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Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2016-2017
… of the Parties, particularly the impact of poor management of hazardous chemicals and wastes on vulnerable … movements of hazardous wastes and safe and environmentally sound management of waste. In this way, progress can be made … poverty eradication, health, education, gender equality, environmental sustainability and the global partnership for …
Manual for the National Focal Points for CMS and its Instruments
… UNEP/CMS Secretariat and UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Programme Management: Francisco Rilla Project Coordinator: Sofia … CONSCIOUS of the ever-growing value of wild animals from environmental, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, … via proposals, recommendations, etc., is scientifically sound. Generally, they promote the interaction between …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… UNEP/CMS Secretariat and UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Programme Management: Francisco Rilla Project Coordinator: Sofia … CONSCIOUS of the ever-growing value of wild animals from environmental, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, … via proposals, recommendations, etc., is scientifically sound. Generally, they promote the interaction between …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… of York, UK), Tami C. Bond (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at … Vietnam), Vanisa Surapipith (Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, Thailand), … by Thai Graphic and Print. UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… a variety of contexts - protected areas, natural resource management, access and bene� t-sharing regimes, and proposed … Forestry Research CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research … widely. However, important common issues emerge, including sound governance systems that uphold procedural rights and …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… to identify consensus on sustainable and resilient water management for water, energy and food security. The nexus is … regional, and global commitments to resource management, environmental protection, and economic development. This … Thailand. • M Bruce Beck, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK. • …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… (TK) includes expertise in the selection, storage, use and management of seed. This knowledge is vital for understanding … much more. A financial mechanism for 5 major international environmental conventions: The Minamata Convention on … support activities in the fields that aims for developing sound biodiversity management and sustainable livelihood …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… implementation Section 8 p.30 Monitoring and continuing management Section 9 p.32 Dissemination of information 4.1 … are kept, their sex ratio and group size, breeding system, environmental conditions, dependence on provisioning and, … operation. Accordingly, the need for risk assessment and sound decision- making processes in all translocations is …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … Carbon activities refer to a suite of sustainable policy, management and planning activities in coastal ecosystems to … Spatial Planning (MSP) are planning processes, based on sound and shared knowledge, that take into account different …
Raising awareness of climate change: A handbook for government focal points
… by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Division of Environmental Law and Conventions in October 2006, with … record in bringing about behaviour change in health and environmental practices. Successful examples can be found in … can be more effective than negative messages that simply sound the alarm bell without providing information on what …