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European charter on hunting and biodiversity
… their country of residence, and most commonly in the area where they physically reside and have hunting rights. … from all sources including inter alia terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … pertaining to hunting, conservation measures (including protected areas), and private property; c) Embrace …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … in Appendix II. Rhea americana albescens has been fully protected in Argentina since 1981. As there is no evidence … Costa Rica All commercial hunting, trade and export of non-marine wildlife has been prohibited since 1970, except for …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… Water Assessment Programme GLOSSARY aquifer: a geological area that produces a quantity of water from permeable rock. … as household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs or rainwater … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… management of chemicals and wastes as a new GEF focal area, or expanding the existing POPs GEF focal area . By 2013, with the support of UNEP, FAO and the … hazardous materials, and exploiting and trafficking protected natural resources . Illegal international trade in …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… Many species will be maintained in effectively managed protected areas, but these cover less than 10% of the global … national parks and other reserves and greatly extend the area of near-natural habitats in the tropics. These … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … financed ecological corridors or strengthen networks of protected areas. Offsets could also help ensure that national … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… to the forest act, or where single trees are declared "protected trees" under the forest act. UPFG is also addressed … Broad definitions consider an urban forest as the entire area influenced and/or utilized by the urban population. … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… grasslands, rangelands, wetlands, and coastal and marine zones yield resources which are used directly to … Examples include the monopoly control of government over protected areas and exclusion of local residents, poor land … through the allocation of a proportion of protected area fees to development activities in adjacent communities. …