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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014
… 1 Tuomas Kuokkanen Part II General Issues related to Environmental Security … participants, but also the much wider audience who can access them through the internet, along with volumes from … with the following themes: access and benefit shar- ing of genetic resources;9 forest negotiations;10 chemicals;11 rules …
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014
… 1 Tuomas Kuokkanen Part II General Issues related to Environmental Security … participants, but also the much wider audience who can access them through the internet, along with volumes from … with the following themes: access and benefit shar- ing of genetic resources;9 forest negotiations;10 chemicals;11 rules …
Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems
… prevention of food health crises, and the need to provide the resources necessary for a growing population … according to a principle of social equity, guaranteeing access for all (in terms of availability, diversity, quality … of Local Agri-food Systems: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted 3 …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… (SDC), as part of the project “Supporting Global Action to Conserve Biodiversity and Sustainably Use Biological … material is not widely available, and often has limited access and distribution. All of the literature referred to in … Intact forests protect watersheds. They provide the genetic clues for many pharmaceuticals. They buffer the …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… of the 1993 edition, no alterations have been made to the original text. Prof Matthews’ figures and descriptions … environment. If there are any difficulties in obtaining access to such information, the Ramsar Bureau, and the … It could also (iv) be of special value in maintaining genetic and ecological diversity or (v) play a major role as …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… mountain interests. The objectives of the Task Force are to promote and facilitate: The sharing of lessons learned … basis for local livelihoods (see pages 20-22), and for its genetic potential. For instance, the original varieties of … mountain people in developing countries have little or no access to educational opportunities that could improve their …
The World Charter for Nature
… measures at the national and international levels to protect nature and promote international co-operation in … and its essential processes shall not be impaired. 2. The genetic viability on the earth shall not be compromised; the … of direct concern to their environment, and shall have access to means of redress when their environment has …
An Ounce of Prevention: Snow Leopard Crime Revisited
… a pound of cure” Benjamin Franklin (1736), in reference to fire fighting. Ounce is the original common name of the … explore creation of a centralized database repository for genetic and photographic information as an aid to law … and technical assistance to build additional capacity and resources to effectively implement CITES Resolution Conf. …
The Land in Numbers
… data collected here, however, demonstrate how close we are to pushing our relationship with the land to breaking point. … in water–scarce regions and some 0.9 billion people lack access to safe water. 15 3 3 EXPLODING NEEDS IN A RESOURCE … Since the beginning of the 20th century, about 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost. 32 • …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… of Tenure Technical Guides are part of FAO’s initiative to help develop capacities to improve tenure governance and … poverty by promoting secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and forests. This technical guide … their legitimate interests (International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), 2009; …