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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… led to the expulsion of local populations, as the case of indigenous communities illustrates: in order to exploit an … their lands. Such processes jeopardize the existence of indigenous communities, leading to their displacement and … by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + 107pp. Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas: Principles, Guidelines and Case … 2003, ix + 79pp. Also available in Chinese and Japanese. Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas: Towards …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… countries which may have very different ecosystems and indigenous or- ganisms. Although these LMOs may have been … that might not be regarded as scien- tific – for example, indigenous and traditional knowledge and information, as well … consumer or develop- ment organizations, indigenous peoples’ groups, academic or research institutions, in- …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… countries which may have very different ecosystems and indigenous or- ganisms. Although these LMOs may have been … that might not be regarded as scien- tific – for example, indigenous and traditional knowledge and information, as well … consumer or develop- ment organizations, indigenous peoples’ groups, academic or research institutions, in- …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… thus providing an opportunity for an emblematic indigenous species found in the grassland of Corrientes to … Africa is conducting an inventory of the potential use of indigenous plants as crop wild relatives that can be used for … traditional knowledge and practices of Pacific indigenous peoples have contributed to their coping strategies during …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… Wildlife Enforcement Network Caiman A type of alligator indigenous to Central and South America, of subfamily … and not in domestic markets. In theory, the origin of non-indigenous wildlife sold domestically could be queried, but … cultivated exports (including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Based on CITES trade …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… non-governmental or academic institutions and indigenous and local com- munities. Benefits should be … of traditional knowledge, innova- tions and practices of indigenous and local communities in applications for … and the livelihoods of rural communities and indigenous peoples. A variant on this approach would create a system …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… new thermally defined habitats for previously denied non-indigenous species (e.g. newly observed warm-water species in … A, Johns D. 2001b. Case history and persistence of the non-indigenous diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii in the north- east … scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge …