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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as “critically endangered”, “endangered” or … many examples of traditional, community-based ecosystem management systems that are enjoying increased attention in … Figure III. Ratio of protected marine areas to territorial water, 1990–2008 (Statistics Division, United Nations …
Moving towards effective implementation
… life-cycle of mercury Support to Parties - financial resources, capacity building, technical assistance and … for information purposes only Article 9 – Releases (to water and land) A Party with relevant sources shall take … Parties obligations pertaining to : Environmentally sound management of mercury wastes: • Taking into account the …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 79 ARTICLE 6 ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES … community conserved areas, or areas under no conservation management regime); � the types of subsequent use proposed … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. � In its …
Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions
… Protocol on Biosafety Nagoya Protocol on ABS plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: benefit-sharing and … impose trade sanctions on parties – https://cites.org/eng/resources/ref/suspend.php • The COP and the Secretariat, as … for implementing CITES: – designate at least a Management Authority & a Scientific Authority – prohibit …
Additional Reading - An Introduction to National Reporting
… or agencies responsible for environmental or natural resources management in each country as well as those departments … Natural Resource and Park Management Offices Ministry of Water Resources Addis Ababa City Administration Ministry of …
Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices
… health, horticulture, forestry and environmental management in general. Appreciation of the value of … in areas where the vast majority of the world’s genetic resources are found. Many of them have cultivated and used … issues such as climate change, desertification and water quality n Because of their close association to their …
Tackling, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa
… the highest population of rhinos. 2 On-the-Ground Support Water for Elephants Botswana has so far been spared from the … the Kalahari Conservation Society to create artificial water points during the dry season within Makgadigadi … on conservation, rather than exploitation, of wildlife resources, thus creating an alter- native livelihood to …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… related species are inevitably likely to compete for resources. For example, the Mallard is said to threaten the … by grazing and trampling. There may also be an effect on water bodies from the deposition of nutrients by roosting … in preparation for formulating a national policy on the management or control of non-native species (O. Beck, pers. …