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Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2016-2017
… rights issue and as a precondition for, and indicator of, sustainable people-centered development.” (source: … the Basel Convention will contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, notably internationally agreed …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… in the Northern Areas C u s t o m a r y Planning & Development Dept., Northern Areas Governing Natural Resource … body of statutory laws aimed at promoting responsible and sustainable use and management of natural resources in … for their financial support and steadfast commitment to sustainable mountain development. Special thanks are due to …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… Programme (ARBCP). The goal of ARBCP is to improve the sustainable management of natural resources and the … to design and implement an ecologically and financially sustainable biodiversity conservation landscape in the Dong … 1998, the Land Law 2003, the Law on Forest Protection and Development 2004, and the Law on Environmental Protection …
A Guide to Cooperation on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… UNEP’s Governing Council decided in 2002 to advance the development of a Strategic Approach to International … The SAICM initiative was endorsed by the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in September … and wastes management and the broader objectives of sustainable development and poverty reduction, including the …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. TRAFFIC is a strategic alliance of WWF and IUCN. … the mandate of the KWS to protect, conserve for sustainable use and management of wildlife in Kenya. The …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… which sets a powerful framework for collective action. The Sustainable Development Goals launched this year include specific targets … species, including by helping local communities to pursue sustainable livelihoods. There is increasing recognition of …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… the deep ocean range between 500,000 and 100 million. The development of new fishing technologies and markets for … Agreement, and the commitments made by the World Summit on Sustainable Development including reversing the loss of … any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Through its six expert commissions IUCN draws on …
Farmers' Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… local and indigenous communities – worldwide to the development and conservation of crop diversity has been … proposed for the promotion of the conservation and the sustainable use of PGRFA. Certain provisions linked to the … http://www.informea.org/terms/sustainable-use …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Protecting food security and the environment while facilitating trade
… IPPC community is also contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is especially relevant to SDGs … agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and …