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Regional Sea Agreements
… Biological Diversity and Ecosystems has four elements: 1. Species and habitats: assessments and development of measures to protect and conserve species and habitats included on the OSPAR List of Threatened … pollution, dumping, navigation, fishing, introducing non- indigenous species, tourism, and “any other measure aimed at …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… of fishers, and of forest users, by pastoralists, indigenous peoples and other communities, civil society, … rights? . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.3.3 Customary and indigenous rights are legitimate tenure rights . . . . 21 … analyse fisheries legislation (regarding capture of wild species for grow-out purposes in aquaculture facilities) as …
The Implementation cycle I - Preparatory phase
… Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: Unit … plan Option 1: Full integration of Migratory Species into the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action … representatives of the private sector, representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities, or NFPs of other …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora EIA Environmental impact … both non- profit and for-profit); Management by the indigenous peoples and local communities. 66 Items for … protected areas) Recognition of local communities and indigenous peoples. Are there any (special policy provisions …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life
… wetlands provide the only breed- ing grounds for some bird species and support a unique flora as well as rare mammals. … seem to have a more holistic perspective of their world. Indigenous people in Australia consider themselves an … people. This holistic per- spective is also found in many indigenous belief systems in Africa and the Americas. The …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… the type of AR project to be implemented, including the species and varieties for planting, the project location, and … CDM AR projects, in particular because environmental and indigenous peoples’ NGOs anticipated that large plantations … applicable, information on, inter alia, local communities, indigenous peoples, land tenure, local employment, food …
Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual
… What happened when a fisher caught the last fish of a ‘species’? Did the fisher who caught that last fish admit it? … examples of customary laws that govern natural resources. Indigenous and ethnic groups may have customary laws that … no data to prove the degree to which local communities and indigenous peoples apply their customary law. It is often the …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… has destroyed critical ecosystems, endangered certain species and displaced millions of people (WCD, 2000). In … Today, new technologies are being devised whilst old and indigenous techniques are being explored and renewed to … or leave some under private ownership or control. For indigenous communities, the government may establish forms of …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… both increased ‘spill-over’ and recovery of key commercial species (octopus, holothurians) and provided strict … fields in mangroves areas. Rural exodus is leaving the indigenous people community of Guinea-Bissau with a lack of … restoration of degraded habitats, management of invasive species, enhancement of water supply for people and wildlife …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… and number; biomass and/or other allometric functions for species or species groups; analysis of different error … to political decision-making. Such groups may include indigenous communities. Given that women and men use forests … representing different levels and sectors, including from indigenous groups/local communities and women’s groups, to …