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National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… development Manage freshwater in a holistic manner: an ecosystem approach. Treat all matters concerning freshwater … that it is essential to include the entire freshwater ecosystem in protection and preservation programmes. Various … various forms of water pricing and privatization of water service, seeking for greater efficiency and as a mechanism …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… are discussed below. Decision V/6 on applying the ecosystem approach is of general significance. Principle 4 of … “… there is usually a need to understand and manage the ecosystem in an economic context. Any such ecosystem-management programme should: (a) Reduce those …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… CASES Abdikadir Sheika Hassan and Others v. Kenya Wildlife Service (High Court of Kenya, Case 2059/1996)5,43 Ambica … order environmental harm to be cleaned up or the damaged ecosystem returned to a healthy state. Such orders, which are … species of living organisms within a specific habitat or ecosystem. The number of species of living organisms is …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… Over 1,000 rangers are claimed killed worldwide in service to protect wildlife in the last decades. Improved … National International Lack of law enforcement Conflict Ecosystem depletion Human health Major routes from North to … water resources, land degradation and loss of ecosystem services. It will also significantly raise the …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in greenhouse gas emissions … publication is a joint project of the FAO Development Law Service and the FAO Inter-departmental Working Group on … Use (Decision VII/12); • the application of the ecosystem approach, as defined in Decision V/6; • the …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… benefit at the levels of a population, species or ecosystem, and not only provide benefit to translocated … ways the focal species, their associated communities and ecosystem functions in both source and destination areas; … species locally or globally, and/or restoring natural ecosystem functions or processes. A translocation involves …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… the uniqueness, significance and diversity of the regional ecosystem. The region has one of the most heavily trafficked … was to protect the unique coral reef tract and its related ecosystem from potential threats from international shipping … REEFREP system: A coastal vessel traffic information service and ship reporting system for the Torres Strait …
Factsheet - Protected Areas
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The establishment of … not only for biodiversity conservation, but for securing ecosystem goods and services, enabling climate change … high seas n Well-managed protected areas can provide vital ecosystem services, such as water purification and retention, …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 5.7.2. Protecting the watercourse and ecosystem .........................................104 5.7.3. … 5.8.6. Ecosystem protection … i.e. the amount of water that is used to produce a good or service. The only example of the use of the concept of … initiative is known as WASCAL, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use. This …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… heritage. Unlike other values, such as agrobiodiversity or ecosystem services, which are relevant to many protected … which exempted the monks of St Catherine’s from military service and tax and called upon Muslims to give them every … are identified in its management plan, including an ecosystem approach, conservation of traditional cultural and …