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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… to trade policy. This is due to the Convention’s holistic approach toward achieving its three objectives of conserving … are discussed below. Decision V/6 on applying the ecosystem approach is of general significance. Principle 4 of … “… there is usually a need to understand and manage the ecosystem in an economic context. Any such …
Water Management and Stewardship
… sustainability, for example following a ‘curating’ approach where a coalition of companies supports a platform … water strategies has talked of a ‘rapidly evolving ‘ecosystem’ of water investors, entrepreneurs, NGOs, private … of actions and behaviours by others, forming together an ‘ecosystem’ of actors and stakeholders (Deloitte Development, …
A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law
… requirements for considering environmental and fluvial ecosystem protection, consistent with the general … requirements for considering environmental and fluvial ecosystem protection, consistent with the general … in Article 20 requires that a particular watercourse ecosystem be transboundary; it must only be part of a …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… able use of natural resources, the pres er va tion of ecosystem services and inte gra tion with broader social … can be part of the dynamic pattern of conser va tion.12 n Ecosystem manage ment is best under stood as an adap tive … Beresford and Phil lips, 2000; CBD Deci sion V/6 Ecosystem Approach, Nairobi, 2000; Turner et al., 2001; and Ramsar …
CBD: Mechanisms for Implementation - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… three objectives of the Convention, such as payment for ecosystem services, biodiversity offset mechanisms, fiscal … Outlook-4 : TEEB case Water Funds for conservation of ecosystem services in watersheds, Colombia, … is based on sound science and the precautionary approach." Parties shall align their NBSAP with the new …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… is difficult. One of the assumptions underlying the LLS approach is that clear property rights and secure tenure for … aimed to identify priority areas for conserving the ecosystem and collating and sharing information on … edge of the landscape is surrounded by a dense mangrove ecosystem and a small proportion of the community is …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … to as the “precautionary principle,” the “precautionary approach,” and the “principle of the precautionary approach”) … to combating the introduction of exogenous species into an ecosystem. Article V(4) of the 1976 Convention on …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… following from the group ranches around the Tsavo-Amboseli ecosystem: Lolishoo Oltimbau, Haron Loosikira, Kimare Mapena, … criminal prosecutions under the WCMA. Without a consistent approach to the decision to charge across those agencies with … Conservation Task Force”, with special focus on the Mara Ecosystem. KWS, KWCA, NGOs, Conservancies 5 Carry out a …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… 3 2. The Algiers Convention of 1968 4 2.1 A modern approach to the conservation of nature 4 2.2 The call for … protection (Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness Areas); ii) ecosystem protection and recreation (National Parks); iii) … vation, development and management of such resource or ecosystem and if the need arises, set up interstate …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… Box 14: Periodic or panel approach … conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. More recently, information on changes in … the impact of climate change and providing other key ecosystem services. To help realize the contribution of …