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A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement
… natural resources: rational use and the protection of the ecosystem. In the context of renewable resources this means … and to measures for the purposes of “protection, preservation and management related to the uses of those … between the maintenance of the adequate quantity and the preservation of good quality of water”. As a consequence, the …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… the chairs of two of IUCN’s Commissions: the Commission on Ecosystem Management and the World Commission on Protected … Preface 2 Mountain Areas – Global Priorities WCF theme 1: Ecosystem Management – Bridging Sustainability and … Management Around Tacaná, Mexico and Guatemala 7 Using the Ecosystem Approach for Mount Elgon 8 Global Promotion of …
Solutions in focus: Transboundary protected area solutions
… familiar with the negative impacts of fragmentation on ecosystem functionality. However, to successfully facilitate … protection. This in turn benefits the integrity of the ecosystem and its services. Improved institutional presence … of the whole territory. Sharing a common past through preservation of cultural sites The fact that the NPs share …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… because these organizations do not encompass wildlife and ecosystem health, IUCN is now bringing in this aspect through … Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). We also played a prominent role … data and information about water systems crucial to the preservation of freshwater and coastal ecosystems. • …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… dispute resolution body, named the Circle for the Preservation of Fihavanana (CPF)66, composed of elders and … American constitutions have few provisions on the general preservation of culture. An exception to this is the … a reference to their ‘habitat,’ thereby linking cultural preservation and land rights.127 The Nicaraguan constitution …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… human factor in the context of being one component of an ecosystem.”76 In addition to the use of EIA procedures, in … exchange of data and information, planning, protection, preservation and management, the right of non-discrimination, … system that may have detrimental effects on the ecosystem. Additionally, they have agreed to maintain and …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… human factor in the context of being one component of an ecosystem.”76 In addition to the use of EIA procedures, in … exchange of data and information, planning, protection, preservation and management, the right of non-discrimination, … system that may have detrimental effects on the ecosystem. Additionally, they have agreed to maintain and …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the Gordon and Betty Moore … www.biodiv.org/doc/publications/pa-text-en.pdf Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: www.cepf.net Global Amphibian … other than biodiversity conserva- tion (for example, the preservation of cultural monuments or scenic views). Ideally, …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… When this happened, wastes usually entered into the ecosystem, or were randomly burned, or left to rot, … particularly true where they are dependent on a particular ecosystem for their survival and their income. Our … comprehensive development framework. The protection and preservation of natural resources upon which people rely for …