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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… What is a community? What are the Objectives of Community Conservation? What criteria can be used to call an area, a … or individual government officials 4. Key Issues 4.1. Conservation benefits are not only monetary: 4.2. Security of … 4.5. Regional planning is the need for any successful conservation effort 4.6. Transparent, impartial information …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… 2 Food and Environment Research Agency 3 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 4 On behalf of the Ramsar Scientific … approach to health in wetlands recognises a fundamental connectivity: the health and well-being of humans, domestic … due to the appreciation of this interdependence on, and connectivity between, health of humans, domestic livestock …
Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food
… to enhance access for the poor. They should also promote conservation and the sustainable use of land. MAIN SECTORAL … national policies and legal instruments to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… have jointly established the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area to help elephant populations recover. A … of legal rights and obligations, environmental governance, conservation and protection may be arbitrary, subjective and … and isolation of remaining forest patches, and their connectivity, along with illegal hunting and predation, are …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… is a precondition for achieving its three objectives of conservation, sustainable use, and fair and equitable benefit … seed and varieties, but also the associated knowledge in conservation and the cultivation of crops. They perform … policy advocacy; and many other activities related to seed conservation. 1.2 Farmers’ Rights to participate equitably in …
Defenders of the Earth
… national park. © Goldman Prize A CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY Conservation efforts in the DRC have a controversial history. … (28 August 2016), ‘The tribes paying the brutal price of conservation’. Available at: … man-cost-of-conservation-indigenous-peoples-eco-tourism (accessed : 14 …
The Durban accord
… approach to protected areas and their role in broader conservation and devel- opment agendas. This approach demands the maintenance and enhancement of our core conservation goals, equitably integrating them with the … of all affected people. In this way, the synergy between conservation, the maintenance of life support systems and …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… of technologies – digital, biological, information and connectivity technologies (Schwab 2016) – to not only clean … notable examples are the 33/50 Program, and the Resource Conservation Act National Partnership for Environmental … welfare and basic infrastructure (e.g. food security, connectivity, maritime, public transport infrastructure in …
Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets
… or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are de- … biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at … of indigenous and local communi- ties relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their …