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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… of biodiversity status: Ecosystem threat status Ecosystem protection level A B C Step 1: Map and classify ecosystem … against the biodiversity target to assign ecosystem protection level category. Prioritisation Prioritisation … 7 for more detail on each step. 24 3 Steps for assessing protection level for each ecosystem type. See Table 7 for …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… Human Rights Commission’s framework to provide emergency protection (“precautionary measures”) for human rights … themselves and their families, but receive little or no protection from authorities. The rights they defend are … timber.146 Brazil is the second largest producer and consumer of tropical logs and a leading producer of …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… invasive species. Alpine Convention Convention on the Protection of the Alps. Signed in 1991, entered into force in … Alpine Convention is a framework convention to ensure the protection of the Alpine region and its sustainable … Activities (CRAMRA) - The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty - Agreed Measures for the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Site-specific Conservation of Wetlands 145 11.1 Regulatory Protection of Designated Rivers and Wetland Sites 145 11.2 … Legislative Techniques to Promote Private Acquisition and Protection of Wetlands ..152 11.4.1 Measures to Help Private … appropriate pricing systems and responsiveness to consumer demand. Within this broad picture, legal tools can …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… conservation laws 93 3.1.5 Nature conservation or nature protection laws 94 3.1.6 Wildlife conservation laws 94 3.1.7 … of population size, and as predator and prey, producer and consumer, or competitor. What is connectivity. The concept of … and degradation as human populations grow, expanding consumer demand and causing more land clearing to overcome …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… rural development; and (3) ensuring environmental protection and sustainable social and economic development … rights a complex task. Delimitation, mapping and legal protection of pastoral infrastructure may often be necessary, … more communal benefits. The Hima system allows rangeland protection during the vegetation regeneration season and has …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting
… Produced by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) IPPC PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR … This page is intentionally left blank International Plant Protection Convention 2017-2018 Procedure Manual Standard … in trading patterns in recent years. In several countries consumer demand has diminished; cash, investor confidence, …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… goal of forest conservation is achieved through promoting protection, restoration and sustainable use of forest … Historically, protected areas were only concerned with protection; now there is also a need to focus on … the environmental crisis had to find a way to ensure the protection of “ecosystems of priority importance”. The first …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… the sale of products (marketing) and to convince the consumer to buy (advertising) are the most obvious. However, … only recently by management and natural resource protection sciences. See, amongst others, contributions by … S.B., Singh, N. and Singh K. (1996), Grassroots Forest Protection : Eastern Indian Experiences (Berkeley : Asian …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… Nations General Assembly UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants WHO World Health … loss is also increasing, leading to changes in consumer preferences and purchasing decisions.2 Such trends … agencies or bodies may include environment, consumer, or development organizations; indigenous and local …