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Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc
… the management and conservation of cultural landscapes and biodiversity for the benefit of rural communities in the TBAs … Border areas are often the most favoured regions for biodiversity, partially as a result of their geographical … and cultural heritage • Contributes to the conservation of biodiversity (including genes, species and ecosystems) • …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… units covering Wildlife Trade, the Red List, Freshwater Biodiversity Assessments (all located in Cambridge, UK), and the Global Biodiversity Assessment Initiative (located in Washington DC, … conservation and is dedicated to securing a future for biodiversity. SSC has significant input into the …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… in the present era of acute challenges for the world’s biodiversity. Task Force members Mark R Stanley Price … are increasing and acute pressures on much of the world’s biodiversity due to loss of habitats and reduction in their … it is expected to be increasingly used in future biodiversity conservation. Because of such anticipated …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… of ecosystem services. EbA is defined as “the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall … while simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits” (Cohen-Shacham et al., 2016). This … change adaptation Element B EbA makes active use of biodiversity and ecosystem services Criterion 3 Restores, …
Combatting the illegal poisoning of wildlife
… a comprehensive scientific review of the impact on global biodiversity of systemic pesticides by the joint task force … lion, wild dogs) across Africa, which may precipitate a biodiversity crisis and have potential consequences for human … The threat posed by unregulated use of poison to Africa’s biodiversity, ecosystems and human health, to raise the …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… Africa Sharing governance XIV XV Preface Conservation of biodiversity and fair access to coastal resources: MPAs under shared gover- nance on the front line The loss of biodiversity observed in the world is spectacular, and it is … as large as possible to conserve natural resources and biodiversity, building a dense network, representative of all …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), An Introduction to the IPPC Standard Setting Process
… how to get involved Protect the environment, forests and biodiversity Facilitate economic and trade development … food security. IPPC protects the environment, forests and biodiversity: Fighting against Invasive alien species IPPC … and freshwater environments, on forests, agriculture and biodiversity. + The IPPC is the standard setting organization …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in … marine area management and marine protected areas (MPAs), biodiversity in coastal areas continues to decline with … warming and acidification. Similarly, deep and cold water biodiversity, such as cold water coral reefs, are …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… farmers. The thematic focus of the organization includes biodiversity, food security and nutrition, biosafety and … to local seeds and farmers’ rights; • Development of agro-biodiversity inventories; • Systematization of information … related to farmer communities; on-farm management and agro-biodiversity conservation. JUANITA CHAVES POSADA, 2013 It was …
Environmental Security and the Role of Law
… the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal is an extremely biodiversity-rich area, both in natural and cultural terms, … themes for the 2006 and 2008 Courses were therefore ‘Biodiversity’ and 1 The University of Joensuu merged with the … synergies among chemical conventions;14 synergies among biodiversity- 9 Brook Boyer, ‘Simulating Negotiations on …