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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… land rights, and explicitly protects the land rights of vulnerable groups. In doing so, it creates a hybrid of … 4. Explicitly protect the land claims of women and other vulnerable groups and establish women's right to hold or own … such as prohibitions on the hunting of protected species, the use of certain weapons and traps, illegal …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… assessments 6 by for example, locating or counting certain species in the project area, instead of undertaking an … use of impact assessments as a means of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems from significant adverse impacts … to reinforce public participation, including with vulnerable groups [31] • Need to strengthen impact …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… of it; some focused on landscape protection, others on species or habitat protection; most owning land, but often … sites under the Birds Directive and the Habitats and Species Directive as Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and … recognition in national planning policy, and are highly vulnerable to damage and loss” (Lawton, 2010, p.13). Again, …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). See Appendix A for a more complete list. … pollution and lost or abandoned gear on fish and non-fish species; section 8.3.2 asserts that port states also have a … a 2009 World Bank report listed Haiti as one of the most vulnerable countries for multiple hazards.181 Moreover, at …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … or a living feature such as an ancient grove. IV. Habitat/species management area: Areas to protect particular species … quantity of water available; increase the resilience of vulnerable human communities to cope with natural disasters; …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… ix well-understood activities such as harvesting of wild species or clearing forests. Threats often derive from … policy between biological indicators of threat (such as species status) and specific management responses (such as … institutional capacity and infrastructure development, is vulnerable to a fickle tourist market, and carries attendant …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… of reafforestation or the planting of quality forest species. Assistance is provided in the form of seedlings or … dependent upon the maintenance of certain particularly vulnerable habitats. It would, therefore, appear that we must … 250/ Aware that agricultural production is highly vulnerable and dependent on natural resources, the …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … of origin and of genetic diversity are involved, or other vulnerable components of biodiversity identified in … ed or authorized under the Protocol are likely to be less vulnerable under a potential WTO challenge. It should be …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … of origin and of genetic diversity are involved, or other vulnerable components of biodiversity identified in … ed or authorized under the Protocol are likely to be less vulnerable under a potential WTO challenge. It should be …
Plant protection legislation
… towards greater intensification, they become increasingly vulnerable to attack by pests and diseases. Consequently, one … acts may include prohibiting the planting of disease-prone species and varieties; prescribing preventive disinfection; … biological control by introducing animal and plant species which are useful in combating plant pests; …