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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… Adrian Phillips, Series Editor For practitioners in search of an open and flexible guide to engaging indigenous peoples … also usher a more widespread recognition and much better protection of existing Community Conserved Areas – a … late grazing to support live li hoods and main tain the habitat for wild life. But, as the values and prac tices of …
Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation
… biodiversity conservation NOTING that the ocean covers 71% of the earth’s surface; CONCERNED that pollution, … conservation measures. This network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each marine habitat. The ultimate aim is to create a fully sustainable …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… Abdoullah Ould Maaloum, Renaud Bailleux The designation of geographic entities in this publication and the … area of the oceans has been placed under a specific protection regime. The countries who signed the CBD have … of the perimeter, maintenance of infrastructures, habitat restoration, eradication of invasive species, etc.). …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Global Marine and Polar Programme Rue Mauverney 28 … Features Specially-managed for the Conservation and Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment. 6- Figure 4.7, … of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… C hange A daptation INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, … The ecosystem service value of protected areas for cyclone protection in Queensland, Australia Chapter 2 – … 2008). Additional benefits are natural restoration and habitat rebuilding, together with ecotourism attractions. In …
Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
… in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction An Example of Regional Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North- East … use of marine biological diversity, including the protection of marine ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic. …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… World Conservation Union Identification and Gap Analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas Penny F. Langhammer, Mohamed I. … mismatches between an existing management unit and the habitat of KBA trigger species . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 16. … . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 20. Conservation in IPAs – IPA protection and management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… monitoring and adaptation opportunities The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … CIESM Petra Rodic Baranovic, State Institute for Nature Protection, Croatia Maria Salomidi, Institute of … species, the rainbow wrasse Coris julis, sharing the same habitat can drive the cold-water species out to less ideal …
A primer on governance for protected and conserved areas, Stream on Enhancing Diversity and Quality of Governance
… Governance, Ane Books, Delhi, 2003 (4) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), … in the Planning, Establishment and Management of Protected Area Sites and Networks, CBD Technical Series no … Sharing Power: A Global Guide to Collaborative Management of Natural Resources, Earthscan, London, 2004 (reprinted …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… Speaking a Common Language Uses and performance of the IUCN System of Management Categories for Protected … They also provide environmental services, such as soil protection and drinking water supplies, and secure homes for … a strict reserve or no-take area – which protects critical habitat and species, surrounded by a buffer zone which allows …