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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… and promoting human health), conservation and resource management, major groups (e.g. women, indigenous people, … for the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. Adopted in … through capacity building for environmentally sound management. 15 Biological resources Genetic resources, …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… photograph comes courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. iii Executive Summary The deep ocean is … the risk of species extinction. The conservation and management of fisheries and the protection of biodiversity … to high seas bottom trawl fishing, and the lack of a management framework to protect this biodiversity or prevent …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of our planet’s natural resources. We are … 34. We recognize that sustainable urban development and management are crucial to the quality of life of our people. … environment, including through the environmentally sound management and safe use of chemicals, the reduction and …
The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… international cooperation in the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory … Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory … It sets out the legal regime for the conservation and management of straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… technological change to include changes in governance, management regimes and the ways social and natural capital … demand by voluntary means and eventually advanced energy management systems. At the same time, New York City’s plans … the WWNF was cut by 50%, leading to removal of the forest management regime and decline in forest health. Pest …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… broader economic and social returns to sustainable forest management far exceed unsustainable timber exploitation, high … can be used to support more sustainable forest use and management, while also increasing the incomes and livelihood … that the returns from sustainable forest utilisation and management can be far higher – and far more equitably …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… CURRENT VULNERABILITIES OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT; IN THE BACKGROUND, A WATER STRESS MAP BASED ON … such as sustainable water use systems, traditional coastal management or erosion control should be promoted. On a … is given to the importance of traditional coastal management systems as an important strategy to cope with sea …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… sector, with a positive impact on sustainable forest management.4 4. In 2005, the most recent year for which data … of best practices in agriculture, sustainable forest management and sustainable fisheries. Measures to address the … together with regulatory tools for their integrated management. A number of challenges relating to …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… the water needs of wetlands would contribute to better management of river basins, harmonizing water use strategies … to land use, considering the importance of the water management cycle and the relationship that exists between ground and surface waters for the purpose of their management and administration; ALSO RECOGNIZING that the …
Rapid Cultural Inventories for Wetlands: A brief overview
… of Rapid Cultural Inventories and how they can benefit the management of Ramsar Sites and other wetlands. If you are … Convention’s aim of integrating cultural aspects in the management of Ramsar Sites and other wetlands. Why undertake … cultural values and practices in day-to-day wetland management, for example by reinstating traditional management …