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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
… 1999 Background These principles and guidelines respond to WCC Resolution 1.53 on Indigenous Peoples and Protected … The Case Studies are intended to provide examples and information that can be used to further develop and … the concerned communities should still be guaranteed access to the resources existing in their terrestrial, …
Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course and obtain your certificate. Book … Book - Unit 1 – Introduction Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS …
Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2014-2015
… introduction of legal and policy measures or programmes, to promote gender equality at work, including in our … B. Communication of BRS-GAP and other gender-related information to BRS staff, Parties and partners C. Training … and provide opportunities for training P2-P5 staff can access and attend management training courses (other …
Win-win solutions for the climate and the ozone layer
… United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) DEC/Information Unit for Conventions International Environment … for the climate and the ozone layer. A simplified guide to the Special Report on HFCs and PFCs from the … solutions for the climate and the ozone layer 1 A guide to the acronyms CFCs – Chlorofl uorocarbons have caused the …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… II. Functional approach to natural ecosystem … II.2 From ecological functions to economic functions of natural ecosystems.............. … and Guinea Bissau) and to refine the assessment of the information needs on the economic value of biodiversity and … and norms used by communities to exchange resources and information. Actors are the people or organizations that have …
Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course and obtain your certificate. Unit … Unit 1 – Transboundary Air Pollution Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… Net Positive Impact (NPI) as a concept or target aim to achieve net gains for biodiversity from their business … apply in a number of ways, including for example gaining access to land and resources in significant biodiversity … Policy, which may provide further guidance. For more information, visit: www.iucn.org/ business Published by: …
Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017
… with economies in transition, in particular the need to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for the … words, there should be no additional need for exchange of information as the information is already available with all … world, up to 1.5 billion humans do not have access to potable water and 2.5 billion have no access to …
B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … position for three riparian States. Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS … shared waters in question, or encroach upon local people’s access to adequate water resources or services. Thus, …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… www.iucn.org/resources/publications With grateful thanks to XL Catlin and the Total Foundation for their generous … 2013 assessment, promotes their messages, and adds in new information published since then – over 25% of the peer … and Natural Environments. Casalegno S. (ed.). INTECH Open Access Publisher. Zhang Y, Huang G, Wang W, Chen L, Lin G. …