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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… knowledge management, interaction with the environment, technology and systems, fish health and welfare, management … to respect the environment’ by tackling the issues of climate change, biodiversity and natural resources, … which could include environmental factors such as their climate change impact, energy and resource consumption and …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WGABS Working Group on Access and Benefit … Diversity (CBD) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are likely to culminate in two … and GPS technologies (which may involve provision of such technology and capacity building), the community will map out …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… confronted with transboundary environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution that must be … and other training, technical and financial assistance, technology transfer and international cooperation. … Environmental Facility and several special funds (the Climate Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund and the …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… degradation, including desertification, deforestation and climate change, impact on habitat and food availability. … species may be indicators of global change, such as climate. For example, climate change may cause migratory … education and awareness (art. 13) x x x x x x x x 5.6 Technology transfer (arts. 16 &19) 5.7 Information exchange …
The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
… social dimension of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change, laying particular emphasis on: i) the social … communities as well as for the authorities coping with climate change-related challenges and nature protection … social dimension of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change The world is in a state of economic, social …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… to poverty reduction and adapting to the impacts of climate change, then we cannot afford to focus exclusively on … can start with a relatively low-cost and low-technology approach (single-species’ monoculture) but lead to … fire-protection program begins with an assessment of the climate, areas of high value, areas of high fire risk, and …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… suppression, and restoration (including research and technology transfer). It also includes the appropriate use of … the Convention on Biological Diversity, the international climate change regime, and the UN Convention to Combat … called for in this regard. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commits parties to the sustainable …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… may also have grave impacts if not properly regulated. Climate change may cause broad-scale and uncontrolled changes … ship-generated, noise) ; and viii) the impacts of climate change. Identified resources and values of global … methods. While MPAs can do little to stem global climate change, it is evident that healthy ecosystems are …
Implementing ecological restoration best practices in and around protected areas
… contributions to meeting global challenges of climate change, food security and economic and social … and use, as well as the transfer of, appropriate technology related to restoration; ALSO RECALLING that … biodiversity conservation and enhance their resilience to climate change and other stressors, through increased efforts …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… large- scale deforestation, have major bearings on global climate emissions, water reserves, desertification schemes … material for local industry Livelihoods Species extintion Climate change emissions from deforestation and forest … 2014 Reports of the Scientific Environmental Effects, and Technology & Economic Assessment Panels of the Montreal …