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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… stability, environ- mental quality, its natural resources, biodiversity, economy and human life. INTERPOL also … Change 26, no. -. 25. “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A … 5: The Economics of Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity,” in The Economics of Ecosystems and …
The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
… and social and gender inequality, climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation against a … domestic and industrial usage while also supporting biodiversity and creating livelihood and employment … provision [1] or the conservation of agricultural biodiversity to maintain specific gene pools for crop and …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and … wetlands as ecosystems that are extremely important for biodiversity conservation in general and for the wellbeing of … the impacts of land-use projects on wetlands and their biodiversity; n reduction of impacts of water development …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… occur, has sometimes caused devastating damage to marine biodiversity, and local economies. This appears to be … water quality with consequential impacts on fisheries and biodiversity. • Effluent standards; • Permitting systems; • … species, e.g. mangroves, with consequential impacts on biodiversity, livelihoods and tourism. Increased or altered …
Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework
… directed towards the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity (art. 9). The sharing of results, participation … the case in Costa Rica, where the National Commission of Biodiversity Management grants the bioprospecting permits … The provisions of the CBD and its Nagoya Protocol apply to biodiversity accessed within the national jurisdiction of …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… Regional Directors After working with the conservation of biodiversity and the ongoing search for mechanisms to achieve … resources, espe- cially water, land and soil, adds to the biodiversity conservation perspectives to make a more rounded … of local communi- ties as well as national agencies in biodiversity and environmental management. But most of all, …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… aquatic resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity’. Its Article 9 deals with aquaculture. … the environment’ by tackling the issues of climate change, biodiversity and natural resources, environmentally friendly … and waste). In addition, they cover performance concerning biodiversity, environmental compliance, and other relevant …
Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets
… measures at 10% (Aichi Target 11 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020); NOTING IUCN’s leadership in … using marine resources, while providing for both biodiversity and human needs; and CONSIDERING that climate …