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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… or problem within the broader context of protected area management, and make recommendations for how the issue or … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … to: ● Protect species, habitats and ecosystems; ● Maintain ecosystem services, vital for local and national economies; ● …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … everywhere as the full impact of climate change on our ecosystem lifelines is felt. Small wonder that there is a … the difficulty of assigning dollar values to the wetland ecosystem’s values and benefits, goods and services. Thus, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Regional Sea Agreements

… African Region to the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal … on ecosystems and biodiversity and implementing an ecosystem approach. The Strategy of the OSPAR Commission for … in June 2011 with the purpose to maintain the Black Sea ecosystem, including wetlands, in the good ecological state …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Rule: Reforming water governance

… water governance capacity is the foundation of efficient management of water resources. Water governance reform … Initiative is an action programme to demonstrate that ecosystem-based management and stakeholder participation will … and fair allocations, protect water quality for human and ecosystem uses as defined by water policy, and set up an …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… groundwater extractions to safeguard groundwater’s ecosystem-support function 5.10. Downscaling the limits of … “Greening” of domestic water laws implies recognising the ecosystem-support function of water resources, quantity- and … and fertilizers to cropland in areas zoned as “water management areas” (see 3.7) is restricted. The purpose is to …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever before (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2016, Watson … areas also provide a wide range of other essential ecosystem services (Figgis et al. 2015, MA 2005). For … vitally important as they provide greater biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits than smaller and more disturbed …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… www.protectedplanet.net/ IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services through scientific assessments, the …
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Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas

… standards, criteria, tools, best practice guidelines, and management effectiveness • Increase visibility, understanding … role as climate moderator and provider of essential ecosystem services. Photo: NASA 3 Significant progress is now … tivity. This is to maintain but increasingly recover ecosystem structure, function and processes in order to …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… climate variability, will also affect biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and vulnerability. Toxicity … the strengthening of national capacities for the management of chemicals in developing regions, including … with a better understanding of how these combine to affect ecosystem and human health will assist the scientific …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)

… implementation Section 8 p.30 Monitoring and continuing management Section 9 p.32 Dissemination of information 4.1 … benefit at the levels of a population, species or ecosystem, and not only provide benefit to translocated … ways the focal species, their associated communities and ecosystem functions in both source and destination areas; …
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