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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… 6. Conserve and sustainably manage natural resources, increase resilience, and … allocation of long‐term rights to natural resources and may take a long time to … easures, as appropriate, to reduce and/or remove greenhouse gas emissions; vi. … obligations to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, avoid environmental …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… global biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of natural resource use. In particular, SSC and its worldwide … systems with regard to the sustainable management of natural resources and the management of invasive species. As … • Consolidate and expand efforts to engage with oil & gas industry to better under- stand and mitigate the risks to …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. … concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage recognises that certain places on Earth are … land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or other minerals, and the competition for water …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … that they provide can not only mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and climate change but they can also … villages. These use cattle dung to produce combustible gas as an alternative to firewood for cooking. Two exchange …
UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… focus on sustainable development and sustainable use of natural resources. First generation agreements primarily address the preservation and use of particular natural resources -- such as wildlife, air and the marine … Protocol decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto …
Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… focus on sustainable development and sustainable use of natural resources. First generation agreements primarily address the preservation and use of particular natural resources -- such as wildlife, air and the marine … Protocol decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto …
Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… focus on sustainable development and sustainable use of natural resources. First generation agreements primarily address the preservation and use of particular natural resources -- such as wildlife, air and the marine … Protocol decision 1/CMP.1) to consider future greenhouse gas reduction and limitation commitments under the Kyoto …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… is an extremely biodiversity-rich area, both in natural and cultural terms, and the chosen special themes for … returned to its original venue in Joen- suu, Finland, had ‘Natural Resources’ as its special theme. The eleventh Course … Protocols, has since been expanded to a global ‘Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Interaction and Synergies’ (GAINS) model; …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… an increasing recognition among businesses that depend on natural resources for their raw materials that the risks … freshwater; disruptions to business operations caused by natural hazards; and higher insurance costs for natural … high-impact producers of water pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of these mills are located in lower …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … 13 2.4 Examples of Economic Values of Natural Resources … Forum's Global Risk Report of 2013, highlights greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as one of the five major risks that the …