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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… of Natural World Heritage: Identifying and assessing ecosystem services and benefits provided by the world’s most … Park, it is threatening its sensitive hydrology and ecosystem and impacts could become worse over time if urgent … Delta 35 Cuba Desembarco del Granma National Park 45 Gabon Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda 46 …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services through scientific assessments, the … (see Figure 5) to aid in assessing restoration and preservation measures for nearshore ecosystems in Puget …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… on Sustainable Development in 2002. Yet, as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment concluded, an unprecedented effort will … 3.3 Ecosystem services: translating biodiversity into decision … services linked to formal regulations: Ecosystem service: preservation of biodiversity: • Nationally protected …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking proper account of this … whole in a global legal instrument. It is based on a broad ecosystem approach rather than the sectoral approach … and in-situ conservation and sustainable use, and the preservation 9 For more detailed information on the ABS …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… Initiative is an action programme to demonstrate that ecosystem-based management and stakeholder participation will … and fair allocations, protect water quality for human and ecosystem uses as defined by water policy, and set up an … as well as conservation of river and lake habitats and preservation of scenic, cultural and religious values and …
Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… and management of living resources and the protection and preservation of the marine environment; ACKNOWLEDGING also … the use of diverse approaches and tools, including the ecosystem approach, the elimination of destructive fishing … areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity Trends in incidence of … of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches Target 6 By 2020 all fish and … managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, …