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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 8 Wetlands -- a cultural landscape for learning and leisure
… as a working example of shrimp ponds, gei wai, a management technique practiced in coastal areas of Asia for … in many countries in the Mediterranean. Maintaining these management prac- tices not only preserves the cultural … as a working example of shrimp ponds, gei wai, using a management technique prac- ticed in coastal areas of Asia for …
Respecting, recognizing and supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas
… use, and restoration of biodiversity, natural resources, ecosystem functions and cultural (including linguistic and … and Recommendation 4.127 Indigenous peoples’ rights in the management of protected areas fully or partially in the … through customary mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution; f. encourage and strengthen the …
The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities
… have been revitalizing customary land use and territorial management using culturally-defined ecosystems-based … customary practices and law, including biodiversity management plans and demarcation of protected watershed areas … indigenous knowledge practices and systems of territorial management. (Extracted from the Global Biodiversity Outlook 4 …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… policy makers and experts highlight how addressing sound management of chemicals and waste is at the core of … reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the sound management of chemicals and haz- ardous waste by 2020, a goal … ra ry Countries should mitigate the underlying causes of ecosystem degradation, while simultaneously improving human …
Protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
… marine vegetation, soils and peat and through providing ecosystem services for adaptation to existing and projected … and financial assistance to achieve a more effective management of protected areas under climate change … adaptation strategies, whilst keeping protected area management in line with the IUCN definition of a protected …
Waste or Wealth
… parties and raised awareness on the environmentally sound management of used and end-of-life mobile phones. As one of … opportunities associated with the environmentally sound management of mobile phones throughout their life-cycle. 2 … to develop and promote the environmentally sound management of end-of-life mobile phones. MPPI was very …
Investments of development finance institutions: socio-environmental impacts and respect for rights
… fact that IUCN has developed an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), with a rights-based approach that … Environmental Assessment (SEA), amongst other risk management tools; c. share with DFIs and make available to … (SEA), Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), ecosystem approach, safeguarding of protected areas, …
Recent debates on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, including marine genetic resources
… on the sharing of benefits, measures such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, and … understanding, potential use and application, and enhanced management of marine ecosystems”.12 Steps Towards a … D., Wowk, K., and Sack, K., ‘Ocean in peril: reforming the management of global ocean living resources in areas beyond …