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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… Guidelines by Elisa Morgera Maria Teresa Cirelli for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office 6151 0 9 TABLE OF … 1.2 Forest fires and the international framework on sustainable forest management 1.3 The role of legislation and … Fire Summit in October 2003, the Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Forest Management in March 2005 and the FAO …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… from ecosystems) when making decisions about coastal development. The aim of this publication is to help decision … skill, and there are few examples of successful sustainable reef restoration over large areas. CORAL REEF AND … MANAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE Investing in environmentally sustainable management and development of the coast will be …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… Transboundary Natural Resource Management Areas 16 Spatial Development Initiatives and Development Corridors 16 Regional … management of natural resources is essential for long-term sustainable development in the region. Yet these resources … (SADC, 1992). One of the objectives of SADC is to “achieve sustainable utilisation of natural re- sources and effective …
Waste or Wealth
… in communication with substantial positive impacts on the development of economies, the end-of-life mobile phones and … telecom operators signed a declaration entering into a sustainable partnership under the umbrella of the Basel … of mobile phones is a part of the wider question of sustainable management of chemicals and waste in general, …
Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern African Development Community Objective Principle of unity and … by ensuring rational use of water resources with a view to sustainable development. Transboundary waters are defined as … is: “[…] to foster closer cooperation for judicious, sustainable and co-ordinated management, protection and …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… conservation and other values VI Protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources: Areas which conserve … mainly in a natural condition, with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level … pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate …
A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law
… concerns all issues that may arise in respect of the sustainable use, enjoyment, and preservation of watercourses … concerns all issues that may arise in respect of the sustainable use, enjoyment, and preservation of watercourses … The ILC, whose mission is the codification and progressive development of international law, began work on this project …
What is Agrodiversity
… in production systems is inherently linked to sustainable use – preservation through establishing protected … species * Make farming systems more stable, robust, and sustainable * Contribute to sound pest and disease management … and relatively wealthy households Source: Biodiversity in development (IUCN/DFID, No date) 1999 1997 1997 1997 0–10 15 …
First report on the protection of the atmosphere
… investment law and that the policy reflecting the current development of international law and the interests of the … of the atmosphere”, and in ensuing years the Commission on Sustainable Development held substantive discussions on the … In paragraph 13, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development stated that the global environment …