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Improving governance of pastoral lands
… Entretantos Foundation / IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management Jennifer Mohamed-Katerere IUCN Commission on … response to the uncertainty and heterogeneity of rangeland resources; communal tenure practices are another. Together, … are not necessarily covered by “land” rights, including water, salt pans and trees, and how these rights interact …
Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications
… into four categories: � Provisioning – goods such as food, water and fiber; � Regulating – biophysical processes … industry benefits from nature’s providing genetic resources; agribusiness depends on nature’s pollination, pest … assessment and review systems into existing environmental management systems; � Build alliances with research …
B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… of the principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its inclusion in global … equitable and reasonable use of shared international water resources. The target audience includes policymakers (and … 5. International environmental law and transboundary water management 6. Absolute territorial sovereignty 7. Absolute …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources In cooperation with The International Council of … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ARTICLE 24: WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … appropriate mitigation actions; and (b) Establish risk management and implement adaption measures to enable …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… is available at: www.iucn.org/pa_guidelines Complementary resources are available at: www.cbd.int/protected/tools/ … www.protectedplanet.net/ IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a … given to restoration of terrestrial, marine and inland water ecosystems to re-establish ecosystem functioning and …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… of cooperation between regional seas and regional fishery management organisations (such as OSPAR and NEAFC, MAP and … unsustainable exploitation of living and non-living resources, physical impacts by human activities on habitats … nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… climate change, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and many forms of pollution. Global Biodiversity … 3.2 Objectives of biodiversity management … ecosystem services (e.g. flood protection, supply of water and raw materials, genetic resources, etc.), unique …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… is available at: www.iucn.org/pa_Guidelines Complementary resources are available at: www.cbd.int/protected/tools/ … www.protectedplanet.net/ IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a … service provision area for sediment retention for drinking water quality, regulation of dry-season baseflows for …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar … up to date as of January 2013. For Ramsar documents and resources mentioned in the text without references, those … placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… is available at: www.iucn.org/pa_guidelines Complementary resources are available at: www.cbd.int/protected/tools/ … www.protectedplanet.net/ IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a … plantations, the mountains eroded, endangering the city’s water supply. When they were reforested, recreational use was …