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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … this process can be applied in any situation involving protected and sensitive species (PSS). The process presented … the identification and evaluation of multi-year data on protected or sensitive species and other species that may be …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… PRODUCTIVITY OF A TEMPERATE FOREST OVER THE DISTRIBUTION AREA OF PINUS ARIZONICA AT THE NORTH OF MEXICO … run-off has decreased, soil erosion has been decreased and protected, natural woodlands started to regenerate. These … includes open field forage and vegetable production under protected agriculture. Although in many cases agricultural …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… the issue of conservation and management tools, including area-based management and environmental impact assessments. … of the studies conducted by the latter sector are normally protected by intellectual property rights (see also the … such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, environmental impact assessments, and …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… convinced UNESCO and UNEP to pursue joint work in this area. A 2003 UNEP Governing Council Resolu- tion5 on … The work of the CBD and its partners on inter alia protected areas and sacred sites, and on indicators towards … exhibitions; b) where fishing is an integral feature of protected wetland sites, favour tradi- tional sustainable …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authori- ties, or concerning the delimitation … and take steps to implement them, including establishing protected areas or areas where special measures are needed; … sound and sustainable development in areas adjacent to protected areas; preventing introduction of species from …
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… It covers 8.6 per cent of the Earth’s total surface area and nearly 30 per cent of its land area. It is also host … proportion of the world’s surface has been designated as protected areas (figure II), progress in this regard in Asia … in this region. The terrestrial area designated as legally protected constitutes less than 9 per cent of the total …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … 8.2.2 Protected Areas … key centres of species diversity: i) the southern coastal area of Guinea; ii) the lower river Jong in Sierra Leone; … conservation measures taken, including the designation of protected areas, need to take into consideration the high …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … participants in plan- ning will often be senior officers, protected area managers and possibly national-level … local-level government officers and poli- ticians, protected area wardens but also senior park rangers, local …
Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area; 3. freedom from pain, injury or disease – by prevention … animals must be separated by their type and class and be protected from heat, cold and rain (sec. 5(4)). In the type … 1983 (E* F S*) 20. Legislation on wildlife, hunting and protected areas in some European countries, 1980 (E* F* S*) …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… and therefore cannot be found elsewhere and adequately protected or re-created; Where the time lag between the … Protection and conservation of biological diversity of protected areas from the negative impacts of mining and … it is reasonable to expect commitments for new protected area designations and improved management of existing …