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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… for 24 years.29 the married couple were members of the national Council of Extractive Populations, a civil society … as a public nuisance or, worse, as a threat to the ‘national interest.’ as well as portraying EHrDs as … as a result of their work defending the environment. Park rangers are one group at particular risk, as they work …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to drive the local implementation of international and national environmental laws. A BCP is a protocol that is … members can better understand the international and national legal regimes that regulate various aspects of their … situated on the northwest perimeter of the Kruger National Park in northeast South Africa. The Makuya live outside the …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a … The Ramsar Convention budget 3.7 The Ramsar regions 3.8 National Ramsar Committees 3.9 Cooperation with other … • the Niumi-Saloum TRS, comprising Gambia’s Niumi National Park and Senegal’s Delta du Saloum (2008); and • the Kotra …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of the current discussions about environmental issues at national and international level, people are not often … process, typical of large institutions made up of national committees, programmes, advisory bodies, expert … be the El Rocío procession through the Doñana National Park (Ramsar site) in Andalucía, Spain. These festivals …
IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century
… nature’. The IUCN GLPCA Programme is designed to assist national governments and their community partners in … CA|TS and has requested member countries to establish National Review Committees for the purpose of initiating … adapted from FSC STD 60-002 Structure and Content of National Forest Stewardship Standards, V1-0) Indigenous …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… be analysed and understood as the basis for an effective national response to wildlife and forest offences. The … In addition, other stakeholders at the international and national levels, as well as civil society, may find the … and comprehensively. Forestry officials, game wardens, park rangers, police and other law enforcement officials can …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… resources. The Union has helped many countries to prepare National Conservation Strategies, and demonstrates the … arrangements to be in place at both the international and national levels. The IUCN Environmental Law Programme (ELP) … species shall be given special attention. “National park” is defined as an established area for the protection …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… quality broadband reception in the heart of the Serengeti National Park. Given the millions of genes of millions of species … costs of open access (i.e. the Wellcome Trust and the US National Institutes of Health)19. It should be noted however …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… organized crime has become a major priority for the inter- national community in recent years. In 2013, the United … the Convention. There are species protected under specific national legislation that are not restricted in international … that do still retain elephants, like Garamba National Park, there are so many armed groups present that ivory is …