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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written … society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that … EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GFNMS Greater Farallones …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… and disciplines, high-level and corporate buy-in, governmental leadership and long-term investment. This … Ever since 1989, WWF’s wildlife trade specialist partner organization TRAFFIC has compiled information on global ivory … Many governments, inter-governmental organizations and non-government organizations have taken significant action …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… polystyrene EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations GATT General Agreement on … of single-use items (especially plastic bags). Regulate non-recoverable items, such as plastic microbeads in personal … frameworks call upon the fishing industry and governmental managers to implement policies and procedures to …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior … and again assisted, in partnership with UNEP, the Organization of African Unity (OAU, now the Afri- can Union), … support and a continuing relationship to the inter-governmental process in Africa. Most recently it has been …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… material from this publication for educational and other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior … Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization, BirdLife … that ornithological expertise is integrated into other governmental processes instead will depend on the nature of …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… losses that are experienced by using renewable and non-renewable resources in the environment. By incorporating … his 1998 Annual Report on the Work of the United Nations Organization spoke in favour of a rights-based approach to … national courts may still have jurisdiction to judge governmental action or inaction with reference to …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that … Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written … Patricia Parkinson of the International Development Law Organization for her advice and support as well. The authors … NAMA Nationally-Appropriate Mitigation Action NGO Non-Governmental Organization NTFP Non-Timber Forest Products PIC …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… emphasized by entities such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations … genetic resources. As a private, of public interest and non-profit institution, INBio has generated an important … Institute (INBio) was created in 1989 as a non-governmental, non-profit association for private founding …