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Policy implementation and fisheries resource management: Lessons from Senegal
… national policies and international agreements. UNEP’s capacity build- ing work thus centres on helping countries … codes of practice, and economic in- struments through capacity-build- ing and information exchange and by means of … In major fishing states, investments in increased capacity (vessels, equipment and labour force) have brought …
Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific
… The over-arching goal of this programme is to enhance the capacity of Parties in the Asia-Pacific Region to manage … Nam, in conducting a regional training workshop aimed at building capacity of the Parties and the BCRCs in the Asia-Pacific …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… achievement of conservation and sustainable development; BUILDING on the work undertaken by IUCN and others, including … will take place. This applies to all countries with the capacity to designate, manage and fund protected areas. While … or that the compensation is through payment for training, capacity building, research or other outcomes that will not …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… by a one millimeter mesh screen and has a design treatment capacity of not less than the peak flowrate resulting from a … facilities, designation of special areas, institutional capacity, and legislation specifically addressing waste from … structures have been used to create artificial reefs. When building an artificial reef, decommissioned military and …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… and flora; f) water regulation and buffering functions; g) capacity to regulate local and regional climates; h) capacity to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and store it … adjacent to warm seas. They have been exploited for food, building materials, medicines, and decorative objects, and …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… are the owners of these rights due to their financial capacity to destine important resources to the research and … search of new pharmaceutical products and to increase the capacity of the human resource in the fields of the ecology, … in Costa Rica Cornell University INBio’s capacity building Chemical Prospecting 1990-1992 Merck & Co Plants, …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… upon appropriate action to be taken. 5. Developing the capacity to fulfil the obligations of the Parties operating … Economic Assessment Panel on plant start- up date, annual capacity subject to applicable laws providing for commercial … the Montreal Protocol, enabling activities for capacity- building and the need for an exemption for …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… the world’s largest groundwater reservoirs, with storage capacity of around 37,000 cubic kilometres and a natural … Swedish International Development Agency. It engages in capacity building and knowledge sharing activities and works with …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… goods and services in a dynamic landscape; and Aboriginal capacity building and collaborative management. The Centre’s vision is … KBA approach emphasises local ownership, participation and capacity building (Chapter 5). Thomas Brooks, Center for …