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Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets
… IUCN’s leadership in promoting equity, good governance and human rights and elements of protected area management … resources, while providing for both biodiversity and human needs; and CONSIDERING that climate change and overuse …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… that the Mediterranean region is particularly rich in human settlements and civilizations, both ancient and modern, … 2016-2025 MSSD 2016-2025 addresses key areas impacted by human activity, from the marine and coastal environments, … to regulate, register and manage land, with- in a rights-based framework. In addition, planning measures will …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… those elements of the environment with direct relevance to human well-being (e.g., sanitation and water). Over 30 … for bushmeat. Furthermore, logging, mining, hunting and human population growth are placing extreme stress on the … once extensive Mau Forest has been seriously degraded by human actions. This situation is threatening the very …
Strengthening business engagement in biodiversity preservation
… and should adopt an ethical approach based on respect for human rights, biodiversity, the diversity of life and the cultural … and environmental engineering; g. mobilise the necessary human, financial and technical resources, including capacity …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… border control. Aside from the obvious need of adequate human and financial resources in this regard, identification … land for the control of Ruddy Ducks. Special land access rights would be required to ensure eradication (B. Hughes, … despite considerable threat to habitats and perhaps human health because of real or perceived public pressure in …
Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia
… is essentially continuous, apart from a few natural and human barriers, so demarcating boundaries of any kind within … ranges is a barrier to movement of snow leopards and prey. Human barriers consist of border fences and minefields. An … access and use • Verifying the accuracy of information • Rights to access and use of information • Misuse of data for …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… • Increased GHG emissions • Loss of biodiversity • Land rights and other equity issues Aim of this paper As a number … are commonly included. Social and economic impacts such as human health risks and commodity price signals are sometimes … agriculture, wildlife, hydroelectricity production, and human health may all be affected if the impact of biofuel …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… are especially vulnerable to a wide range of natural and human-related threats. Long migrations make some migratory … species and hybridisation) and general disturbance from human activities such as noise or tourism. For example, … resources and potentially cause great damage to local human populations. Often they are regarded as pests and are …
The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… are mindful that the most effective way of protecting human health and the environment from the dangers posed by … or other wastes are managed in a manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects … of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes In order to protect human health and the environment from their adverse impacts, …