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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… the regime for the exploitation of the deep sea-bed in the area in part XI of UNCLOS. An important group of developed … Shelf,’ part VII ‘High Seas,’ and part XI ‘The Area.’ Of the remaining thematic parts, part XII ‘Protection … such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas 3. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs); …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case
… realized when the presence of a project or operation in an area ultimately generates positive impacts on biodiversity – … development needs, the establishment and management of protected areas and the rehabilitation of threatened … Target 11, which deals with improving and expanding protected areas, and Target 15, which deals with conservation …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … in many different ways. A number of global or large area generalizations have been made recently by the Inter- … farming method practised by the local villagers had protected the upper-catchment and reduced the loss of crops …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… manager responsible for one of the planet’s high profile protected areas who said, following a taught module on … managers face, for example: CASE STUDY “The project area is situated in the Tongxing Village of Wucheng Township, … to the prevention or control of wildlife disease in protected areas?” Workshops and meetings Two expert workshops …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… or in a given landscape or terrestrial ecosystem the area of productive land (and therefore sustainable land use) … the ‘overarching goal for all parties is to increase the area under sustainable soil management and the area of soils rehabilitated or restored’.35 Sources for …
Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges
… in the IUCN-UNESCO Sacred Natural Sites: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers as “Areas of land or water having special … Recognition and conservation of sacred natural sites in protected areas adopted by the 4th IUCN World Conservation …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … and evaluated. For example, some release areas are in well-protected national parks, while others are on private land. … exposure to potential competitors and ectoparasites, protected exposure to unfamiliar conspecifics, and pro- …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … (2013 in preparation)5 • IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (2012), Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas: Principles, guidelines and best practices6 • …
Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
… 2008); ALSO RECALLING Resolution 4.048 Indigenous peoples, protected areas and implementation of the Durban Accord, … with indigenous peoples’ organizations to… ensure that protected areas which affect or may affect indigenous … making concerning the “Kenya Lake System” World Heritage area, through their own representative institutions, and to …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … significant areas of Asian forest, including many protected areas (Warren-Thomas et al. 2015). Seaweed: SeaCell … (e.g. improving the management effectiveness of legally protected areas in managed landscapes where offsets are not …