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Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation
… adaptation RECALLING Resolution 2.16 Climate change, biodiversity, and IUCN’s Overall Programme, adopted by the … 4.075 Climate change mitigation targets and actions for biodiversity conservation adopted by the 4th IUCN World … can be managed to limit climate change impacts on biodiversity and to help people adapt to the adverse effects …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken … soil” indicates “the role of soil in the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life”. The dilemma … and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life”. 3 The basic …
Recent debates on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, including marine genetic resources
… for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction … to address the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in ABNJ, “in particular, together and as a … uses and applications; impacts and challenges to marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction; …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and … represents a very major commitment to the protection of biodiversity, along with associated environmental services … the critical role that management needs to play to secure biodiversity within protected area networks created a flurry …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… challenges related to the manage- ment of agricultural biodiversity. It is a major contribution for the effective … the agriculture-related targets of the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity for 2011–2020, and to the celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity.’ —Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the …
Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation
… world. They can help strengthen regional co-operation for biodiversity conservation, conflict resolution and … development. CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace … and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY VII. LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS VIII. OTHER … May 2007. Introduction 6 horticulture, fisheries, native biodiversity and human health. Appropriate responses include … of the environment and protection against the loss of biodiversity. Increasing awareness of these threats has …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… “wildlife”. There is scientific consensus that, globally, biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate.113 Threats to biodiversity come from a multitude of direct and indirect … alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss are often complex, multiple and …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… “wildlife”. There is scientific consensus that, globally, biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate.113 Threats to biodiversity come from a multitude of direct and indirect … alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss are often complex, multiple and …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use, … decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk of biodiversity loss. By targeting a level of biological … It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use …