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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… from it, particularly through community-based wildlife management schemes; recognizing and supporting sustainable … specifically affect biological diversity. If there is a risk of significant harm to biodiversity, they should apply … List is to highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction (i.e. those listed as "critically …
Ratification and Implementation Guidelines
… Organization, and SSNC for its mercury and chemicals management work. Disclaimer The sole responsibility for the … and the serious challenges facing its continued use and risk. In 2009, the UNEP Governing Council agreed to estab- … b) Engaging the public; c) Human health and environmental risk assessments; d) Options for managing the risks posed by …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… this need. At its core lie three components: assessment, management and co-ordination of actions. All three components … The precautionary approach states that where the risk of potential harm from an action or course of conduct is … definitively established the magnitude and scope of that risk. The principle of avoided harm, found in most legal …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… 3.2 Objectives of biodiversity management … and supported. The precautionary principle asks for a risk-averse and cautious approach in cases where impacts … example where societal stakes are high and biodiversity at risk is minimal, e.g. non-threatened or replaceable). Local, …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… and the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 12. We reaffirm all the principles of the Rio … and of the biological support systems of the planet, is at risk. 15. It is also, however, a time of immense opportunity. … social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of our planet’s natural resources. We are …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… that would be required to afford real protection and/or management can be determined and focused. It is expected that … shall cooperate with one another in the conservation and management of the living resources of the high-seas. … and no discharge areas and are designed to avoid the risk of collision, grounding and other adverse impacts …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… and governance systems with regard to the sustainable management of natural resources and the management of … one of the most threatened groups with an estimated 41% at risk). However, there have been some improvements in status … live a precarious existence as deforestation increases the risk of lake ‘burping’, where large levels of carbon dioxide …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… 8.2.3 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and Environmental Flows … 2001). This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, with the main purpose of cataloguing and highlighting those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction (i.e., those listed as Critically …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… on “The relevance of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) to the conservation and sustainable use of … (eds.), Biodiversity and the precautionary principle: risk and uncertainty in conservation and sustainable use, pp. … therefore be seen and termed in a number of cases as a “risk analysis”, in which Scientific Authorities have to …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… With this current path of entrepreneurship and resource management, the world is headed towards self-destruction. I … related to improved agricultural skills as that might risk disrupting their nomadic traditions, while they consent … implementation of their operations and limit the risk of local resistance. Lessons Learned, the “gold …