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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… in capacity building for community forestry and devolved forest management in Asia - Pacific. Beginning as a knowledge … forestry, address the impacts of climate change, transform forest conflict and secure sustainable livelihoods for … include: ƒ Resource users who are familiar with an ecosystem can put in place processes to facilitate sound …
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Water as a human right?

… Terminology – rights-based approach supplemented by an ecosystem approach 27 Content 28 Scope – Duties for the … trust by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning … energy, petrol, and gas, rocks and sand, gems, forests and forest products, wildlife, fish and aquatic resources. Cape …
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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0

… fragmentation; • Where a set of species in a community or ecosystem needs specific conservation support either as a … to agencies and policymakers to develop a plan to connect forest frag- ments and other actions (e.g. preserving and … may have huge fungal diversity. In boreal conifer forest, for example, over 1,000 fungal species are associated …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… aspects such as water management, human health and other ecosystem ser- vices). At the beginning of the current … both from domestic sources and from cultivation; forest logging is increas- ing the inflow of silt, while … facilities] 2.3.5 Sports fishing 2.4 Management of forest wetland types 2.4.1 Wood products 2.4.2 Non-wood …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… • The sustainable management of forests, oceans and ecosystem; and • The integration of climate change … (called “assigned amounts”). Changes in land use or forest plantations which result in emission reductions can … transfer of technology and to promote energy efficiency or forest conservation schemes. However, the reductions must be …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… and impacts of environmental hazards, like loss of ecosystem services, climate change and environmental … erosion, as sources of clean water, food, wood and other forest products as well as having spiritual, cultural and … equitable access to and sharing of benefits derived from forest resources, including but not limited to genetic …
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Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future

… It is the only global treaty to focus on one single ecosystem. The views and designations expressed in this … Indonesia Central Kalimantan A 108,000 ha peatland Ecosystem Restoration Concession has been established in the …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… most fur-bearing animals, and many species of farm game, forest game and warm-water fish. It was calculated that of … way in which nutrients and pollutants are recycled in the ecosystem. It is therefore not surprising that systems of … lagoons, marshes, salt pans, (8) mangrove swamps and forest, (9) slow-flowing rivers and streams, (10) fast- …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… associated with other biodiversity-related risks such as forest fires, and the spread of invasive species, are lower … such as loss of human lives, cultural heritage, and ecosystem services, are difficult to value and monetize. 1.0 … Options in the land sector comprise agricultural and forest options, sustainable diets & reduced food waste, soil …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … * Defined as the land ratio without vegetation coverage (forest area and wetlands) used to present the contribution of … the government develop measures for allocating land and forest use, construction of pipelines or other communication …
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