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The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries
… for improving the productivity and sustainability of wild resource use, and their contribution to poverty reduction in … systems for wild resources, additional research on resource values, and communications. The VALEURS project aims … Senegal. Valuation provides essential information for wild resource management. 4 2.2 Phase 1 activities The primary aim …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… Mining and Biodiversity Conservation 4 Management Tools 7 Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment, Canada 8 Exploration, Anglo American 10 … Investment The role of the mining industry The capacity of mineral development to contribute to biodiversity …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… Environmental Governance Chemical and Waste Resource Efficiency Environment Under Review. Instruments … purposes (e.g. phosphate, sand, limestone, gemstones); Mineral fuels: primarily destined for the energy sector, they … the rock and soil by mechanical methods82 to extract the mineral. Not only does surface mining involve substantial …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… around policy making, oversight, coordination, resource mobilization and monitoring and evaluation. … is responsible for the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading and other technical … rights issues relating to land or natural resource exploitation. For example, in its 2011 report, …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… our forests have been devastated, river basins and mineral resources have been plundered, coral reefs have been … in Sri Lanka 40 Air Pollution 40 Water Pollution and Water Resource Management 41 Soil Pollution 44 Noise Pollution 44 Mineral Extraction 45 Land Degradation 47 Energy 49 Waste: …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Cooperation; the Unit for Sustainable Development (Resource Protection). — The Croatian Environment Agency, … form the foundation for developed exploitation of various mineral raw materials. Pursuant to the Mining Act, mineral riches are resources of national interest for the …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… a better understanding of the elements that link natural resource conservation and the eradication of poverty. By … 15 2.3 The differences between biotic and mineral resources __________________________ 15 2.4 … energy wastes (high entropy). 5. Biotic resources and mineral resources must be subjected to a differentiated …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… them particularly exposed to land grabbing for natural resource exploitation. In 2015, almost 40% of victims were … rights as well as tackling corruption and illegalities in resource exploitation. Above: Julia Francisco Martinez’s … HIT BY MINING CONFLICTS The Philippines is one of the most mineral-rich countries in the world with large reserves of …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… used in the 1978 system implied that human occupation or resource use were unwelcome or unacceptable in some protected … whether it is the mining industry concerned about loss of mineral rights, organic farmers interested in 32 exploring … such as the IUCN Amman resolution on the banning of mineral activity in protected area Categories I-IV (see …