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The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… usage to implement appropriate adaptation measures such as coastal protec- tion against exposure to sea level rise. The … Change State Action Plans and Programmes on forest and coastal conservation and promot- ing the sustainable … indigenous and rural communi- ties inhabiting forests and coastal territories with significant human settlements. For …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass … wetlands and human health interactions, emphasized that ecosystem services provided by wetlands form the basis of a … may commute between wetlands, rivers, fishponds. and coastal areas. In such cases, wider assessments of the risk …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem" (Rec. C.3.3 rev.). Selection for the Ramsar List … research programmes, to protect terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and species, while ensuring … at least four must be educated or experienced in ocean and coastal resource conservation (16 USC 3702). The foundation …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… people, the backcountry people (montubios) of the inland coastal region, and communes are part of the single and … instruments. Art 59: The collective rights of the coastal back-country people (montubios) are recognized to … law. Art 60: Ancestral, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and coastal back-country (montubios) peoples can establish …
Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each … support for Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 – at least 10% of coastal and marine areas are conserved by 2020 and (b) …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… loss. The sub-paragraphs to Goal 15 focus on the specific ecosystem elements; the most pertinent from the point of view … ‘when globally or in a given landscape or terrestrial ecosystem the area of productive land (and therefore … lands, mountains, wetlands, small islands and certain coastal areas.43 In addition, the Revised World Soil Charter …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… the chairs of two of IUCN’s Commissions: the Commission on Ecosystem Management and the World Commission on Protected … Coordinator of Water, Wetlands and Coastal Zones Programme for Mesoamerica: … Coordinator of Water, Wetlands and Coastal Zones Programme for Mesoamerica: …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… climate and pollution). In addition, they provide numerous ecosystem services for instance by dispersing seeds and … or by encountering marine debris in marine and coastal areas; Noting that concerted effort needs to be made … other systems where marine debris can enter the marine and coastal environment and impact upon migratory species listed …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… climate and pollution). In addition, they provide numerous ecosystem services for instance by dispersing seeds and … or by encountering marine debris in marine and coastal areas; Noting that concerted effort needs to be made … other systems where marine debris can enter the marine and coastal environment and impact upon migratory species listed …