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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… in cooperation with IUCN. HELIO is an independent network of leading energy analysts whose objective is to identify, … on human health, agriculture, drinking water and aquatic species. However the effluent—if properly collected and … loadings due to future climatic change (SAP 2008). Protection of agricultural lands preserves or increases …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… Thomas Greiber, Simone Schiele Editors G overnance of E cosystem S ervices IU C N Governance of Ecosystem … survival requires the existence of wild animal and plant species to hunt and gather for food and medicines, access to … resilience (e.g., mangroves and coral reefs as a natural protection from storms and floods). Outside rural …
An Ounce of Prevention: Snow Leopard Crime Revisited
… AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: Snow Leopard Crime Revisited R E P O R T … in the first published scientific description of the species (G.L. Buffon, 1761), and echoed in its Latin name … Investigation Agency; staff of the National Environmental Protection Agency, Afghanistan; NABU (Nature And Biodiversity …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … through their financial support: the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), through Danish Cooperation for … CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … through their financial support: the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), through Danish Cooperation for … CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … for this List more than 2,060 wetlands for special protection as “Ramsar Sites”, covering 197 million hectares …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Shared Resources Sharelle Hart Editor Issues of Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 72 … 4 1.3 Ecosystem protection and management … Law School, Washington, DC. 2 Convention on Migratory Species (1979), Berne Convention on European Wildlife (1979), …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… International Union for Conservation of Nature i Background iii Summary of Conclusions v … in many jurisdictions (other than those where patent protection has been sought and granted). The application of … i.e. development of new variations within non-human species through genetic modification techniques (e.g. …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria … By targeting a level of biological organisation above species, the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems complements The IUCN … distribution, floristic composition, biogeography and protection’. Canadian Field Naturalist 109:143–171. Chapelle, …
Captive breeding and ranching: The case for a new CITES mechanism for reviewing trade
… IC B RI EF IN G P A PE R 1 INTRODUCTION Captive breeding of wildlife for commercial purposes is often seen as a useful … new Resolution • Providing input into refining the species/ country combinations for review criteria if … reported as captive-bred to circumvent legislative protection? Green Tree Python Morelia viridis CITES Appendix …