat (such as species status) and specific management responses (such as … CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CMS Convention on Migratory …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… category (Zbicz, 1999). This second list was a valuable indicator of the growth of transboundary initiatives in the … in relation to the previous ones, is certainly a good indicator of where transboundary conservation areas are … whether addressing joint monitoring of a certain species, sharing of equipment, or any other similar reason, …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… life. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973) seeks to regulate … atmosphere The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1983) seeks to conserve migratory species by ensuring that Contracting Parties take the …
Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
… relationships through which natural ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life.5 In … in Chapter 4). Money is also a basic, and comparable, indicator of economic value. For these reasons, economic … they tend not to be competitive, and prices are a poor indicator of true social and economic values. This may be the …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… into Resource and Environmental Management While coral species have some capacity to recover from bleaching events, … Cost Benefit Analysis Indicators; Capital Cost Included. Indicator Value ($) Net Present Benefit 295 000 Net Present … Analysis (Economic Returns with Capital Cost Excluded). Indicator Value ($) Net Present Benefit 295 000 Net Present …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… as individuals and populations and in the longer term as species and ecosystems. It has been forecast that the global … necessary to conserve biological diversity, including species diversity, genetic diversity within species, and ecosystem diversity, especially through in situ …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… in plant diversity and proper mixtures of crop and tree species in ecological engineering projects could improve … achievable actions for the preservation and restoration of species and their environment, as well as engage in dynamic … of changes that happened to predetermined baseline indicator variables (What happened from tStart to t0?). An …