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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… the principles behind FLR, and their management and policy-level guidance is equally relevant to the implementation of … simply ‘islands of conservation’ in an otherwise hostile sea of unsympathetic land-uses. This leaves governments with … in order to find out: • who were involved; • what gave rise to the conflict; • how was it resolved or managed; and • …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… light of the above, this study aims to survey the current level and form of State recognition of customary laws and … tenure, but states that the right of property gives rise to duties relating to environmental protection in … indigenous to Sarawak are the Bukitans, Bisayahs, Dusuns, Sea Dayaks, Land Dayaks, Kadayans, Kalabits, Kayans, Kenyahs …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… paper aims to promote sustainable bioenergy at the project level by providing principles, frameworks and tools that can … particular use. this section also attempts to outline what level of assessment each type of tool might require to be … impacts, such as Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) which cover a broader set of metrics. There have also …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 42 4.2.1 Central level … Then, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) established specific rules to protect the sea environment, marine living resources, and the sea … PRC affected by drought will expand, the temperature will rise, the effects of drought will worsen and the frequency of …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… IUCN adopts a broader definition: “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of … being developed under the Nagoya Protocol at the national level. Sui generis systems can now coexist in parallel or as … the community will respond to the issue which has given rise to the community protocol process, and how the community …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… use and degradation at a project-specific or economy-wide level; and the design of incentive packages to improve … various policy failures and market distortions that give rise to soil degradation are presented. Results from case … K., & Hien, B. T. T., (1991), The "White Gold" of the Sea: A Case Study of Sustainable Harvesting of Swiftlet Nest …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Box 6. Implementation of Farmers’ Rights at the national level 55 Article 7 – National Commitments and International … the rights and obligations of States under the law of the sea. The major commitments made by Parties to the CBD include … being sought. Using this material, crosses are made giving rise to thousands of different combinations. These are …
Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach
… a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, … sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with … The Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area in the Sulu Sea was declared by the governments of Malaysia and the …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… unless clear policy decisions are taken at the appropriate level of government. International agreements form a basis … maxim has always been that "a drop that flows out to sea is a drop wasted." But, downstream, disregard for the … All these efforts have, however, not yet given rise to the development of a single package that is the …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… results also show however that there is a relatively high level of inventive activity in Africa in the field of mitiga- … water or waste water Y02E10:1 Marine & tidal Energy from sea All subclasses, including: – Oscillating water column … Hydro energy – Tidal stream or damless hydropower, e. g. sea flood and ebb, river, stream Y02E10:28 Hydro conventional …