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Safeguarding indigenous lands, territories and resources from unsustainable developments
… peoples may have negative impacts including on food security, biodiversity, climate and the preservation of … a working group coordinated by the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) to consult … efforts for strengthening tenure rights, reducing environmental degradation and enhancing conservation; and b. …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… ecologically sustainable. The Union is the world’s largest environmental knowledge network, and has helped over 75 … in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and environmental science as well as for its programmes in … Girton Road, Cambridge CB3 0NA, UK. 4. Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, University of Virginia, …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… No. 6 “Islands are the bell-weathers of international environmental policy. The world will see their success or … 30 Conclusions 32 Appendix 1: Best practice examples of environmental management initiatives 34 Appendix 2: Timeline … resource management, energy, health, agriculture/food security and natural disasters. Further, the work which …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… three in this list are already included in nu- merous environmental standards, safeguard poli- cies and … to inform a range of decisions and to report on their environmental performance (see Part 2 of this guide). The … will highlight areas of high biodiversity value and inform Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs); Support …
Basel Convention: Institutional framework and the synergies process - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course: Introductory Course to the … among the hazardous chemicals and wastes multilateral environmental agreements 1. Conference of the Parties … among the hazardous chemicals and wastes multilateral environmental agreements Together, the Rotterdam Convention, …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… are kept, their sex ratio and group size, breeding system, environmental conditions, dependence on provisioning and, … usually experienced (such as limited space, controlled environmental conditions, breeding programmes) are beyond the … vary over space and time, species’ ranges are dynamic. Environmental conditions will continue to change after …
Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… address the absence of high seas marine protected areas, environmental impact assessments and benefits arising from … management measures; b. require comprehensive prior environmental impact assessments and strategic environmental assessments, together with ongoing monitoring …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… concerned with wetland conservation, water, health, food security and poverty reduction within and between … arrangements for domestic/captive birds; iii) control environmental transmission routes for the virus on the site … (e.g., through participatory management approaches and environmental education programmes). Management plans still …