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European models of good practice in protected areas

… of the Bialowieza National Park (Poland); and a protected wetland in the Minorca Biosphere Reserve (Spain). Photos by … dead wood, show- ing the importance of that element in the ecosystem. Many are very immobile and so may well have died … or closing (and at what level) the connection between the wetland and the open sea in the Park of the Albufera del …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… areas - 2nd edition Ecological Socio-economic and cultural Ecosystem services/ functions Catchment management and water … small isolated coral cays where seabirds breed, and small wetland areas which are used by migratory birds. Many IUCN … Seychelles: Aldabra Atoll; South Africa: Greater St Lucia Wetland Park; Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… protection (Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness Areas); ii) ecosystem protection and recreation (National Parks); iii) … vation, development and management of such resource or ecosystem and if the need arises, set up interstate … style. National Park: protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and rec- reation Definition Natural area …
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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… an ecological deterioration compared to the natural ecosystem, they also often represent the only viable option … Plan prescribes the application of the guidelines on wetland restoration adopted by Ramsar COP Resolution VIII.16, Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration. 31 Paragraph 15(a) of the Annex …
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The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas

… coastal defences. These may have an impact on the ecosystem services on which coastal communities depend, … of change and cause erosion of coastlines; NOTING that ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and disaster risk reduction are the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people to adapt to climate change …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… following from the group ranches around the Tsavo-Amboseli ecosystem: Lolishoo Oltimbau, Haron Loosikira, Kimare Mapena, … Conservation Task Force”, with special focus on the Mara Ecosystem. KWS, KWCA, NGOs, Conservancies 5 Carry out a … Number of elephant carcasses and PiKe values in the Mara ecosystem (Sources: Poole and Granli, 2015; KWS) Figure 7. …
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IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement

… global climate change regulatory regime, 5.084 Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation, 5.085 Climate change justice and … nature-based solutions that build upon conservation and ecosystem-based mitigation and adaptation, and for IUCN to … biodiversity offsets and primary forests; b. advance ecosystem-based mitigation programmatic work including on …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… that soil has a fundamental role in the terrestrial ecosystem as a three-dimensional body performing a wide range … lowering the potential capability of the soil to produce ecosystem services. It includes physical, chemical, and … 1999, Wetlands, Water and the Law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland …
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The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… SBSTTA I/8), invasive alien species (see below), the ecosystem approach (Decision V/6),4 and guidelines on … work. See e.g., Report: Liaison Group meeting on Ecosystem Approach, 15–17 September 2000, Paris. Cartagena … work under FAO auspices on developing guidance for the ecosystem approach to fisheries (eg, FAO, 2003). CCAMLR Of …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… and impacts of environmental hazards, like loss of ecosystem services, climate change and environmental … State sovereignty. Article 2 provides “The inclusion of a wetland in the List does not prejudice the exclusive … right of the Contracting Party in whose territory the wetland is situated.” Despite this, the Convention requires …
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