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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… InforMEA is steered by the MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative with the support of UN … to fulfil individual’s human rights to life, health, water, food, work, culture, development, access to … to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. Older human rights treaties drafted …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… InforMEA is steered by the MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative with the support of UN … meet the needs of society while making the best use of resources at their disposal. The concept of efficiency in the … environment across a wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Secretariat of the Convention on International … ISBN 2-88032-95A-X Printed in Canada by the Canadian CITES Management Authority (Canadian Wildlife Service), Ottawa. … Pritchard, 1979). The species can apparently exist without water for long periods. Males compete for females in the …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… of marine pollution, overexploitation of living marine resources, and habitat degradation. Management action against invasive species aims to: • Prevent … or movement of listed species, and appropriate ballast water management. Border controls are designed to stop …
No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
… at the basin level, including the 2002 Senegal River Water Charter, the 2008 Niger Basin Water Charter and the … during an EIA, are three essential requirements in the management and protection of transboundary water resources. The basic rationale of these obligations is to …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… Abedin, M.Z. (1991). Households, Agroecosystems and Rural Resources Management. A Guidebook for Broadening the Concepts of Gender … flush toilet or vip latrine Household has internal running water % Kenya Tanzania Nepal Nicaragua 13 5.1 53 4.1 70 27 12 …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… prepared for IUCN/the World Conservation Union Natural Resources Defense Council WWF International Conservation … photograph comes courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. iii Executive Summary The deep ocean is … associated with tropical rainforests and shallow-water coral reefs. Though only a small fraction of the …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Reproduction of this publication for educational … by: IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Publication Management: Chadi Abi Faraj Printed by: Solprint, Mijas … between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments and biota …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… organization promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its 60 members represent about 80% of the world’s … stabilizes our atmosphere and climate, protects water catchments, and renews the soil. It also helps keep …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… Evaluating Effectiveness: A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Areas. No. 6. Marc Hockings, Sue … sity of nature, and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The … priority issues for sustainable develop- ment (“WEHAB” Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity). The CBD …