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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… Water Assessment Programme GLOSSARY aquifer: a geological area that produces a quantity of water from permeable rock. … as household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs or rainwater collection. infiltration: …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … Fisheries Research Institute CMPAs Coastal and Marine Protected Areas CMS Convention on Migratory Species COP … Development MoWR Ministry of Water Resources MPA Marine Protected Areas MSC Marine Stewardship Council MSE Madras …
18 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… contamination (Water Act, 2011). In Palestine, zoning of “protected water areas” is available to generically protect … Regarding Water Allocation and Re-Allocation This is the area of water law where “greening” has emerged later in time. … under Spain’s Water Act (2001), an area can be zoned as “protected aquifer area” to protect groundwater from …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Establishment, recognition and regulation of the career of park ranger

… conservation through the creation and maintenance of protected areas is one of the most common and effective ways … and management plans effectively, it will be hard for protected areas to fulfil their essential role; CONSIDERING … career advancement system for front-line protected area staff to: a. initiate, define and formalise within a …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … and practioners active in farming, forestry, fisheries, protected areas, urban planning and many other fields. This … agencies in charge of controlling marine resources and protected areas are increasingly supportive of the idea of …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … in participatory management and integrated development of protected areas in Lobeke, Boumba-bek and Nki in southeastern … areas to be preserved from all human intervention (protected areas), at the expense of local populations2, who …
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A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27

… the legal status of any country, territory, city or area in its authority, or concerning the delimitation of its … efforts to ensure that species that are adequately protected at one end of the flyway are not being illegally … killed at the other, and that critical habitats are protected along the entire route. The success of the flyways …
18 May 2026 Document

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… A b b re v ia ti o n s List of abbreviations ALPP Area of low pest prevalence APPPC Asia and Pacific Plant … standard. Economic (1) Estimated value of the plants protected. (2) Estimated value of trade affected by the … to limit the impact of the pest. Importance of the plants protected on the global level (e.g. relevant to many …
18 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … The passage of legislation on climate change22 and protected areas23 in the Amazonas State in Brazil gave … Law, no. 3.135 (June 5, 2007), State of Amazonas. 23 State Protected Areas System (Sistema Estadual de Unidades de …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… of these measures (CBD, Fourth National Reports 2010). Protected areas have been expanded in number and extent, both … Southern Africa, 14.6 per cent of the region’s total land area is protected. This compares to 10.5 per cent of Western and …
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